More of Eastern Racing Plans: Jamaica Track Will Not Open This Season, but Will Help Other Associations Financially, Daily Racing Form, 1913-03-04

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i MORE OF EASTERN RACING PLANS. Jamaica Track Will Not Open This Season, ami ! Will Help Other Associations Financially. New Ym-k. March :;. The Metropolitan Jockey id. which owns ibe Jamaica race track. i~ r ::A ■ ■ .: .1. hands with the other w York racing asso liiiiion in pooling li.ian.-i.i! interests to provide lacing here on a moderate — n l - next summer. Ths? Jamaica |Ms»plc have no idea ..i cohdncting a meel Ing tbem aelves bill are willing to help pro raia when the pro|«-i- time i-i no -. One of the leading stocii liolil.-i-s x.-iiil yesterda.t thai if racing shoubl regain some of ita for ■ popularity ilii- year the Jamaica track would be In a position to resumi the regn . -miii- .nd ! ill meetings in 1914. From the same noorcc It wai leal md ilia! !.!-■ Metrojsditan .lo. k. j Club ncvet had received a prop ..-iiioi. iii. in II. f . i Cur ley | Brown to lease ilm i m:r-a track For a week it has been rumored iii.ii Mr. Brawn, who i- the manager at the Laurel track in Maryland, and who is al ndii- with she Jta-ke.i Club over a faUnre to obej the rales of n cing. would make an attempt to get hold of ilm Jamaica track in order : hold in "outlaw im-Ing." But Ihe Jamaica people. II waa learm-J. would n-:u-i io entertain any such offer If Mr. Brown should come forward with it. As Ihe Brighton track ha- pasted onl of Ibe hand-- of W. A. Euneman, the racing Intercuts, ii was learned, no longer consider that the track .,i iii- Beach i- a factor in hurt aaTairs. The new own ei- ..r the pi. peril never have been identified with horse racing and as far as can he learned li-y will inn attempt io use the obi track for exidoititig ti.--turf. Although Aqnedncl im- been nann-d as one of tin tracks that may coodncl a race meeting this year. ii was -aid mi good anthoi it.i yesterday that I*, i Dwyer and hiv friends have not yel decided ii.; i.i... :iiii poini and thai Ihe only "-lire meetings" will he li.-ld ii Bclmoni Park and Saratoga. I wa- said bj men in the know thai ii is ihe present plan io race onlj three days a week al Belmont Park ami pi-i-hai - fonr ar Saratoga, bul thai if the attendance i- profitable at the Spa the horses ma.. •_o to the p. -i every da during the month •■ Au«mst.


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