New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-27
A NEW TROTTING TRACK.
uopsrMEN WANT A PERMANENT PARK
FOR HARNESS RACING.


DRIVERS AND TRoTrING MEET
1NGs 1T MIGHT BE A PROFIT
ABLE INVESTMENT.
rhere Is renewed talk among prominent horse
.hort the necessity Of a new trottng track in
~. netropolitan district now that Fleetwood Park
has been condemned and is pretty certain 10 De cut
,,n into city lots within short time. EVeryood!
scoenizes the fact that the old course IN MOTIFS
ria can serve the trotting fraternity only year
~ two longer and when its gates are closed New
work. will be without place for harness racing I'M
lac. something is done in the mean time 10 provide
. new training ground for the trotters Ihose VINO
hayo coneIdered the subject that a we-situated
trotting park properly equipped and managed
would prove a profitable investment. and with all
., tho wealth that is interested directly or IN
s,.,,, In such a place 1t is generally believed that
Nouyork will have In the future course In
leaning with the extent Of It's trotting interests
This city is everywhere recognized as the best
market in the world for trotting stock. something
like 1000 animals having been sold under the nam
rer here last year, while half as many more trot-
ters probably changed hands at private sale IN the
same period There are more than douoie 'he
run,her of fast trotters driven the road In New
York than In any other city in the country. ana
metropolitan horsemen own greater NUMBER OF
h!gh-class campaigners than can be fouho any
where else in the United States.
TROTTERS OWNED HERE.
comnaratively few persons realize how many fast
harness racers hail from the metropolitan ols'ric'
because so many owners send their flyers away
from home 10 be trained and campaigned. Take
the CRACKS" Of the last campaign. Tor example
There were Beuzetta. 2O6a4: Bouncer Z:lVH4' Lynne
Bel 2lo1s Ben d.. 2:06s4: Miss Rita, Z:s74' Arena
a1l%; Cephas, 21lla; Oscar William 2iZia' Auh'
pelah. 2:l2A: Bush. 2lSis: Dan Cupid. Z:os'a; Dem
mia 2:13x: Jane, 2:13A; Roseleaf, 2Ifa; Ell Ranie
214: Zemb!a, 2:l3A; Chester. 2l2h; Honeywood
91rL: Brooks 2I5l4; Alcyone Jr.. 2I5; Angie H.
e.07: Josie b. 2:13k; Nutshell. 215; Fanny WILCOX
2:lo1l; Gillette 21A. and any number OF others VI
little less note, all owned in New-York. Brooklyn
and their vicinity. Add to these such myers as
Maud s. 2Os% Sunol, 20SA Belle Nara, 2NH4
Martha Wilkes. POS: STEAMBOAT 2:07h; Harrietta
ayoeis: Alar. PHI; Allie Wilkes 2:l5: Amboy. 2:3F.
RelIini 2lsh Carbon, 2:10A; Clara d.. ll4H4
Cobwebs 2l2; Cocoon. 2:15; Constantine 2I2'2; Del
march, 2:1la; Dodgeville 2A4h; Eifrida' zio12
Elose 2:15 Gertrude, ZIP; Instant, 2A4'.; lsiaha
wilkes 2Isx; Kitty Bayard. 2:l2h; Lightning, 2Il
Mahogany. 2:l2H; Maud c.. 2:l5; Miss Ida, 2lo74
Nelly W.. 2:14i.; Nyanza 2:l2%; Sally Simmons
a1sis: San Pedro 2:141: Silicon. 213ia. and Soiong
2:lslI. and they give New-York list Of fast ones
which Boston. Chicago. Philadelphia and CleVeiahd
all combined could scarcely equal
II is rather surprising in view Of the fact that
an many hish-cass horses are owned in the metrop-
oils that few of them trained at home, and
that none of the master reinsmen OF the country
make Fleetwood Park their headquarters Inc TACT
remains however. that Major ;. l. DlcK'hsor
William Simpson, A. b. Darling, Peter Duryea
William Kelly and other prominent owners nearly
always send their best horses away from nome
of,en as far west as Cleveland and Terre Haute
70 be prepared for their campaigns. while most Oh
the famous drivers OF the country keep away from
New-York The explanation undoubtedly Is tha'
horsemen object to Fleetwood Park as training
ground for trotters and PAGERS OF extreme speed
he decline
mole and the corresponding climb in the last hall
nor is the soil what 1t should be- one OK tae ,tI
prominent trainers In the craft recently gov IN.
as his reason for not training at FLEETWOOD next
season: .s,o o.. ,,o doun hill or I'D hill
asa tn a the os said az 81 Re makes dcu
to balance horse and mighty easy TO n'sre fa TIN
that can get Tsnts nsn could
e rGrk X trained at Fleetwood would be deren
t tnacE around o. ade! New-York'
FLEETwOoDs DISADVANTAGES.
well-known turfman who controls about the
heat string of horses the trottng turf gave the
same reasons few days ago for sending MS horses
out West to be trained He said he would prefer
TO have them here where he could see them WORKED
without having make Journey OF 900 miles or
more to reach the training ground but ne d.dn
like the hills the footing at Fleetwood' , dneae
much doubt that he nnaTx 1 1o, a%e
double II the track and equipments were up 10 inc
modern STANDARD W etn tine s aS e opening
the training season at Fleetwood for the iast TWO
Sd ns addona GS eS SSg r the
I'm tbs period the Driving Cub has received from
sbeds Members s Of the club have paid into the
treasury about $4,000 more for the privileges OF
S sae pack IN nG rental Of 500 Here is an
OF 75Oo annually independent OF the pror n on rne
of 81 800 in 1894 and which would have been cquay
as large last season but for some extravagant eX-
N
The club Melted upward of ST. 900 Its early clos
ing stakes last year. the entrance fees exceeding
the amount paid out to the winners by this amount,
and with iudicious management the Grand circuit
meeting would have been quite as prohtanle s IL
was in 1894. despite the loss Of all revenue from
AVOIDED by the Executive Committee this year.
and there is every promise of prosperous season for
the Driving Club in 1896.
NEW TRACK NEEDED.
This encouraging financial success has led many
New-York horsemen in and out OF the Driving Club
IN beleve that the time is ripe for building a new
track for the somewhere in the metropolitan
district. The main thing is to ma suitable site
II is said that the money can be raised tract OF
ground large enough for mile course and accessible
by rail and road can be secured on % I
Every racecourse thus far built about New. 1orH
serted and the chances are that when the trottine
horse men make a move IT VIII De 10 TRACK .
on purchased ground. The best site for the contem
plated course would be somewhere near the north
ern terminus OF the Harlem RIVER SpeeawaS, wael
the who drive on the rOdu anu tiie
the Suburban Riding and Driving Club could ma :
convenient meeting place. There is hardiy ehouei
available ground anywhere along the Harlem u
admit Of laying outea mile track however, ana ah'
district Morris PARK Is by many ' f ~
to be the right place for permanent home TOT th'
trotters.
KEEPING BEARS OUT OF CORNFIELDS.
From The London Daily News.
In the district OF Rachinsk in the Trans-C eau
casus. bears regarded the worst enemes; %
cobs to ripen comes round the population TAX AK