The sun., 1910-01-17
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
R.AtING DATES PUZZLE JOCKEY
CLUB STEWARDS.
Turfmen Say PimlIcO should Help Local
Tracks in Struggle Tor Existence
SarAtO OKa 90 Get lS Days. u Is Said
Nelson Says He WIN Fight welsh.


There Is much discussion among turf
men over the problem OF arranging racing
dates for the coming season. It Is under
stood that the Jockey Clubs stewards will
move slowly in this matter and will not
make an Official announcement for several
weeks, r J Dwyer's statement that
Aqueduet and Jamaica will not hold spring
meetings II Pimlico decides to begin opera
tions on April - has not been received with
favor by owners and trainers who are
anxious 10 race here as early as April rs
They are not alone in the opinion that the
metropolitan tracks should pay no heed
TO Pimlioo. but should go ahead with the
schedule which prev allied during the season
of 1905 1t is pointed out that the falling
or in attendance figures at Aaueduct and
Jamaica last fall was not due 80 much to
the counter attraction at Pimlico as to
the attitude Of the police and the Queens
county authorities. who suddenly made
things unpleasant for the oral spectators
at those racecoursee. The spectacular raid
by the police at Jamaica knocked out what
little interest remained in racing at that
time, it Is asserted. and served to drive
away from the tracks many patrons who
would otherwise have rema ined
II is further argued that il AQueduct
and Jamaica should decline to race against
Pimlico IN the spring they would be com
pelied to face opposition by the Maryland
track in the fall unless they decided to
keep their tracks closed altogether. PIN
lico's attitude. by the way. is not pleasing
70 these owners and trainers. in addition
90 tho Jockey Club stewards. II is said
In view OF the plucky fight made by the
New York tracks to keep their gates open
under the most trying circumstances, it
10 believed that Pimlico should be willing
10 Lelp not retard the good work. For
that reason there are many racing men
who say'that Pimlico for the best interests
OF racing should be willing to begin the
spring meeting on April and race up to
April IS or a few days later, Such a plan,
Il Is shown. would make matters compara-
lively easy for the local tracks, which are
willing to run the risk of losing money
The determ nation Of Brighton to race
again will probably result in the curtail-
ment of Saratoga's dates and IL VAS pre-
schedule Is made public the Spa will receive
not more than eighteen days II Brighton
snd Yonkers each receive eighteen days a
framed with both tracks receiving an
allotment OF fall dates il they are desired.
BATTLING Nelson makes a positive state
ment that when he gets through with Kd
WolRast he will enterta in a challenge from
Freddie Welsh. the English ligh, weight
rinrside and must be held in this country.
He makes 1t clear that he will never fight
Welsh in En- gla nd and ridicules the latter's
ckaim to the worlds title. IL Nelson's pro-
posed battle with Wolgast near Frisco on
February - falls through the men can fight
forty-fve rounds under the ma ma cement
Of McCarey near Los Angeles and Nelson
cen receive $4,000 as his end nder the
circumstances ring followers say that II
Nelson refuses to meet Wolgast in the event
Of miscue over the Frisco battle-ground
te Will be further proof that the Dane is not
hankering for a real fight these days.
al Kaufman must beat Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien decieively in their six round
bout in Philadelphia Wednesday night il
he wishes TO be classed among the top
notch heavyweights. Kaufman is eight
yeare younger, three inches taller and
forty pounds heavier than O'Brien, who
. knocked him out in seventeen rounds more
than four years ago. Ketchel knocked
all the hght out Of O'Brien in two battles
last year, but since then Crafty Jack has
recovered some OF his nerve and still be-
leves he possesses some skill. He il still
afast boxer and expects to outpoint kauf-
man without much trouble. The big Cali
f0Tnian, who WIS out pointe ed by Jack john
hitter but slow in action His friends -
be can win IL he goes in and slugs O'Brien
~ close quarters. But can he corner the
shifty Quaker?
A team OF Giants will be sent by Manager
McGraw to play exhibition games at Fort
Worth. Tex, on March ;. a, II, ~. "a and p.
Another Giant combination will play in
Dallas on the same days.