The New York herald., 1879-12-13
coNEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
The following proceedings explain themselves =


meeting Of the governors Of the Coney Island
Jockey Club held at No. rs East Twenysixth street.
half-past three p NJ, December PresentmMessrs.
lows. Vanderbilt aud Belmont. Mr.. jerome in the
chair; Mr. Belmont. secretary pro fena
Report Of the president was then read as follows:-
The president has pleasure in announcing that
the years business is closing brilliantly. 1t was
about the 10th OF June last that the idea first
booached of having q race meeting at Coney
Island. The suggestion was received favorably
In racing circles. and . meeting OF four
month. 1t proved to be decided success
The organization of the club followed Immediately
q meeting for September resolved upon. That meet
ing more successful than the previous
@ srampea dusty and shabby IN ali it,
appointments the attendance was large and fashion
able and general satisfaction was expressed with the
management. Our bills arc all paid and there is
something over in tho treasury. On the organiza-
ton Of the club the capital stock was fxed Mt
100000. The stock was at once subscribed and
twenty five per cent paid in, but part Of tho
money has been used or required. We have
have in q single season established ourselves as
first class racing association. taking rank among the
best in the land, and receiving for the events OF
association. am happy to say, gentlemen. that
have ct last secured magnificent site for our course
1t is directly opposite the Manhattan Beach Hotel,
Ocean avenue. and contains 112 acres Of as fine
sandy loan soil as ever was appropriated for
track 1t affords ample room for everything desired.
1t is three-quarters of mile from the beach. The
Manhattan Beach Railroad runs within 200 yards of
it, and the Brighton Beach Raroad within 400 yards.
A bridge across tho head Of Sheepshead Bay Ito be
built by the Manhattan Company will make
pleasant walk or drive direct to the beach.
BY arrangement OF their stations and switches
the superintendents OF the two railroads
me they will be able to transport any number Of
people. and as fast as they may come. to and from
the track within three minutes running time. This
is quicker than one can get to the Brighton Beach
Fair Grounds from the Brighton Beach itself By the
lay of this land the position of the grand stand will
be perfect 1t backs to the northwest and looks out
obliquely upon the thus afording shade from
Of
the water. This stand we must make the grandest
of all the grand stands in the world. You will have
laid before you soon drawings of the best in
Europe. also plans by several Of architects who
are now at work upon them. According to my own
idea. It should rest upon terrace some ten feet
above the track with sloping lawn 1t should be
500 feet long. two stories high, with entresol.
The entresol to be divided into boxes which should
be fitted up in the most luxurious manner. Those
boxes, with the exception OF few reserved for the
Club. should be open to the public ut fair price
first come first served. The total cost of the prop
erty is s1O0009 The proprietors Of the land receive
s96.6OO. and the agents So. 400 commission. pro-
pose 70 turn n TINS ana into .ne fiuo ~ saZo nnd
l Am the Christopher Columbus who has discovered
this plant. have furnished all the money and
taken all the risk OF the first years business. and
DONE expect to do in future the largest share Of
the work. could not accept salary from the club,
and the interest on S25 900 is only 81 500 year
imagine the club will not think me unreasonable.
now propose that the capital stock OF this club
be raised to $3.50 oOo OF which subscribe $l25OoO.
and put in the land. The remaining $l25,00O to be
apportioned equally among the remaining twenty
four governors. to be taken or not. they indvdu
ally may elect by the 18th of this month propose
the appointment Of q construction committee. who
will take sole charge OF the funds of the club whose
powers shall continue until January l. 1881. and
whose duties shall be to superintend the
ton OF the buildings laying out OF the
track, and all other expenditures voted by the
club. l have to propose q programme COM
mittee. who shall lay out twenty-five days racing
for the season. with about $4,000 day added money.
including stakes; to commence with ave days be-
tween and including the last two Saturdays in June
every Wednesday and Saturday during the summer.
not occupied by the Monmouth Park Association,
and ending with four days in the early Of
September. have to propose committee to confer
with the Saratoga Association, and. far pract
cable arrange the time for running the stakes of the
two associations. not to interfere with each
citation to the time they require for their meetings.
On motion, the report was adopted and ordered
printed for the benefit of those who were not able
to attend the meeting. The recommendation to in
The RECOMMENDATION of the appointment Of Con-
struction and Finance Committee agreed to- and
the number fixed at fve. to be appointed by
the President A Programme Committee of
Chair. The Committee of Conference. sug-
gested in the Presidents report. was agreed
to-the number fixed at five, and the Chair
quested to appoint the same. The Chair announced
next meeting. when. on motion, the meeting
adjourned to Tuesday next at four p. M, place.
No. 25 East Twenty sixth street.
A. BELMONT, Jr., Secretary pro tenn.
The committees mentioned are filled by the chair
man, and are follows :-Committee on Construc-
ton and Finance-Messrs. James r. Keene, William
K. Vanderbilt. Cornelius Fellows. II. G. Babcock and
A. Wright Sanford; Committee on Programme
Messrs. j. G X. Lawrence, J. IL. Bradford and F.
G.. Griswold; Committee on Conferences-Messrs
william r. Travers, General Butterfeld, A. Belmont
Jr.; Robert Center and A. b. Purdy.