New-York tribune., 1895-12-10
HARNESS RACING FINANCES.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF The NE"
YORK DRIVING CLUB-A sATIsFAc-
TORY SHOWING.

TORY SHONlNp.
Members of the Driving Club OF New orK re-
ceived yesterday the report OF :. Il. O'aiA' d ene
treasurer. for the year ending December L. 1879
The most interesting feature OF the report has 10 90
with the three trotting meetings given by the eiuD
at Fleetwood Park last season. 1t appears that INC
spring meeting in June resulted In loss oi Si'io''
and the expenditures at the midsummer "iee'i's -
Julv were sl73 in of the receipts put te cuo
made little money the Grand Circuit meeting IN
August and on the whole its racing ventures ior
the season were satisfactory, despite the 1act that
no poo.s could be sold in former years
The financial success Of the nine stakes onered
by the Driving Club last January for the Grahd Cir-
Quit meeting in August was simply phenomenal the
entrance fees in these contests exceeding the amount
hung IN for the horses to compete for by $lH6. In
the class for 230 trotters the stake was S,cU ana
the entrance fees were 1885, leaving net proht or
s4s95 on the race before the horses were called
The 2:2j stake netted Sis profit; the 2ls STAKE
netted y0sO the class for two-year-old trotters
earned 81 O75 for the Driving Club: the three-y earod
rent e1rned sso; the 215 class netted $500 the 20
class for PAGERS brought in s43O profit and the 25D
amount Of the stake was so more than the amount
paid in by hut n al 6 6i raee ae foo
Although the pans Of the Driving Glo 9erais toT
until after the annual meeting at the Hotel Metro
pole Thursday evening 1T is aready reg regarGea M
series OF stakes similar those of last season for
the Grand Circuit meeting Of 1886.
The M Do funs urn O up Rs Well the the
entrance fees falling short by sll2a5 Of making up
the face value OF the races The great al
r. Gentry and Mascot took part cost the club
Circuit meeting was nevertheless profitable. as
the gate receipts on this day were Sa,l43 ana the
race was one that made many new friends for mar
ness racing in NeT-l olk -, ,.,, o,,,
Mr. Clarks report shows that the Driving Club
made s275 profit on the Grand Circuit meeting after
giving Monroe Salisbury about 800 for the two ex-
hibitlons by Alix ana Azote. neither OF which was
worth 800 a gate-money attraction II betting
had not been prohibited the track the profits 20
the club would have been close 10 $4,000. as the
revenue from the betting ring was the largest
source Of income under the old order Of things,
THE roll of active members In the Driving Club
AZ present includes AS NewYork road riders, ac-
cordng to the treasurers report, and the revenue
from this last year was sloS15. or more than
enough 10 pay the rent Of the track and grounds,
Stall rent paid by trainers who worked their horses
on toe track yielded the snug sum OF S.2l the
sheds where members tie their trotters brought In
s,75 more and the clubhouse rental added sl,20O 10
the receipts for the year
The principal expenditures were for rent OF track,
80 0(0 and for labor and office expenses $500.
sunerintendent. gateman and four laborers are en-
Moved regularly at the track, while downtown the
secretary's Office costs the club about 500 year.
Tho nresent outstanding debts Of the club are
60 SIC while the amount due from sundry debtors
ss 81 53o Members OF the Executive Committee hope
with careful management next season 10 wipe out
the present debt.