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JOCKEY CLUB PLANNING ALBANY CAMPAIGN. New York. February 2fl. — Pursuant to the promise made in his address before the joint committees hearing on the Agnew-Hart bills at Albany a week ago last Wednesday. August Belmont, chairman of the board of stewards of the Jockey Club, called a meeting of all the members in the city, which was held at the Windsor Arcade Thursday afternoon and atended by Mr. Belmont. James R. Keene. F. K. Sturgis. J. H. Bradford. Cornelius Fellowes. Andrew Milltr, II. K. Knapp. James But- ler. William H. Kngeman, Christopher I itsgerald, Philip J. Dwyer and Joseph S. Auertiacli. eoun-cl lor of the Jockey Club. These gentlemen were in conference far three hours and adjourned yesterday aft. moon. Nothing regarding the questions before the meeting were made public, excepting that the gathering was for the puropse of abridging the Ixlting o|»-iation- ..i iaee goers at the race tracks under the jurisdiction of the Jockey Club and preparing for the nieel lug at Albany, which will take place next Wed iid.iy. It is understood that a stronger pre *eiitatii.n of the stand taken by I lie Jockey Club in opposition lo Lie bills Ml pending iu the 1. gis lature will be made at the coming meeting and Hie delegation which will go to Albany Wednesday will be prepar.d to make an orderly series of arguments against the passage of the bills and in perfect har mony with the plans of ex-Governor Frank S. Black, who will be the chief speaker for the agricultural societies of the state.
