New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-27
Track Owners in This State
Discuss Question. but Reach
No Decision.
MO CONFLICT IN ANY CASE
Frank X. Sturgis Elected Vice,
Chairman of Jockey Club
in Place of the Late
James R. Keene.

Although both the stewards of the
Hockey CLUB ami several Of the track
owners and managers held meetings in
TIM, city yesterday. no decision was
reached on the question Of thoroughbred
racing this year The stewards naturally
avoided the question by saying that they
are merely a supervisory body. owning no
racccourse and having no control of the
business policy of any racing association.
The managers of racecOurses could
reach no conclusion because of the ali
scnce from the city of several officials
e the different associations. All that was
definite i'm the statements made after both
sessions was that in any case the tracks
i'm this state would not apply for dates
that would conflict with any of the spring
meetings that have been sanctioned by
tive jockey club in Maryland and Nir-
einia.
The meetings already sanctioned pro-
vide for the sport UP 10 and including
Nav % The season at Charleston comes
30 a close on March % II is followed by
the Norfolk. Va, meeting Of the James
town Jockey Club from April ! TO April
j.. Then Will come the llaVre de Grace
Md. meeting of the Hartford County As
Sociation from April IS until May /. fol
lowed by the Maryland Juckey club
which will race over the old Pimlico track
from MAY until May -.
IL was the track directors who first
came together yesterday, although. with
one exception. they were all stewards of
toll. tod n ha
later session of the governing body Tnis
solitary exception was Philip }. DwNer.
who represented both the Brooklyn Jock
ey club. at Gravesend, and the Queens
county Jockey club. at Aqueduct
August Belmont chairman of the Jockey
club. represented the Westchester Racing
Association belmont Park: Schuyler l..
Parsons. the Concy Island Jockey club
,Shcepshoad Bay. and Andrew Miller
tho Saratoga Association Saratoga
sprinssl. This eft the Metropolitan Jock
ey club OamaicaD of which w. u. Reyn-
olds is president: the Empire city Racing
association (Yonkersl. OF which James
Butler is president. and The Brighton
Beach Racing Association brighton
Beach,. OF when w \. Engeman Is pres
idcut. without representation.
After lengthy conference behind closed
doors on what plan should be pursued to
restore the sport of racing. following the
.avoratle decision handed down in the
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court.
the following statement was made:
Because Of the absence from the city
oi several Of the officials Of the racing as
IL ,sot1lH he
reached ON the question OF racing.
1t can be stated. however that owing
To- tire great reduction in the number of
horses and the definite programmes an
nounccd by the Virginia and Maryland
associations. which already nave obtained
the approval Of the Jockey club, there
viii bc no conflict with those meetings.
Mr.. Dwycr was the only one TO leave at
tho conclusion OF the track directors con
ference. and he would say nothing be-
yond what was announced later in the
typcwritten statement
Immediately following. the stewards
were called together and IN addition to
those already mentioned there We're pres
ont Frank X SturgiS and Il. X. Knapp.
The session was naturally short one,
for the question had been gone over thor
oughly i'm the earlier session. and as stew
ards the gentlemen were filling an alto
sether different Office. As was the case
with the track directors. their findings
were issued i'm a typewriter statement
furnished ~ Aleernon Daingerield, the
assistant secretary
II read as follows
In view Of the many inquiries bE the
pubilc as to the probable action Of the
stewards of the Jockey club because OF
the recent decision regarding betting. the
stewards desire 10 make the following
statement:
The Jockey club is a supervisory body
Il owns no racecourseS. nor does II con
trOl the business policy of any Of the
racing associations. II has certain rules
and regulations which obtain and are put
in force whenever race meetings are held
ct the various courses which accept an
approval from the Jockey club. outside
as well as in the State of New York.
Under the law in this state the racing
associations are Incorporated bodies and
take their licenses To race from racing
commission appointed by the Governor.
and they race under the TeaSOna bic rules
and regulations of the Jockey Club
II is 10 be- observed. therefore. that il
- not the province of the Jockey Club 10
say whether there shall or shall not be
racing but should the associations or
any OF them decide To open their race
courses then the Jockey club controls
the manner in which such racing shall
bc conducted.
We are given TO understand that the
associations are celebrating as 10 their
policy in the future.
Further business was the election OF