The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
BAY
TRACK IS SOLD.
Big Eastern HOrsemen Give Up
Losing Fight TO Keep 1t
in Shape.
ASK FORECLOSURE OF
D0GGETT'S MORTGAGE
Meanwhile Hart-Agnew Bills
ConstitutiOnality Is Under
Heavy Fire.
BY JAMES DoCKERALL.

By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
| NEW YORK, March 4.-Bere is sign
| that racing men who control the Coney
Island clubs famous track do not view
the outlook favorable for revival of
racing.
! The Sheepshead Bay club for years the
| loafing place of the worthy horsemen of
! the east, is on its last legs. Richard
| Dogsett. who holds a mortgage on the
place. has. at the request Of the influ-
ential spirits OF the club. decided to fore
close. and the buildings and furniture are
to be sold by auction.
| The club Is composed principally OF
residents OF Sheepshead Bay, horsemen
in the main, The late William c. Whit
| ney was one of its original members,
and August Belmont Is one still. The
club owns a splendid house on Ocean
avenue near the track.
years ago when Governor Hughes, by his
anti-racing crusade. put damper on
| racing.
Frank Clark. superintendent Of the
race track. James Rowe. Samuel G. Hid
reth, Joesph Vendig. David Gideon
Charles Fox. Orlando Jones. Lea Swats
fiuential members of the club have tried
hard to make both ends meet but the
job has been too much.
Mr.. Doggett advanced a substantial
sum on the mortgage. and he has grant
ed every indulgence requested by the
men who have been making an uphill
fight for the preservation OF this or.
ganiZation. 1t is with the best wishes or
the management and members OF the
club that Mr., Doggett takes over the
property.
II is a valuable property, too.
Jockey Goes Into Business,
Walter Miller. famous American jockey.
has decided to drop racing and has gone
into business in this city. Miller consid-
cred the feasibility of becoming trainer
and decided against the scheme, because
he does not think the condition of racing
Today would justify him in devotIng his
time to such u pursuit.
Miller has the where withal to finance
a good business enterprise and he has Ia
ken his brother as a partner. de was
never registering spcndthrift Oft The
racetrack.
Unlike most OF the successful Jockeys OF
bis time, Miller did not come from either
Canada OF the west. He is a New Yorker.
born and bred product OF the upper
East Side.
Miller began riding when only mite
Of a boy and became successful. His
first important engagement was with the
Newcastle stable, and under the guidance
of Thomas Welsh. He was the leading
Jockey Of 1906 and 1907 III the former
year he Won 3Ss races and in the lat
ter 334,
From one end OF this country to the
other Ailier. has riden racehorses and
WINS always polite, obliging and honest.
II has been said of Jimmy Mclaughlin
and George Odom that the breath OF
scandal WAS never raised against them.
TIC same msy be said of Walter Miller.
This young man went abroad couple
OF seasops back, because increasing
employment in this country. They ride
heavier on the other side than they do in
this country. Flo was as successful In Eu
rope as he had been at home. but nature
- or II IN NfrNN l. ~ Th Ia.
took quick growing streak and could not
set below il6 pounds. Today Miller
weighs 100 pounds.
Keep Amateurs Separate.
The tendency OF trotting track man
ayers 10 add strictly amateur racing
is move which. instead OF boing en-
couraged. should never be allowed 10 be-
come a part OF a race meeting.
Amateur matinee races TO wagon,
wherein horses are driven by men who,
according 10 existing rules. have never
hired or received pay for training and
in popularity for the sole reason that
it has occupied an entirely different
sphere and has kept separate at all times
from tho professional end of the sport
The temptation was brought about by
the two amateur events held last year In
connection with grand circuit meetings
namely, the Tavern stake at North RAN
dall. o.. and the Speedway at Empire
City Both wore quite successful, the
former TO such an extent as 10 more
than attract the attention OF track man
ayers.
Courts May Nullify Act.
The appellate division Of the supreme
court and the court of appeals will be
required to pass upon the constitutional
ity OF the 1907 reapportonment act.
The effort to upset the reapportionment
showing that the Hughes legislation, hos
tile TO racing was ianlmed through the
extra session OF the legislature by the
vote OF an uncopstltutionally elected
senator from district created by an un-
constitutional reapportionment act.
Those who have brought the action and
their lawyers maintain that II the re-
apportionment act is declared unconsti-
tuiional. not only the Hart -Agnew law.
but all legislation passed at the extra
session OF the Legislature will be wiped
on the statute books, There is a great
difference Of opinion on this point.
The Hart-Agnew bills were passed by
the legislature on June IL 1908. the vote
standing 26 to %. The deciding vote was
Niasara-Orleans district on May IL OF
that year under the reapportlonment act |
Besides the reapportionment bill. other
important Legislation was enacted Mt The |
extra session. This would in the opinion
OF many able lawyers. have to be declared |
unconstitutional II the racing laws sre |
held to be invalid, and so would all the |
legislation enacted at Albany since the !
Foapport!onment act became effective.
Cannon Hero Prom Russia.
Jockey Willie Cannon, who has been |
riding in Russia for tho past four years
VIII remain here for a couple OF weeks
Cannon Will ride IN Russia this year
Louis Winans has decided thar 1so |
pounds would be too much for hig S75. 200
colt Sir Martin. in the city and subur- |
ban handicap at EPSON. and he has
withdrawn him. Mr. Winans has how
ever. left the i-year- old Dalmatian. whIrh |
cost $4,000.
With Sir Martin out of the way Sir
George MuTray's Bachelors Double, an |
lean colt last year, becomes top weight |
e The city and suhurban under an mpost
on i2u pounds Next IN line is Dean Swift |
with an imposi of 1928 pounds.