The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-09
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
RtCING AFTER SEPTEMBER
~ STILL POSSIBLE.

Traek o~neru AhxIeas % &c Ahead and
Test the New AgneA -Perklns Law,
-sheep~head naS o. the atunlbllns
IllOck q. BedWen Ruled on Turf
u - not a certainty that racing will end
On tho NeS York tracks when the new
AGneu-f Perkins laws go into eject on sep
TENDER 4. AZ least that II the Information
that comes to TuE sax from a reliable
source when the various track owners
met here on Thursday to discuss the out
look several racing associations expressed
Willingness To go ahead with the original
schedule pending a test OF the new laws
IN the courts
" II understood that the Representatives
OF the toney island Jockey club. which l.
scheduled TO race twelve days In the early
part OF September. did not favor this plan
| with much enthusiasm. wheFeupon IL was
suggested that the Sheepshead Nay dates
| might be assumed BY the SARATOGA Racing
Association. which would extend the meet.
| ING At the Spa until September 10 In that
event u was pointed out that the Futurity
and other rich stakes could be run on up
the state and that test cases might be
orousht an SaratoRa county
IL this plan could not be carried out II was
sussested that the belmont Park meeting
In Nassau county could be brought forward
TO NIL the dates already allotted TO the Coney
| Island Jockey Club. after which Gravssend
could 80 ahead. followed by meetings at
Jamaica and Aaueduct that would wind
up tho local season on November l or per-
| haps earlier
In Justice 10 the horsemen who have re-
NAMED loyal 70 the Jockey club Il was
shown that . definite plan OF action should
be made known not later than August l.
so that u Il was decided to close the gates
month later turfmen could make their
aTrAnEen ents 20 20 elsewhere
The racing associations. IL IL Understood
have been legally advised that the nov law
prohibiting so-called "bookmaLinE with
OF without writing does not prevent indi.
N'dual betting which IL going on orally at
the present time. For that reason the
racing associations feel confident tina, n
betting orally IL pronounced legal bv the
courts they cannot he held criminaIlv
liable for speculation that may take plac.
among individuals insid. Of the racecour.e..
Eminent legal authorities who have been
consulted say it IL not crime to make a |
bet u 10 also argued that when the Az |
new-Perkins measures we're ND for nnal
passage their sponsors made IL clear that
the legislation Was not aimed at the private
oeetors On this point depend tho future |
OF racing In this state and II IL ~ I'd the track
owners intend 70 make q hard { sht to hav. !
" legally established one - the hes, ,
known track managers, ho~ ever, insists |
that unless there IN new legislation at Albany |
neht year the game will not amount to much |
v.-,. .,s betting * ESSENTIAL; aid this m.p
ness viii he on fair basis Under present |
conditions ther- II too much xelching
body. IL u IL not q crime 20 mane a pri S
oral bet ! 80 no reason Why the passing OF
money should hs violation Of the law.
settled in cash after the races IL Il soins
70 he = long. hard uphill nsht to bring
take the chance
The Consy island Jockey Club los, ,.o. mn
holders cannot 80 their way clear to con
d,si tall mec'tnS under the unfaVorabls
the hr.t of September The other racing
As-oc ions. how ever, are anxious to have
- Sshsepshead Ray ppt up another nsht and
'hA' - "n"'"a heah'"ck eNlH's At present.
R~dwell and his foreman. Thomas
turf nv Judge. Price and Dillon of The
i.atonia jockey club They are charged Il
s'S dorins n. hor-- Nsd1u, slthoush
Kselns Commis.ion NcCr~ery 1sed to
loo al tracks and last year he went TO IN gland
~th Walter Miller. the Jockey tho ciId not
ssore much 81 s'lGee.~ ON IN. British turf
- the man no fe~ds arsenic 20 his horAa.
We has patched ~ many crtpplcs and Las,
Ither trainer Ia this country in ali i7- OF
'hem B~dSell had snRa Ked stable room |
~ Emptr" city for tN~ntv-f ur horses |
'e raced here until the clo.~ Of he C,raves-
ND meeting n hen, paving heed to sround-
Gee rimors that Shecpsh~Ad Ray wouidn Z !
az he shippcd his stable so iAtonia. Vher-
" nnAlly got into trouble
JACK johnson has made a sensa,ionaI ! :
taternen' "a IN" effect that he received {
IN ofer ot ti0o nSo from his managey | Z
gorge Little. 10 throw tho SIGHT Ia Jeffriss !
md that because NJ this proposition he | I
eNered relations Nuh the rloae friend 81
iiuky Dink Kenna ~ CHICAGO Iohnson
avs Iittle told him that N IeTrieS won the , =
noNiug pictures would be North a million v
ollarr, ot which the negro would receive :
third lt,le. on the other hand savs
ohnson n a iar and ~AyS he can prov.
hat he ~aEered u" no on the negro 10 WIN {
Riokard has confirmed Inv SrN.s .S. 4.
lnstve story published Nhen article. Of
srNemeni we're signed nv JeTriea and q
ohnson IA HOhoken lRst li~Cember thai | a
= han johnson -~NSd M before tho IN. ! h
ld"n, took place RickArd declare. tha, n
ne opening % bids vas a farce inasmuch q
= he had Jenric- and johnson signel an, ~
week before the meeting IN Hohokrn "
II says he agreed 10 ray a $40 0pI bonus
Johnson Tor his signature and that no A.
lade similar Arrangement with sam NJ
erEer IN behalf 81 Jenrie- Herger AZ the u
, me Tim" COMPELLING him TO declare Jack NJ
leason In ~ viii h" recalled that Nhen -
~ kickAri Gleason oreT was accented n
homss McCArsN OF Io- Angeles declared h.
rat the whole thing Nas a fransup and q
rat he and Tho other iddera had been a
lowed to come here al the wav from
allioTnia on n Mid goose base NrClrsy a,
dently knew ki' kard .,