Roosevelt Raceway at Westbury, N.Y., will not stage harness races Monday, the last day of the current meeting, because track officials say striking parimutuel clerks want too much money.
The 330 ticket sellers went on strike Jan. 1 after their contract expired. Vincent McDonnell, chief negotiator for the track, said he met for several hours Saturday with William Bolch, president of the Mutuel Ticket Agents Union Local 23293, but no agreement was reached.
”We are concentrating on reopening March 23,” McDonnell said.
The union is asking for a 6 percent increase in wages for ticket handlers. The strike has affected 750 other employees at the track.
Track negotiators want to freeze the wages at $84.50 a night for the 4 1/ 2 hours each employee works.
Bolch said the track`s stance was a ”conspiracy to break the union,”
while McDonnell said the track can`t afford to pay the clerks any more. The track lost $3 million in 1983 and $3.2 million in 1984, McDonnell said.
Kenneth Beh, a spokesman for the New York Racing and Wagering Board, said the board had tried to mediate a settlement but was unsuccessful.
— Tinchen`s Prince, ridden by Frank Lovato Jr., drew away through the final furlong for a 1 1/2-length victory in the $69,400 Montauk Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds Sunday at Aqueduct.
The early leader, Bullet Blade, with Angel Cordero Jr. aboard, held on for second place, two lengths ahead of Fast Step. Wild Wood, the odds-on favorite with the crowd of 12,201, finished fourth in the field of seven.
Tinchen`s Prince earned $41,640 after covering 1 1/16 miles on a muddy track in 1:44 3/5. He paid $13.20, $6.60 and $3.40. Bullet Blade returned $6.20 and $4, and Fast Step was $5.40 to show.
