Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

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are looking for rather than the horse that
John Doe says can get their first.
4 Hint to st. PaatJ and MinneGp0tis.
About year ago a movement was IN
augurated for the establishment of union
fair and racing grounds midway between
St, Paul and Minneapolis. When first
preached number of the leading citizens
of the two cities gave the project their
countenance. Then an obstruction
was encountered, and interest
died away. Later thera was
brief revival, followed by another relapse
and at this time the project seems very
dead In the hope, however, that there
NAV be some slumbering embers left
which may be famed into life yet, we in
vite attention to the appended article
from the Chicago Times, speaking of
the proposed establishment by leading citi-
zens of that city of a new driving park
The noted successes cited by the Times in
support of the wisdom Of the proposed
movement in Chicago, apply with equal
force to the st. Paul and Minneapolis pro
ject. The Times says:
''Twenty two years ago few gentlemen
in New Jersey-Commodore Stockton,
Major Stevens, Mr.. Toler, William R. Ira
vers and John Hunter among the number
ORGANIZED an association and built
race track, exclusively for running, near
Paterson. NJ. They gave the first run
ming meeting ever held east of the Allie
ghenies, which proved quite success
| financially and otherwise. Owing to the
SUCCESS of this meeting, Mr.. James Wat
son established small stable
of thoroughbred horses at Ruth
erford park. Among them were
Delaware, Capt. Moore, Onward and Aida
baran. All of them became noted racers.
Soon after, Mr.. Leonard Jerome purchased
a large tract of land near Fordham, in
Westminster county, twelve miles from the
New York city hall. He, with the assist
ance of Mr.. August Belmont, Withers,
Constable, TraYers, Purdy, Crawford, Judge
Munson, H. M. Sanford and few other
leading citizens of New York, organized
| the American Jockey club. They leased a
portion of the land owned by Mr.. Jerome
and associates, and built race-track, club
house, grand stands, stabling, and naming
| it, as a compliment to its originator,
Jerome park. Up to this time,
1864, there were no thoroughbred
horses owned or bred east of the Allie
ghenies, except few by Mr.. Watson, Fran
els Morris, and M. FL. Sanford, so that pre-
vious to the opening of Jerome park there
was little interest taken by eastern men in
the breeding of fine stock, while to-day
there are within one hundred miles of the
city of New York five of the largest
thoroughbred breeding establishments in
the country, and a number of smaller
breeders, and large amount of capital is
successfully invested.
Before the opening of Jerome park there
was but little pleasure driving by the rich
er classes, in consequence of very poor
roads after leaving the city limits, and a
still poorer class of horses to entertain
guests. The building of the club
building a new road, and at once
boulevard was laid out and built, COM
mencing at the Harlem river and ending
at the main entrance of Jerome park, and
was named Jerome avenue. 1t has since
been extended far north into Westchester
county, and is known as Central avenue.
This, with the short boulevards since built
from the upper end of Central park, is
where all the pleasure driving is done.
The building of Jerome park and its fine
clubhouse necessitates the building of fine
roads and boulevards leading to it, and
that is the direct cause of new York hold
ing, as it does, the proud title of possess
| ING the finest drives and the largest num-
| Der of fine driving horses of any city in
| the world.
The object now is, by the organization
of first class jockey club by the leading
and influential citizens of Chicago, to sur
pass, if possible, anything that has been ac-
complished by organizations of similar
character. The opportunity is one that,
owing to the rapid growth of Chicago, will
never again present itself. fine piece of
plat land can be secured, it is declared, adj
joining South park, ample in proportions,
and finely located for the purpose of
building a frst-class track, club house,
grand stands, stabling and all the ap-
pointments of high order. Add this to
the fine boulevards and the most extensive,
and no doubt the best, park system on the
American continent, and the city will then
have resort where can be enjoyed the
highest order of out door sport during a
racing meeting. At sll other times it
provinces q uu0 CLUBHOUSE uAu OSduL1-
full surroundings where one can stop when
out for an afternoon or an evening drive,
which at present cannot be enjoyed. By
this organization it is proposed to do for
citizens of Chicago what the American and
Coney Island Jockey clubs have done for
New York, and the Maryland for residents
of Baltimore. The management of the
American and Coney Island clubs is in the
hands of some of the best and most infu-
entail business men in New York. The
former, every year since its foundation,
has not only paid ali the running expenses,
but has paid a handsome dividend to its
stockholders, and at al times had a large
surplus in the treasury. The Coney Island
club was organized IN The spring of 1880.
1t has already declared three dividends on
its stock-namely. one of 81 per cent, one
of 60, and one of SO per cent. In addition
its property has largely enhanced in value.
The Maryland club at Baltimore was or
ganized about 1870, and has always been
in fourishing condition. 1t has paid its
stockholders large dividends, and has
funds in its treasury sufficient to give two
race meetings year for the next two years
and charge no admission at the gate. The
Louisville Jockey club, at Louisville, KY,
is and has always been in a similar -four
iobipr oil oDd hoe haor,