The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-12

Race track badges on the New York
courses this summer will be as scarce
airy list has been torn out OF the books
OF the various racing associations. says
~ Especial from New York.
All owners and trainers-possibly
mission 70 the tracks. 1t viii be pay
for everybody who wishes TO go racing
with the exception OF the reporters:
BY curtallins the free list. the Jockey
Club hopes to Increase the revenue so
as to meet the running expenses OF
each course. The stewards believe that
owners and trainers ana, Jockeys. the
whS y,ns o1t OF rSs
trio OF racing men have made fortunes
out OF the turf and were accorded free
admissions. That was in the halcyon
running along as smoothly and Joyous
ly as babbling brook on q spring
Free Gate Abolished.
With many of the avenues closed
from which racing associations obtain
ed revenue in the past. the officials
were at their Wits end to devise some
rats t9 meet ss ss e we're ansoas
bring in enough money to make racing
horses profitable to owners and train
ers.. but were unable 70 fathom the
to meet the expenses; After many
suggestions, Philip J. Dwyer offered a
solution OF the puzzle by proposing TO
cut off the free list and make every
press His advice was adopted and the
order issued that racing this season
will be for those who pay for It.
Speaking about this order. a. member
yesterday said:
"Yes, it's true that owners and train
ers WIFI have to pay to enter the
has done everything in Its power TO
help this class Of turfmcn, and 1t is
now time that they place their should
ers to the racing cart and help keep II
can't. AFFORD to pay 81 day--the price
Of admission on the tracks this season
can't AFFORD to own or train race
financialiy to adopt another line of
RACING Precarsou. Now.
Under the present condition Of turf
FACING saeins sn nsne @ suc Ss s string Of
horses. A stable with only one or two
winners out Of twelve or fourteen
horses is bound to end the season on
the wrong side OF the ledger. To meet
this loss an owner must have money
which he can place a. the disposal Of
his racing account SO II 10 much bet
ter to realize from the beginning that
Il have owned and raced horses for
number OF years" he continued. "and
OF admission. But / never took ad-
vantage of the privilege ana always
subscribed to each racing association
as a member. It is not necessary for
all owners and trainers to go to this
expense, but 1t Is quite necessary that
they should buy day badge:
From what / understand OF Mr.;
stockholders. directors and ofiiciais pay
their way into the tracks know that
he Ii willing to do this: He says that
II all men live up to this plan racing
It. And I'm In hearty accord with his
views Payl Pay! PayF'
Boobies Cannot BE Owners.
The recent announcement that book
mitted to own race horses and pursue
their operations in the betting ring has
met with approval. This 10 q move in
ting from racing. Too, long for the
good of the sport have the bookmakers
owned and raced horses. They con-
trolled both ends the betting and the
This new rule, which was formulated
by the Jockey Club stewards will go
into effect immediately. 1t VIII be far
prevent the acknowledgements from
following his calling personally by
viii prevent him from backing am
other man. This subterfnge will not
and distinctly drawn--a bookmaker or
an owner. Any Relationship between
the ring and the paddock must end.
Barney Schreiber, David Johnson, Al
bert Stokes and Jack Sturgis will be
most directly Interested IN the en-
forcement of this new rule. The FIRST
named owns a big stable OF racers
among the lot being last seasons Met
ropolitan and Carter Handicap winner.
Jack Atlxin. He Is breeder as well ga
a bookmaker. He will not be affected
10 much as his brother members OF the