New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-19
RACING SIX DAYS
A WEEK This YEAR
Jockey Club AlIOts Dates,
with Season Here to
Open on May 26.
MEETINGS ALSO MAY
BE HELD THIS FALL
Belmont Park. Jamaica, Aqueduct,
YOnkers and Saratoga Divide
the AppOrtiOned Time.

New York State will have continuous
thoroughbred racing from May g un,Il
tho first week in September. while AT
some later date announcement VIII o"
made or the plans FOR the sport in the
fall.
At meeting OF the stewards of the
Jockey club Yesterday approval was
granted FOR - days OF sport over the
tracks that operate under the jurisdiction
Of the parent body. and Of these days
eighty-scvcu were allotted 10 this state
This ia an addition Of thirty-onc days
over last year and a sign Of the return
ing prosperity Of the running turf,
There will he racing every day, a OBJ
posed 10 three days a week last year, ana
the dates were apportioncd as follows;
Norfolk. April / to H.. fifteen days
Havre de Grace. April IS 10 May D. ntteeh
DAYS: Pimlico, May 10 .. sixteen days
Belmont Park. May % 10 June 49, eXcep-
ton Of June and 6. fifteen days Piping
Rock. June and 6. two days; Jamaica
June 10 10 %. ten days; Aqueduct. June
g 10 July "A, fifteen days. Empire city
July ! 5to 81. fifteen days; Saratoga Au-
gust TO 81. twenty-sIx days; Syracuse
between September and ), three days.
II was the original intention 10 post
none racing on the days of the interha-
tional polo matches. but later IT was
agreed that on those days racing would
begin AZ noon and be completed in ample
time 10 make the polo game. on each OF
these DAYS special trains VIII be run o.
rect from the track.
This allotment Of dates leaves only
shoepshcad Bay, Gravesend and the
Brighton Beach track. OF the old ones,
that are not provided for. These assoc
Citations made no application for oates
and at no time have they been considered
in the plans for the coming season.
The officials appointed for the season
arc practically the same as those OF last
wear. They are: Judges, c. VI. PettingiH
and f.. G. Smith: clerk Of the scales H.
l. Homan: assistant clerk Of the scales
Al Burlen: paddock and patrol Judge, j..
l.. Hall. timer. ". II. Barretto; starter
Mars Cassidy.
II was originally intended that the rae
ing I'm New YORK should begin on May
20 but TO open at that early time would
mean conflict with the plans Of the as
sociatlons in Maryland and the date was
set back.
Each association making application
| FOR dates received what was asked, with
some minor and unlmportant changes.
4 he roc
mentioned the application Of the Charles
ton Fair and Racing Association 10 eX-
tend it's present meeting at Palmetto Park
/ from March to March rs was granted.
In further preparation for the season
a number of Jockeys and trainers had
/ their applications for licenses acted upon
| favorably, while some few were not as
! fortunate The Jockeys whose applications
were not granted were Arthur Wrispen,
! j. Davenport, Thomas McTaggart and I.
/ II. Johnson
! {. NJ. Johnson. who. with HIS stable OF
/ horses, and Adams. the jockey, was sus-
pended during the Norfolk meeting, APP
peared before the stewards on his own
| behalf, but failed TO clear his skirts The
suspension was ordered continued.
The offence for which Johnson was sus-
pended was the running of his horse j.
H. Barr during the Norfolk meeting. Az
! ter running bad race j. r. Barr was
started the following day and won easily,
though it had been published the same
morning that the horse was broken down.
]. w. Hedrck, who also appeared be
fore the stewards, was more fortunate.
He escaDed with A reprimand.
The various offices OF the Jockey Club.
as we'll as those OF a number OF the asso-
Citations that are now at No. East 46th
street. will be moved next month to the
new building at No. is East fst street
The Jockey Club and some OF the other
Offices will occupy all Of the seventeenth
floor. while on the eighteenth there Will
be the Offices Of the Westchester Racing
Association and the Saratoga Association.