New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
Charles KohIer Says he Has
Hopes for Racing Here.
TELLS OF HIS PLANS ABROAD
Joe Jackson Points Out How
Easy It Is to Block Revision
of Baseball Rules.

well represented I'm a campaign on tho
English tracks says in an interview III
THE Pail Mall Gazette" an English pup
LEGATION. that he does not consider racing
dead In this state or country, and that ne
has high hopes for the future OF the sport
here. He also talks CT the stamina OF
American horses and refers to his plans.
, Mr.. Kohler, who maintains a breeding
| farm In New Jersey. Is now In England.
| arranging for the shipment Of his stable
to that country. He has raced few
horses here, but this is the first time that
he has undertaken a campaign with the
| best horses money could buy.
! "P NJ c." writes AS fellows In The
| Pail Mali Gazette:
subject OF racing In America and the OBJ
| jeCt he has in view with the greatest
| frankness. and proved most conclusively
that ne possesses n knowledge of the sport
| of kings that very few owners on either
! side of the Atlantic can hope to surpass.
| 1t may be promised that Mr. kohler has
! so far mainly devoted his attention 20
! breeding thoroughbreds. but now that he
! feels that he can afford the time to follow
/ the more exciting branch Of the greatest OF
all sports, he has commenced well by pur-
CHASING en- bloc the famous stud of sam 1.
/ Hlldreth, which includes some Of the best
performers on the American turf.
/ As q matter Of course however. the dis
! couragcment OF racing on the other side OF
! the Atlantic precludes the possibility OF his
! ENJOYING at home the fruits of his acquisl-
! lion to the extent that he might reasonably
| desire and hence British racegoers VIII De
provided with the opportunity OF seeing
| some OF the best American horses carrying
| silk this summer.
| Asked his opinion regarding the stamina
! Of American bred horses, MI kohler re-
| piled;
That is the one great point upon which
| ! have to satisfy myself i am bringing
! over my horses to enjoy sport. and II they
! somewhere about pay their way ! shali pe
! pleased But I do want to ascertain, 10
| my own satisfaction, whether the stories
! one hears about the want OF stamina OF
our American horses are true or nov; Che
J hears Of many excuses made for their tall-
ures that I'm Cors to try and settle the
| Il suppose you are just little DIT fright
I ened Of the handiCappers?'
Not SCRAP. OF EnElish people are
recognized all over the world "a the falrest
! sportsmen on earth. and ] don't think Tor
| lieve that horses are being honestly run
/ they will overweight them. They may put
lump on at first, but II their JudsmenI,i,
tells them It's too much I'm sure they y
! reduce il another time. In my opinion II
a question Of integrity on both sides, and
] 50 I'm sure IF Justice being done me
| BESIDES I don't care so much for handi-
cans as for weight forage races. and IT g
| the ambition of my life to win one OF your
! classic races with a horse OF my own
= suppose the anti betting law has fin
/ iehed racing In America
. Not in my opinion: rather the reverse
/ for the racing professional, VINO was run
! ing the sport. has been wiped out where's
| the day will come when the men who race
! for snort will he encouraged 10 return ana
when they do so they Will start with better
horses than they have ever possessed
This mark YOU, will be a sood thing FOR
English breeders =,
Meanwhile a great deal Of money is
being lost to your country?
| Yes a great deal: 7 should say tnat
quite four million dollars worth OF blood
stock has gone away 10 England, france
Australia. Germany. Austria. the Ar9en,,
tine and Chill in the last three years anu
without reckoning foodstuffs, and other
things Our government and the pnblc
don't seem to realize this fact: but fsct u
is For instance. quite recently me r EhnSe
dorf stud Kentucky, was sold or 1nere
are now on II forty mares; not long ago
there we're 2,OOO!"
Referring to what you Just said about
! American aged horses losing their form
| whom thev come over here. have you
| formed any theory on the subject?'
mo: that Is a point I want to try 70 sat
,sfy myself upon. Meanwhlis, ! ' m,,. ~, "a
! do better than the others winch put on
flesh: but when | have experience sns''
know" ,.,,ainy s,ud
DO YOU lUlfll w l'i W :"
| Not AZ present: hut II do so it will
| nrohahlv he in France. for then my $40.
will he eligible 10 race IN both countries.
Toe < Jackson. Of WASHINGTON. mem
her of the American League rules commit
toe. EXPLAINS in The Sporting News now
easy II Is to block any proposed revision
OF the playing rules OF baseball lie SAYS:
Every few DAYS some one comes 10 the
hal with "A SUGGESTION of some change In
the baseball rules that ne purposes 10 pre-
sent 10 The committee on reNlsloh Nheh "
shall get together. 1t IS gravely dlscuSSeh
i'm the nowspaptrs, but. under present con
Pitions that seems to he as far as u ever
win get There has been some tax amour
lu rules committee meeting IN New VOTE
on February ~. but. pr, sumabiN. tnat mas
/ reference merely to the National League
members. Time and place are tnoSe oil u'e
! National League schedule meeting. 80,
only AT a Joint meeting OF the TWO dc,e-
| cotions can any changes in inc rules Ge
made II j. a peculiarly or the arth.e
mat creates the committee that u ma
q rn provisinn for the method az getting tne
members together. SO that " one cna,r-
,,qu refused to come To an agreement wiz
ITO other. presumably no meeting NouIo
e,c~ hc hell The law on the suoIeV' M.
iy rcnuIroS the committee ~ meet Der -
March l. and makes II nobody pIsiiioS'
20 see that this Is done H. =, .,o
: On tho face OF the law creating IL, tne
/ i.irt rules committee has more power IN
lie particular province. than any olner
rc,.,nitteo connected with baseball lis ac-
lions arc not subject 10 review, ana any
rlIes il may make become operati,c Mi'il
out ratification by the NTSu.S, abont
. .ilou,int, \ committee to go very tar' aho
, why it's membership usually Is Gltner al =
yery conservative one, or on" .n'' Iho
tDnOSe any lengthy coISIuc' "'''" "
code and charges.
No wonder proposed changes. particularly
80 .or,ov.,at radical kind get so little
consideration However, the rules are pref
~ coed as they are.
Francis J. O'Bren. who was looked up n
as certain to make a place on the harvard
relav team which l. TO compete against
princeton at the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton meet on February TO- has been piaceu
on probation O'Brien was substitute emu
on the football team last fall and "Pooch
Donovan had fond hopes Of developing mn
irto q great quartsr-mile runner. OBr!en
ran on the freshman team last year III ~
possible. however. that he will be able 10
Iift the bar In time to he available Tor
the track team in the spring.
! His loss would be almost irreparable, Ter
there are few fast men at the double fur
long distance at Cambridge this year
O'Brien prepared at RoXbury Latin School,
where two years ago he was one of the
best schoolhoy athletes In New England
He is now a sopho more at Harvard.
II McGraw ever mad any intentions Of
abandoning the trip of the Giants to Mar
lin Springs, assurances received yesterday
from the health resort would lead him to
carry out his plans as arranged. The Mar
lin Board OF Health. fearful lest IL be pre-