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EASTERN TURF CLASSICS TO STAY. Jockey Club Plans Are Shaping Up— Facts About Campaign Fund. New York. April 0 — The older and important stake events of th.- Jockey Clubs leading tracks-will he kept up. The associations are pot expected to depend altogether on the gate money as revenue. Instead, a system like the English bookinaking method is being developed and as soon as the Gotham patrons betease eecaateenaa to the idea it is believed that there will be no hitch In making wagers. lie system provides for -a certain sum ot money to be posted in advance, with bets to lie made "on the nod." as in Britain. Neither August Belmont or any other of the execu lives of the various courses has spoken publicly ol how the .It-tii it- of the respective meetings are to lie met. but it is said t n excellent authority that the treasuries of the associations are to be drawn OB to- a fund, said to amount to something like 00.- HNI. and that the anticipated losses of the season will lie paid out of this fund. Speaking of the fund, one of the stewards of the Iscfcej Club said that the tirst report as to its amount. 110.000, was exaggerated. "But. he added: "Ill admit that a plan to raise an nde •Mate amount has been discussed. To say that 00.-IHKI is the amount desired, however, is purely ex aggeratiou. Rather than see no racing at all it was suggested some time ago that some of the wealthy patrons of the sport might contribute moderately to a fund that weald guarantee the racing associations against a part of the losses that would possibl lie sustained in the event of going ahead with an other cauioaign. and those who had the matter in charge met with much encouragement. •Jln re ean be no profits from racing in future for some time to come, so that only those who are lovers Ol the sport and can afford to lose money in keeping it alive will participate in it." It is reported that the anti race track agitators hate framed a bill to be introduced at Albany to make oral betting a misdemeanor and that an at-tempt will he made to Introduce it before the present legislature adjourns. But the chances for tint her legislation in this direction are regarded as slim l.v the race track people and their friends. It will depend mam the financial receipts at the other courses whether Jamaica and Aum-duct will 1m-used as race courses this year, and even then they Mill not be in the circuit until October, according to the present plans of the turf authorit ies. It is not af all likely that Brighton Beach will ask for dates or get tliein should its officials make appli attorn. ____
