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NOTHING DEFINITE AS YEI JOCKEY CLUB STEWARDS DISCUSS lltSUMl . T10N 01 RACING. BUT TAKE NO ACTION. I Jilatf-iiinit Issued Setting Foith Tliat Decision Must I I Rest with Racing Associations. Whose Directors Arc Still Deliberating; the Question. ".-w Vork, r -l iu;iiy •_;. 1 lie stewards . H,, I" kej I Ml .iihI one track owner. Philiu .1 Dwyer. Hi I today mill gave "Mil the fallowing statement: In view .1 Lite mam inquiries I the public »i Ui the probable action ol the steward* ! the Jockej Club because of the recent decision regarding bet ling, Hi- stewards of the Jockey Club desire t make the following statement: ■ ■ I In- Jockey Chili is m sapel vimv bodj it Mm mi mi .nils, i,,,i does it - :■ 1 1 .»1 the business policy .1 any "l tbo racing ass i.iiiiiiin-. |i ban cerlaii iuii- Mini regulations which obtain awl are pal ii force whenever race meet lugs are held al tin- ration • i iii-i-. which accept licenses from and are approve In ill Jockey I lull, outside, as well us in the statt of New Vork. I mlcr Hie law in this state tin- racing assi.ci.-i t urns are incut porated bodies and take their license-in race from s racing commission appointed by tin icovernor, anil they nice under the reasonable ratet and regulations of the Jockey club. ■it i- in he .iIimi -veil, therefore, that it is not the province of the Jockey club t« nay whether there -hall in shall ii"i In- ncMf, hut sluiiihl the assucia •.Mils hi any of them decide to open their met courses, then the Jockey club controls the nuunaet in which such racing shall he conducted. ■ i are given in iimlrrntantl that the associations ., • .Illiberal ing as to their policy in the future. He cause "i the absence iruiii the city of several « f the officials ni tin- racing associations no definite con . iiisiuii could be arrived at. •It can I" stated, howerer, that oaring to tin -real reduction in the number ■ horses racing, anil i in- definite programs announced by the Virginia aim Maryland association* which have already secured li ■ ins - nun the Juekey Club, those spring Meeting? _. w ill mil be conflicted with. Those m-eseul tudaj win- August Belmont, K. K. Smigiss. Andrew Miller. Schuyler I.. Parsons, II. K. Knan|i. steward*, ami IV .1. Dwyer. lie Empire City. Jamaica and Brighton Beach Assucia lion* win- nut represented. K. T. Wilson i- at Palmetto Bluff. N. C.. I. It Hitchcock at Aiken. S. C. .in. I James Butler al Juares. Mr. Kturgi** »a- elect ..I ii • • • hall man lo lake the place of the late .lames it. Ki ni- and Mi. Knapp was elected secretary ami treasurer in place ni Mr. Bturgiss. Nut Hue n! those present would say a word on the racing -itu.iti«iii except that the foregoing repre lilt- ail they have In -,l Piping Hock has applied in tin- Jockey Club fot dates U» raci- on June •"• i ami B, and no doubt will i . reive tie- desired sanction. lull: :;imi thoroughbreds arc quartered at Sheens head Hay Uravcstcnd and Belmont Park. Mosl ••: these have been galloping along all through the re inaikalilv mild win t el weather and a area! ma ioi-il.. nl tin-Ill could lie KCUl In tin- pns! nil short 1 1 • " 1 i -" - The have beeu itudorgoing preparation fot wee :. .Hifsiih- ••! ew Vork. lutl now with tin prospect » tin- big tracks being upeued Iraiaers an- alreadj to" tonu. lining staying In New Vork for whatever may I.,- offered ll was ;ii Saratoga that the lasl race meeting w-i held iii the state ut New Vork mii the big track*. Thai i Hag was behl in 18141 and was broughl h a i ins,- Aiigusl ".1 A i thai time it was announced thai the Coney Island Jockey Club would not hob iis ii-ual tall meeting for the reason thai the dlrec tnis Liability law went Into effect September I. Tin- law was observed by all of the oilier course and as ;i result none has opened since. The i|iic-iini ni ■ in u racing rommlsskui for the stale is being discussed and many etigibles have in- ii suggested, hut it is a matter that i- looked iii„ hi :i- secondary lo a prospect fot the return "t the Kport. M bVluiisii who has been named as h iii,-.siii|,- member til the nea i-ummissbm. said thai he had not heard of any intenthw oa the part •■! cniiii.