New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-03
SOUND KNELL OF RACING
Fall Dates Are UnofficialIy De-
CIared To Be Cancelled.

Thoroughbred racing in this state is &c
cease with the last race run at the meeting
on the Saratoga track on Wednesday. Au-
gust 81 and there is only a. fair prospect
of its being resumed next year. Such was
the unofficial decision of members of the
Jockey Club who attended the racing al
the Empire City track yesterday. None oil
them wished TO be quoted nor could any
one officially connected with the racing in
terests be found who would make definite
statement At least one thing was certain
New Workers will not have any autumn
meetings held at the local tracks All Will
be shut up tight.
Even the great futurity stakes scheduled
for the Coney Island Jockey Club are to be
run upon extra days arranged for at Sara
toga. That Is the programme decided upon
because the new and drastic racing law be
comes operative on September l. and while
counsel of the Jockey Club are of the opin-
ion that the law will not stand the test of
the courts. still they will not advise the
clubs composing the Jockey Club 10 risk
arrests even in test case, SO the end OF the
present month will bring the thoroughbreds
to q standstilI SO far as racing Is con-
cerned.
Although no definite action has been
taken bv the board of stewards of the
Jockey Club the word that It sent forth
is regarded as authoritative by horsemen
generally The actual official action Is ex-
pected from Saratoga where II is planned
to hold a melting of the board of stewards
on next Friday Possibly then some of the
pIans for the future and for another season
may be revealed All the dates from the
beginning of September through to Novem-
Der Is at the ShepShead Bay, GraVeSend,
Belmont Park Jamaica, AqueduCt and Elm
pire City tracks are to be cancelled All
this has previously been foreshadowed, but
with the statements issued yesterday the
hard cold fact was brought face to face
with lovers of the sport.
lust what turn the racing situation Will
take during the winter months, and wheth-
er or not new legislation would be sought,
were questions that even the WlSeSt or
turf followers was not ready or Wiling
to speculate upon at the Empire city track
Yesterday. With the end of the meeting
at Empire City this afternoon the scene
shifts to Saratoga, and the beautiful SPA
in the opinion of many, is to see the end
of the sport of kings at the close OF the
month-at least. SO far as regular race
meetings in this state may be considered
From what was stated SeSiel udS, IL
would appear that all of the clubs had
lost money this year. All had to put their
hands in their pockets TO pay big losses,
for without the magnet OF the betting the
crowds would not come out nor was there
the same feeling among the owners, al
though the clubs displayed Eberallty with
the purses and added money. Now the
final word has come that many believed
would never be spoken in this state. Even
many of the followers of racing at En-
pire City yesterday were loath to believe
that all Of the autumn meetings had been
cancelled II seemed too momentouS a
proposition. There is no doubt as to the
correctness of the statement of the Jockey
Club, however, although the official word
upon the subject will not be issued until
the end of this week. After September l.,
outside of the amateur meetings and
steeplechases, there will be no further
racing this season. and it is possible that
there may be none for many years to
come.