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APPROVE AUSTRALIAN GATE Stewards of The Jockey Club Decide Barrier May Be Used for All Races in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9. At a meeting of the stewards of The Jockey Club held today, the use of the Australian starting barrier was approved for any races at tracks under the jurisdiction of this governing body. This permits New York associations, if they desire, to start races for all classes of horses from this barrier instead of two-year-old contests as previously recommended and considered. It 13 up to the individual associations now to determine which type of gate shall be employed. The stewards laid on the table the applications of Mortimer Gold, M. J. Bcauchamp and Belmont Evans for trainer licenses. No explanation was offered for the action. The applications of many trainers and jockeys were granted, as recommended by the license committee. The application of trainer Thomas Queen for reinstatement was denied. A resolution of sorrow for the death of Frank Gray Griswold was spread on the minutes. Attending the meeting were William Woodward, Joseph E. Widener, John E. Cowdin, George H. Bull, Walter M. Jeffords, Theodore J. Knapp and A. H. Morris, with Herbert Bayard Swope, chairman, representing the racing commission.
