Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-07
new OMAHA JOCKEY CLUB
What the Organization Aims at Accom-
plishing in the Way Of Races.
WILL GIVE THE CITY GOOD SP0R'
Plans laid for the Maintenance of n Thor
ough Racing society-somo Things
May Be Expected Base Ball
and other sports.

Inasmuch as no preparations have been
made for the celebration of the glorious
Fourth in this city, j. A. Tuthill, secretary
and manager of the recently organized
Omaha Jockey club contemplates Inaugural
ting the associations regular summer run
ming meetings on that day, continuing the
same on the 9TH and 9Th.
While this session will be first class in all
details, with a big field OF good jumpers, and
all the accessories of the more famous
courses, it can only be looked upon as pre-
limlnary move toward the good things
that are to come in the fu-
turc. In brief, the intention of the
club is to give Omaha-the largest and most
progressive city in the great west-an
amusement she has long desired and been
entitled to, and that is a regular spring, mid
summer and autumn running meeting. Like
Minneapolis st. Paul and Kansas City we
are to have our Derby day, and an endeavor
will be made to make this the event of the
year. 1t is but necessary to note the wide
spread and very general interest thai is
being manifest today, not only in the west
but all over the country, in the coming
American Derby at Chicago Every met
ropolitan daily in the land has already de-
voted columns to this great race, and the ad-
vertisement Chicago derives from this
source is beyond calculation. Last June
this great gallop was an attraction of
of $4,000 people within tho gates of
the famous and beautiful Washington park,
probably the grandest crowd ever congre-
gated upon an American race course. The
Chicago Derby this year will take place the
24th of this month, aud it is sanguinely an
ticipated that the attendance will be fully
one-half larger than ever before. Think of
10000 men, women ana children in gala at
tire assembled within the brief space of six
hours within single enclosure, and for the
sole purpose of witnessing a bunch of fifteen or
twenty thoroughbred horses struggle for the
princely prize hung up. is such possibility
not ample evidence to convince the most
skeptical of the extreme popularity of the
sport in this country2
This reference is made for this object
alone, and while the newly organized club
does not presume to offer any such colossal
attractions as are regular features of Wash
ington park, they do promise to give the
! citizens of Omaha and vicinity a grand and
rare treat in a line absolutely new to them
three days running meeting, to be followed
each year with three distinct meetings, all
| OF which to be on much more extensive
and elaborate plan.
Omaha VIII Gain Through 1t.
Recognizing the enjoyable and elevating
| nature of the sport, its popularity wherever
| honestly conducted, and Omaha's need for
| just some such general summer pastime,
| The BEE has frequently within the past
| half dozen years suggested and advocated
promise of seeing the prospect take de-
finite shape the public should see
that there is no 'hindrance put
| Ill the way. The benefits that
will accrue to the city through this source
| are beyond estimate. 1t will excite very
| general interest, occasion comment and go a
long way toward stamping the city as one of
| thrift and energy. Business men and CAPT
| talists should and doubtless will respond
| literally and generously and do their part
| toward making the venture successful one.
| So far as the present management is con-
| cerned it is not essential to say that j. A.
| Tuthill has been associated with some of the
| principal tracks of the country. He knows
every horse and horseman of any considera-
BILE prominence, and is well qualified to steer
the new Jockey clubs bark through any and
all breakers that may beset it's start for pub
lie favor. MIR. Tuthll gave an exclusive
running meeting in the little town of Wahoo,
this state, in 1889, that completely eclipsed
anything Of the kind ever attempted in
Omaha. There were forty three head of fine
horses in the respective competitions, and
large crowds were in attendance daily. The
president of the new club, w. ]. Perry, is
| the well known South Omaha stock and
commission man, and has been prominently
| identified with the local turf ever since Ne
braska has been state. Tho Kinney
brothers, too, are well known. They are
active and goahead, and have remodcled,
improved and made the fair grounds track
what it Is today, which is saying good
deal