New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-03
ATHLETICS ON 4 RACE TRACK.
AN EFFORT TO FIT THE WESTMINSTER COURSE
FOR ALL SPORTS.


FOR ALL SPORTS
The New-York Jockey Club is ambitious to make tho
Westchester ecourse the athletic centre Of Amer
lea. Every effort is being made to interest the pow
erful athletic clubs In the metropolis in the scheme
1t is proposed to have all the big athletic meetings. in
ercoegiate contests and baseball football and tennis
matches played at the track.
At IL a. m. yesterday a Of wellmufied figures
emerged from the Manhattan Athletic Club. Among
the number T. H. Kock. representing John A.
Morris, and Francis Person, Of the New York Jockey
Club; J. Milroy Cowie Eugene Van schaick and c. c.
Hughes, of the Manhattan Athletic Club; B. c. Will
Jams, president of the Cross-Country Association;
George Golde and W. A. Cable of the New-fork Ath-
etic Club. The party went to the Westchester track
After inspecting the grounds from the mammoth grand
stand, the shverng delegation was escorted TO tho
restaurant under the grandstand, where bountifui
lunch, with champagne accompaniments was served.
The delegation was we'll pleased, and will use its
efforts to have Morris Park made the rendezvous for
all big athletic meetings. The plans submitted by
Thomas r. Jackson, the jockey clubs architect were
carefully examined, and seemed TO meet with favor
from the visitors. 1t is proposed to have cinder
track half mile around laid inside the racctrack
Tie cnder path Will be twenty five feet wide, except
at the turns which will be gradual and eighteen feet
wide. portable grand-stand to seat $500 people,
will be put up directly opposite the present structure
This stand will be taken down during the thirty days
OF horse racing at Westchester There will be 500
feet straighaway the cinder track. Tennis
courts will be laid out in the southeast end OF tho
field while the remainder Of the inheld will be de-
voted to baseball football and other sports. In tho
new club house a 60 by 40 feet on the ground
floor will be fitted up with showerbaths, dressing
rooms and all the other conveniences for the ath-
letes On the top floor room 36 by sc feet VIII be
especially fitted up for ladies who play lawn tennis
Arrangements will also BE- made TOR dresslng-rooms
and for the maids who accompany the feminine attn
letes The entire nfed is to be evelled and arrange
ments will be made for perfect drainage. The man
ayers predict that there will be mud In the HELD
two hours after a shower.
The National Cross Country open handicap meeting
will be held the track on March Is. Ten prizes VIII
be given and every starter Will get silver medal
The cross-country championship will be held on April
90 Among those entered in the open handicap arc
Willie" Day, f. Hiertberg, and several Others from
the New-Jersey Athletic Club. The New York Athletic
Club will enter p. d: skman L: H. shark and Others
the st. George Athletic Club c. Bowman, +. steins
j. STEM and twenty others; the Prospect Iiarrers,
j. ID. LLOYD, S. I. Froeth J. ID. Cougllin, 4. Dollar
and w. W. Keihlke the Manhattan Athletic Club,
A. B. George, w. T. Young, :" Sid' Thomas and sew
eral more the Mohecap National Pastime. Brighton
and Acorn athletic clubs will also he represented. Tho
entire be viewed by tho spectators, something
heretofore unheard Of in cross-country races.