, 1881-01-02
The Chicago Driving Park As
sociaticn Fully Organized
for Business.
A. List of the Stockholders, and
Some Facts About the
Park.
Gus Glidden and James Dustin
to Drive Chicago Horses
Next Seas9n.
Batting and Fielding Averages Of the
Eight League Clubs for 1881.
THE TURF.
THE DRIVING PARK.

When the Chicago Jockey and Trottine
Club closed its last season various clrcu1a'
stances had consplred to make the situation
Il not oyerpleasant one, and, although the
meetings had in point Of performances been
great success aud the track attained a rep
utation second to that OF none i'll the country
for fair dealing and fast time, the financial
showing was not satisfactory one. The
poo-selli1g and refreshment privileges,
which brought i'll an annual income of about
Si5,0O0, were not in the hands Of the Club,
and the difference thus created was more
than sufficient to cover the loss sustained at
the various meetings given during the year.
When things seemed to be at deadlock
Mr.. II. Y Beniis. who had been most
generous supporter Of the Club in
the past, came forward, and in q
card published in this paper showed exactly
how matters sto6d, and what in his opinion,
was necessary for the success of the Club III
the future. Having mapped out course Of
action, Mr.. Belnis went vigorously to work
to put his plans into action. His first move
was to interest III the formation of the new
Association number of weI1-k1iown busl-
ness men, his idea being to have the enter
prise actively participated in by a large num-
ber Of Chicago business men, and III this he
has been eminently successful, as the list Of
stockholders below will show: Organizing
under the name Of the Chicago Driving Park,
officers were elected, and programs for the
summer running and trotting meetings
adopted, so that almost before the outside
pi bile was aware of its existence the Chicago
Driving Park was the possessor Of the finest
, race-track and buildings in the country with
not a cent Of Indebtedness, and Sl0. QUO in Its
treasury: The capital stock 1t the Company
was fixed at $100, 600, Of which SEQ, ,0C1 was
paid up at the time OF organizing. The
buildings and track of the Jockey Club were
$4,000 in the treasury with which to com
mence operations for the season of 1880.
This having been accomplished, the work Of
placing the stock in the hands OF Chicago
businessmen was begun, and the movement
met with such favor that in a short time
every share had been disposed OF, and
the interests Of the Park are now confided
to the business men of the city, instead of
being centered In the hands Of few intliyid-
uals. That this plan is the best one for all
its results will be seen next summer, when it
is proposed to give the best trotting and run
ming meetings ever known in this city.
One matter that should not BE- overlooked
business associates, Messrs. McAyoy and
Robinson, in regard to the unpaid claims
against the defunctJ Jockey and Trotting Club:
Of course the holders Of these claims had not
o1lSutESb 1EdoUA W UCalEtC aiIdL tAt4
would ever recover their value, since
the Club j., had passed out Of
existence, but through the generosity Of Mr.
Benis and his partners they have received
their claims in full. Although not morally |
or legally bound to pay cent Of the obliga- |
tons Of the Jockey Club, those gentlemen |
concluded that they could not afford to be in
terested in any concern over which even the |
shadow OF cloud rested, and accordingly |
they paid from their own pockets all these |
clainls,-tha amount being about $4,000: 1t |
was generous act, and characteristic Of the ]
men who performed it.
Chicago now has racing association that |
stands in the very front rank Of all such in |
and that it will achieve success ]
there can be no doubt. The list Of the stock