Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-04
PLENTY Of RACING
OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK
Winter Meetings Will Probably
Start Sooner to Help
Out HorSemen.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August T. The announce
ment yesterday that racing in this
state would come to an end Au-
gust 81 at Saratoga will enable horse
men to lay plans for the fall and winter
earlier than ever before. AS a matter of
fact, the Jockey Club stewards in max
ing public an official statement tomorrow
will fulfill a promise to let hersemen
known in ample time the exact state of
affairs as they will exist when the Az
new-Perkins laws go into effect Septem-
Der l., Already it appears that there will
be continuous racing outside of New
York state, yet within easy reach of
the local tracks, where hundreds of
horses are stabbed. When Saratoga winds
up it is probable that Fort Erie, across
the border from Buffalo, will open for
six days. MontreaFs Blue Bonnets course
will follow with seven days, from Septem-
Der 10 to September II, after which, in
addition to other meetings in Canada,
the new Marlboro track in Maryland,
will open week later for a session of
twenty days. Pimlico Is booked for a fall
meeting early in October-in fact. earlier
than usual-while the Kentucky tracks
at Louisville. LatonIa and Lexington will
provide plenty of sport.
The curtailment of the eastern season
probably means that the winter meetings
will begin sooner than usual. Juarez,
Mexico, has planned a meeting of 100
days beginning early in November, and
Oakland has sent out a notice to horse
men that the sport will begin there No
vember II, to run probably until April 1.
Jacksonville, too. will have long session,
opening about the middle of November
and extending until some time In March
Jamestown, Va, Is expected to fill In the
time between the close Of Pimlico and
the opening Of the winter campaigns, al
though the promoter of that enterprise
has not made known his plans. When the
jamestown spring meeting closed a loss
was recorded, but 1t was said at the time
that another meeting would be held about
November Is.
closed after this month, 1t can be seen
that there'll be plenty Of racing else
where, which means that the poolroom in
dustry all over the country will thrive as
usual. AS P. j. Dwyer put it yesterday:
This anti-race track legislation has
helped the poolrooms instead of suppress
ing them. The tracks have lost hundreds
of patrons because of the restrictions
placed upon betting. While 1t has been
impossible to wager cash or record trans
been able to bet their heads off in the
rooms. It stands to reason that a man
prefers to save his price of admission to a
race track where it Is hard to make a bet
wager as much as he pleases. Suppress
ing poolroons is difficult matter be-
cause of a lack of evidence, while race
tracks have been made a mark for the en-
forcement of the law.
THE New York tracks two years ago
were able to spend money in keeping
back the information from the rooms
and thereby reduced outside speculation
to minimum, but under present condi-
tions betting has become more widespread
than ever before even though the tracks
in this state must close their gates. AS
long as there is racing anywhere the
rooms can do business. AS far as / can
see the new laws about to go into effect
will do more harm than good
Saratoga'S meeting will be increased to
twenty -four days, and it Is believed the
Futurity will be run at the spa August
90 or 30 The Saratoga Racing Associa-
ton was ready to extend it's meeting
until September 10. it is said, but was
compelled to yield to the policy of ma
jority OF the track owners to end the
local campaign August 81. 1t seems to
be accepted as a fact that Sheepshead
Bay, Gravesend and Brighton Beach will
never race again The property owned
by these associations is valuable for real
estate purposes and may be cut up into
building lots in the near future. II rae
ing is resumed next year, therefore, it is
predicted that Aqueduct, Belmont Park
Jamaica, Empire City and Saratoga will
monopolize the time between April 10 and
November 10.