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CASSIDY AND DADE TO ALTERNATE IN 1907. Western Mans Starting at Brighton Beach Results in Engagement by the Jockey Club. The Jockey Club will have two starters operating alternately on the metropolitan racetracks next season. The New York Sun says this information comes from a reliable source and evidently means that theL barrier will be handled In 100" by both Mars Cassldy arid A. B. Dade. "It was the policy of the Jockey-Club three years ago to have Mr. Cassldy divide up the work at the post with C. J. Fitzgerald," says, the Sun, and when the latter retired to take up the management of the Brighton Beach Racing Asso-eiation the starting job fell wholly on Mr. Cassldys shoulders, chiefly because the Jockey Club was at a loss to make a suitable selection to fill the shoes left vacant by Mr. Fitzgerald. "Mr. Cassldy, as Is well known, used the flat footed break on the Jockey Club tracks and the walk up system on the winter race courses. He once tried the walk up system here, but It did not give inn eli satisfaction for the reason that the flat footed start as used by Mr. Fitzgerald was extremely popular. When the Jockey Club, therefore, passed a rule to the effect that the flat footed start should be used exclusively in future on the local tracks Mr. Cassldys friends began to insist that he was-working under a handicap and that, without the pet walk up system, he was unable to put his best ;foot forwards In fact, the clamor in behalf of Mr. Cassldys methods became so pronounced that the Impression began to prevail that the flat footed break was actually a bugaboo. "Mr. Cassldy further strengthened this belief when he proceeded to align the horses about fifty feet back of the barrier prior to allowing them to walk up to the ribbon for a break that was orten riot stationary. In a word, the starting problem during the spring, meeting, at Sheepshead Bay had become a cause for dissatisfaction among horsemen and racegoers, with the Jockey Club still unmoved as to the proposition of altering its policy. "Just at this time however, the Brighton Beach Racing Association, which is now one of the Jockey Clubs four recognized tracks, decided to set aside "Mr. Cassldy In favor of a newcomer in the east, A. B. Dade, who had done good work with the barrier at St, Louis- tracks In former years and at the New Orleans Fair Grounds hist winter. Mr. Dade made his first appearance here when the recent meeting at Brighton opened. He operated the standing start, in accordance with the ideas of the Jockey Club stewards, and scored a most pronounced ;success. In fact the starting all through the Brighton meeting was of such a high order of excellence and was so satisfactory to all classes of turfmen that the Jockey Club began to look upon Mr. Dade with much favor. With the shifting of the scene to Saratoga, came the renewed work of Mr. Cassldy, and it is generally conceded now that Mr. Cassldys starting at the Spa cannot be classed with the performances -of Mr. Dade at the Beach. "The Jockey Club, therefore, has practically decided, It is reported, to let Messrs. Cassldy and, Dade cut up the work equally here next year. Each .will have certain meetings, so that all of the tracks ,wlll receive the same benefits. Mr. Dade will be seen here again at Brightons fall meeting aud will .then take things easy until the Crescent City .Jockey Clubs meeting begins in November, when he vlll work as usual at that track. Mr. Cassldy will handle the barrier next winter at City Park, as usual. Meanwhile all chances of seeing the walk up system established In the east has disappeared. The flat footed start, as advocated consistently by the, Jockey Club, Is a permanent and popular, fixture, aud racegoers will prouably get better results from It In future thau ever before."
