New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
JOCKEY CLUB PUTS
SEAL ON RACING
Grants Dates for the Three
Meetings To Be Held in
This State.
NO LICENSE FOR GARNER
Application to Ride as Jockey
Denied-Saratoga to Open
All Historic Stakes
of Past.

Official sanction was granted yesterday
fer the three race meetings in this state
which were agreed upon by the track
managers several days ago. This action
was taken at meeting Of the stewards
OF the Jockey Club aud makes regular I'M
der the rules the season at Belmont Park
that will run from May 30 TO July ),
racing each Tuesday. Wednesday and
Saturday. with the exception of the week
OF June !. when the racing days will he
Monday. Tuesday and "Wednesday. to
make way for the meeting of the Piping
Rock Club the last half of the week.
Tie sanction also takes i'm the Metropol.
tan Jockey Club meeting at Jamaica for
twelve days Of sport from July until
July 81 and the Saratoga Association from
August until August 81.
The stewards also appointed the officials
FOR the Belmont Park meeting. and il is
proba BILE that practically the same gentle
men Will serve at the other courses
These are: Judges &. H. Pettingill and
T.. &. Smith; starter. James Milton; clerk
Of the scales, H. L. Homan: assistant
clerk of the scales Al. Burlen; patrol
Judge. j. l.. Hail. and timer. W. II. Bar.
retto.
or this list all those named are familiar
figures on New York racecourses. with
the exception Of James Milton. lie has
had wide experience with the barrier
on other tracks. but never before has en-
ioyed an appointment over any Of the big
New York tracks
The position Of starter was filled we'll
for many years by Mars Cassidy. who
when racing was discontinued. i'm 1910
wen. To Kentucky. where he has since
Offic.ateG He has always held the posi-.
ton at the Juarez track for the winter
months.
At the meeting Yesterday the officials
for the Havre de Grace track. in ,lary-
land, that begins its season on April Is.
also were approved. They are: Steward.
+. g. Smith; Handicapped w :. Vos.
burgh judges. e. II. Pettingil and n. L.
Homan: clerk Of the scales. II. l.. Ho.
man: starter. James Milton: ratrol Judge.
w II. Schaut; timer. ". II. Barretto.
After the approval % the officials W :
Nosburgh was named steward to repre-.
sent the Jockey club at the meeting
&. II. Petiingll. who was the JOCKEY
Tub steward at the recently closed race
meeting At Charleston. Submitted his 70
port in which he called attention 10 much
foul and rough riding. The stewards
agreed that Jockeys would BE- held strict
~ TO account for the season so soon 10
open and that foul riding wolld be
drasticslly punished.
This report and the discussion that fol-
lowed made IL decidedly inauspicious
time for any jockey to apply for rein
statement. as Charles t'Skeets'D Garner
found TO his sorrow For a consider
able time Garner has sought 10 come
back into the good graces Of the stew
ards. but when his application was
reached YESTERDAY II was promptly de-
MED. instead OF being tabled. as had been
its fate on other occasions.
Arthur Carter. who made application
for a license TO train horses. had no bet
ter luck. his also being denied.
With the inal Official sanction OF the
dates that have been chosen for tho rae
ing season the Saratoga Association made
positive announcement that all the old
stakes would bc revived. and that the
same llberality that marked the racine
OF $500 would prevail. This will brng
many OF the stakes To a value in excess
Of the fixtures that have already been ar
ranged for racing at Belmont Park
Richard r. Wilson and his associates ev-
IDENTIFY intend that no expense VIII be
spared To- bring racing back In sitting
fashion at the springs.
The details OF the programme book hay.
not been worked out but II is promised
that within a few days IL will be In tbs
hands OF the printer.
The stewards present at the meetns
were August Belmont. III. h. Knapp. An
drew Miller and John Sanford.