New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-06
A NEW JOCKEY CLUB.
MEANING OF THE PROPOSED UNION.

JEROME PARK NOT TO BE ABANpoNED-r"o
TRACKS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT.
Monday makes the mare 60 some ioiA' ."1o
hem irving to convince the public thas peouiAe's
consideration is about to make the Amo'ioNn 80
C,uh 30. There have been volumes OF SMOKE over
nronos,t,on 10 unite tho NewYork Jockey CLUB Win
,ha Au.rscan The two westchoster racing assoc~
,,ons we're TO be swanowcr and swalowee as was INC
case with the anaconda and the rsooiI iho w."
York Jockey Club to act IN the capaoseA Va -,
conda and the time honored American !ooAoy 80.
was to disappear in Its vitais iofc'er' tanning
Park into oblivion along with It,
Herr &c the whole story In q nutshell IS Triouns
rcporter got 1t from Leonard W. Jerome Oh INC vow
York Jockey Club; John Hunter, OF the AmoeIo""
Jockey Club, and j. G. X. Duer OF the 'orome Z ."
villa Site Company, He stood between 'neeo ,n,Vo
gentlemen last night and kept the peace until oil the
facts were stated 1919,
and million-dollar race track behind It, said to the
Jerome Park villa Site Company: " should lib 70
lease Jerome Park from you for five years. You
saw the villa Site property Is worth $'oo,ooo WIZ
give YOU per cent year on that sum 1887 ooo TOT
the privilege of racing the old stamping ground"
J. p. Villa Site Col shall consider your PROPOSE
t,on. 1t is good ono for me, but have tenant
a,ready-the American Jockey Club-whosc lease OF
Jerome Park does not expire until 1897.
VI. Cob, WELL give him fifteen months
notice. according TO agreement, and KICK MN out In.
American Jockey Clu0 is mourning, onsn WV -
babitaton and . name LOOK At mo- n~'0
n,m,ons and the finest track In all the world
Jp villa Site Cs-pn think over the matter ana
let you know In q few days
7. C. (vho has overheard everything, put was
not consultod)-Dear me- are they gong u .uin LIZ.
out like this. am ths veteran racing assoc'auon VI
America. / must not die; shall not die! nave
not hsen having A stated sum for the Of Jerome
Park. but 1 have been turning over to the via
Site Company all the net profits OF my racing
establishments And Pm they have always
amounted to more than S37,500 year.
President John Hunter-The American Jockey Club
will not give up jerome Park until all the ngn.s
and privileges Of its members are protecteo' SHAN
see that they protected
J. G. K Ducr-I not In position TO say
a word AS a member Of the Villa Site Company
don't know whether Pm In favor OF accepting
the New-York Jockey Clubs proposition or not
We meet in day or two to decide AS memoer
of tho American Jockey Club can only say that no
proposition having been made to us we are not
called upon to take any active part In tne mater
Reporter to President Hunter-Your club is perhaps
glad TO consolidate
President Huner-who said anything apoue CON-
soidation? / know Of no consolidation
Reporsr-Your spring meeting. owing to an xua'
with the bookmakers. something of faiure-
President Hunter-No such thing. ! say franks
that It was the most successful meeting the American
]. G. X. Duer-It was
Reporter-Then what's to become Of the American
Jockey Club If this trade goes though
President Hunter-The officers OF the Ne"-fors
Jockey Club become the Officers Of the American
Jockey Club.
.Then the New-Ysrk Jockey Club gocs out OF s1'
tstence!"
Not necessarily"
.Wbere will the American Jockey Club racer
"At Jerome Park and the new Westminster TRACK"
And the New-York Jockey Club u
AT the same places" ,, rh .-,
Leonard w. Jerome-Let me explain. Inc wv.
clubs have agreed practically to unite under one
management, TO be called the American JOCKEY CiuS
n will control two tracksthe Westches ter TRACK
which IL owns and jerome Park, which 1t Is TO lease
II the proposition made TO the villa Site company
accented 1t will at these tracks on alternate
DAYS a programme being arranged for each. Jerome
PARK is unsuited for many races that Will De run
fine new course, and vice versa. think the raclne
will be improved in every way Dy the new pan AM
very person interested Is OF the same opinion
There is no intention to abandon Jerome PARK