New-York tribune., 1910-12-03

payment from the Jockey ttub ~ ma
Coyne in that year of S40.2 800.
What adverse legislation did Mr.
Coyne oppose in 1907 Mr. Kresel
wanted to know. and again Mr. Sturgis
PASSED the matter along 10 Mr.. Belmont
The legislative business of the Jockey
Club was always transacted by Mr.. Bel
mont ne repeated.
Then we can take il that Mr. Bel
mont transacted that business with Mr.
Ccyner" asked Mr.. kresel.
Yes" was Mr.. SrurEis's reply.
Did Coyne act as counsel for the
socSey Club. or represent that club or
any Of the racing associations in the at
tempt 10 defeat the anti-racing bills OF
l9oS1" pursued The counsel
Things Sturgis Doesn't Know
7 don't know don't know" was the
reply Of Mr. Sturgis.
'g,n January Is. 1905. the Couey Island
Jockey Club paid Coyne se.5e@'- Mr.
Rresel began again.
Il know nothing about that nothing
about H." interrupted Mr.. Sturgis testify
Nr Sturgis said he was a trustee of
the Westchester Racing Association. but
when questioned about the legal ex-
renses OF that association ne amended
his answer.
"Oh. I was only trustee of the land.
ne explained. with the emphasis on
land"
Going back 20 the accounts OF the
Jockey Club. Mr Kresel gave Mr.
stursis the chance for a final thrust at
Nr- Belmont.
The assistant counsel read into the
record letter from Algernof DaInser-
field 10 ex-senator W Il Reynolds, OF
the Metropolitan Jockey Club. n which
Mt Daincerfield wrote that the commit
tee had authorized the apportioned as
srsyrnent OF s1::. 1o4 Il as the share Of
The Metropolitan for legal expenses in
1895 The letter was written on Sep
te11ber - 1905
NJ. Sturgis explained that the let
ter stated the amount should he sent to
A Daingerfieid il was not an affair or
the Jockey Club. but a special fund with
which the JOCKEY Club officially had no
connection.
But doesn't that indicate that q COM
raittee of the JOCKEY Club had appor-
toned she expenses and that each rae
ing association paid that amount in
190S2'' asked Mr.. Kresel
oh the committed" said Mr.. Sturgis;
the committee was Mr.. Belmont. and
I'm not familiar with that. anyway.
That is signed by Mr.. DaingerfeId."
AlEernon DafngerfieId took the stand
then, nervously twisting green hand
kerchief in his hands as he faced the
committed
With him Mr. Kresel ran over the &C
counts OF the Jockey Club which he had
reviewed with Mr.. Sturgis and on the
final payment OF 1905 which was indi-
Gated hv the DainEerfield letter to Reyn-
olds- the assistant secretary explained
that Il was an apportionment based on
the number OF days of racing allotted TO
each association.
During that year, IT appeared the
Metropolitan Jockey Club, the Empire
city, the Queens County and the Sara
toga Racing associations. with twenty
one or twenty-five days racing each
were assessed about the same amount
approximately $4,000
Total 1903 Assessment. $4,000.
The Brighton Beach Association. with
iwenty-eigtt days Of racing. was as-
sessed about s17oc0 and the West
chester Racing Association and the
Brooklyn and the Coney Island JOCKEY
clubs, with thirty DAYS racing each
were assessed approximately $4,000
making grand total of $4,000.
Nr- Kresei brought out again in tha
testimony that the $4,000 fund of 1906
was in addition TO this assessed amount
but he excused DaingerfieId from the
stand q few moments later without in.
gUiring as 10 The disbursement of am
part Of this fund except the regular
legal expense fund which appeared OF
The Jockey Clubs books
A to that the assistant secretary res-
titled that 1t amounted to about So. 900
and went 10 the following LAWYERS
Davies. Stone & Auerbach. r. c. Cum.
rnings. f Il. Johnson, E. p. Coyne and
c J Fitzgerald.
johnson WIS an Assemblyrnan from
the 11tb Assembly District in Manhat-
tan in 1905. and Is one OF the LAWYERS
who recently appeared in court in con
nection with the order 10 show cause
given hy Justice Bischoff, why the las1
reapportionment OF the state should moi
be reviewed
Daingerheld said he couldn't recall
just what legislation or proposed Iegis-
lation Judge Coyne had opposed for the
Jockey Club or the racing associations
IL 1907. but he did recall that he had
seen Judge Covne IL Albany in 1903
enring the fight on the anti-racetrack
gambling bills in that session of the
legislature
AS 10 his work for the Jockey Club
IN 1907, was that in connection with the
Cassidy bin, which was 10 increase the
state tax of . per cent gross receipts OF
racing associations asked Eresel
Nj Daineerfield wasn't sure: he
thought Il was that. but he wouldn'
swear 10 II.
Irving Z. Burdick q law partner of
Judge Coyne- said last night that the
CASSIDY bin was the measure on which
the Ju0ge had been engaged for the rae
ing associations in the 1907 session
There was big fight on that bin. -
said Nr. Burdick, and Judge Coyne
r-as in charge Of the opposition