-r Sulwr t" name him mi the commission an-l s;iiii thai mii! lie .l- asked to m serve he nalur ally wouhl have mdhins lo -;, mi the matter. In. the matter ••! tml i « i i z — the Coney Island .I.H-ki- Club has kepi Itself prepared h coutinniiu; its i-niiv i hi-in Kttluritj from yeat to year. Thi- i- a Ktake that doses two years in advanit- and III" ■ lub has i-iitiic- for ii- ruaaiae up to hhy the lust etneiax i ii.-i t I-, fot the r.H". nmuing lirouglii forth a greater uuniber •• nominatioiiN than Im.i i i-i-n receivetl im Iwo years before, which aould Indicate that tin- hreeilerv have not losl faith la the return ol the s|mh*I lo New Vork. The i -w Vork Telegraph makes I he fotlowiag edl t.ii nl • -li i in i - li I i-n I In- situ, it inn ■ All thai He- ilecisl l the appellate IMvlabMl ol i- s.ii| ,.- Court in the Paul Shane case means is Hi.il ic- law, ni s,-,ii.,ii ,,| law. whii-li attempts I • h-iid rate man guilty and punish him criminally fot ■ mi-ii-iii- .-r aii-ithi-t. will stand The case referred t-i I* thai i.r a bookmaker at Hi Imoul Park Tet mtaal mho «- - arreati«d last summei under the -tiniiii- prevent lus oral bettlag. which statute con tains iHiiii.-i pi.vi-u.il Unit directors ••! race track* iii.11 l"- In-lit • i i mi n.i II v. responsible for any vb ..i ii-ii "l bettiug laws at track f. This. too. when il iiiil:IiI hai- I. i-n KUOWB that the directors l" every possible lie in- I,, prevent rloutioas ol th La a Tin- general praeth*e of buokmakiag. "i lay! .1 mills .in. I taking aragers. i~ still us much at i crime as it ever ha- been ami will be rigMlj p •• eniid ami it au attempt is made to conduct it the offenders will be thoroughly prosecuted under c.c exist lag law • It was the statute which attempted to nn n engaged ia tn - prouiotloa of geaeral recrea Hon and pbiasure liable which was s., lastly and i iperlj held bj the e t to be untenable. Punish ini-i-.i of an Innocent man fot auothers crime fund uieu tally is Impoasible. Tl trt. therefore, wisels held that the all pi was wholly nacoustltutional. and that Individual oral bettlug is not illegal. Thus tin daagcrous laa u.-i- nullified. But bookmakers ii-.-. i not pro* excited over hopes of gain, not need there lie any public apprehension. Canon t base |i, Parkhurst. William It. Hearst, and all other public Hi-liner, who an openly and riotously gloouiy. taa.i eh • i mi There will be ao gambling periuilted, a and racing, it resumed, will he carrlol on as i I tie. ill. I be, I clean, li able, delightful s|,.,|-| fflr r* the diticit i the high-minded ladies ami gentb men mulct Hi,- directum of those ewrnlly wT lofty iiuipiis. ami ticd s,„ iai stamllag. in neither • r wlibh it nun be said can tlc- be approximated by lb. is,- wi,,, ni-,- s, wildly tret fill over possible lehunchnieiit of public morals. "« f the i ii-iii -i ici I writers of the mvrai lug pi..|.aaiida -nil owes forfeits to the Jockey Ilnb .ii a in. .-c in ,,n,.. owned ami cawtuiigued with i... piniit to hiiuseif tin,- should nay his debts nl ilium ami this debt is not only a debt f I i. b l| is legsll enibcialile it I lie lll.i ii has pi"|M.-l ly- lL lore itapugaiag the houot of athaca."
