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NEW CLUBS DENIED DATES. Allotment of dates was the principal business transacted by the Stewards of the Western Jockey Club at their monthly meeting yesterday. All tracks holding membership or licenses, with the exception of the Detroit Jockey Club, had some one present to represent their interests, and in addition to the above Kansas City, Hot Springs and the Union Jockey Club of St. Louis had representatives here to petition the Jockey Club for dates. Kansas City, represented by C. C. Christie, president of that club, was given an audience, and readily secured the dates asked for. Joseph A. Murphy, accompanied by Messrs. Hay, Sidener and Dever-aux of the Hot Springs Club, were heard and their request for dates, from February 6 to March 19, was neither denied nor granted simply not acted upon on account of the present incompleteness of the Hot Springs track and buildings. The newly organized Union Jockey Club of St. Louis made application through seven of its most prominent members, which included Messrs. Carmody, Collins and Duffy, for thirty racing days. They represented matters in a strong light to the Stewards and detailed at length how much money they had expended in building their plant, and thought that their request for tlyrty days was not unreasonable, considering that the laws of Missouri permitted 180 days of racing in the state. Their application was, however, denied. An application from President J. W. Sheridan of the Jackson Park Club the old Newbury track at 95th St., for dates was denied, as was the request of the Joliet track management. The local tracks were alloted practically the same dates they raced on this year. Memphis, Louisville, Latonia and Little Rock were all given satifactory dates, and the request of the Nashville managers for a fall meeting, in addition to their spring dates, was granted.
