New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-25
CHANCE FOR RACING
R0USES JOCKEY CLUB
August Belmont Issues Call for
Special Meeting OF 0rganI-
zati0n'S Stewards.

August Belmont has issued 4 c3il for a
meeting Of me stewards of tie Jockey
club 20 decide whcthcr racing shall be
resumed IT this state The meeting prob
ably vii be held tomorrow. Coincident
with this action II develops that the Fed
Grafton Of Churches is 10 maintain a
hards-ofI attitude FOR the present at
least 90 far ~ the proposition of 4 rae
ins revival is concerned.
The federation is marlin. tinl' while
waiting for lesal adti as To the Eject Of
the Appellate Court decision rhcEev. Or.
Walter Laidaw. the organizations presi-
dent. SAID last night ne was securing an
opinion from special counsel. hat was
In 10 hurry about II.
The stewards Of the JOCKEY club at
their meeting will also consider expert
opinions which il is understood have al
ready been secured from various lawyers
by tn members OF the club.
There's plenty of time. am not in a
hurry about obtaining the opinion our at
lorney il working on" said Or. Laidlau.
The case in the courts VIII take care
of itself. But il il comes to the issue We
would like To have support for the au-
thorities. We don't intend 10 let down
the bars on the theory that the directors
are not responsible for We hold that the
intention OF the Legislature wa 10 make
them responsible. II the law is imper-
feet We vii have to Try 10 get anothe.
framed But there's time enough for
that"
Asked his oprion II the pari-mutuel
machines. wnicn have proved such sue
cess on foreign tracks. ~. I.aidlaw said
tho fedora ton had not considered them
because they were aside from the main
issuc. anyway. ne said. thcy could be at
tackled under the iqttery law.
Don't you quote me as opposed 10
racing. because that would not be cor
rect" said Or. Laidlsw ITS gambling
I'm opposed to.
well. do YOU think ii possible TO have
racing without gambling he was asked
.Certainly ] do It's done every day IN
tho summer at the county fairs in New
York State" he replied. But it has not
b.cn done on the big tracks They were
built primarily with the idea Of taking
money away from those who attend the
Id ce,.'
Major Algernon Daingcrfeld. secretary
of the Jockey club said yesterday after-
noon that the action Of the stewards in
calling meeting had been decided on
within the last few days and that the
meeting would he held possibly to-mor-
row although the date had not been
definitely decided upon. lie admitted That
come action would probably be taken
without further delay.
The lawyers consulted by the club nave
s,id that the decision OF the Appellate
Cart LET'S down the last barrier 10 rae
ing I'm this STATE. the directors no longer
hcinc held responsible for oral betting
nm tho tracks John J. Graham, who
argued the appeal. is firmly convinced
that there is now nothing 10 prevent the
tracks being opened
In the event that the Jockey Club de-
cidcs TO resume racing meets VIII De
echeduIed bv the Westchester Racing AS
sociation at Belmont Park, the Brooklyn
Iock.v club at Gravesend. the Coney
Island Jockey club at Shecpshcad Bay
the Mctropoltan Jockey Club al Jamaica
and the Empire Ks@ng Association AZ
Yonkers.