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AMENDMENTS TO RULES ARE LAID OVER. At the regular monthly meeting of the Jockey. Club, which was held September 13, two proposed amendments to the rules of racing that have been widely discussed by horsemen since their first appearance In the Racing Calendar, were laid over i until a future meeting. The amendment to rule 57 seeks to rectify any possible contingency that might arise over an error in the entry of a horse, similar to the one that occurred this summer in regard to Go Between in the Suburban Handicap. The amendment Is proposed by J. H. Bradford, treasurer of the Coney Island Jockey Club, and the personal representative of W. K. Vanderbilt, the principal stockholder in the club. It will be recalled that the stewards of Sheepshead Bay track refused to disqualify Go Between after he had won the Suburban on . the protest made that he was a horse and not a gelding. The officials also granted permission for the same horse to start in the Commonwealth Handicap, which had not yet been decided at the time on a protest of similar grounds. But the stewards of the Jockey Club decided against Go Between and not only refused to permit him to start, but suspended him and his owner for thirty racing days. Now Mr. Bradford proposes a measure that will eliminate all possible doubt regarding entries of the future. The amendment to rule 10S, proposed by Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., has been much criticised by turfmen generally. It seeks to alter the. disqualification of a horse for a foul to that of a fine or suspension for the jockey. They believe that whenever a jockey recklessly impedes another horse, that the horse and rider at fault, should be disqualified. They claim that this Is the only punishment that should be meted out to jockeys with this pernicious riding habit.
