The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
WIFI rnorrrn ANp rAorn
new Trsttiue Track Assurea-Lesnsisn sees to
ne Decided Upon.

ne Decided Upop.
The d~evotees OF ~trottinR here. who have been
In the dumps since Fleetwood Park was closed
owing to the uncertainty OF having a now track
for their favorite sport in time for next season,
are now in high feather over the improving con-
dition of things. with half a dozen or moro
millionaires on the newly elected Executive
Committee OF the Driving Club-one of whom,
ex-President James Butler, has offered to put
mp 100000 for n new t~rack-thero IL. no doubt
that n plant worthy of the city will be speedily
provided. Horsemen are unanimous in ox-
pressing the opinion that, taken as q whole. the
new Governing Committee Of the Driving Club
is more thoroughly representative OF tho trot-
ting interest than any other committee that has
been elected In recent years.
Alfred do Cordova, the President OF the club,
has been a trottinR enthusiast for twenty years,
and was President Of the Driving Gu about
ten years ago. With Il. II. Bovine he owned the
noted ~trotting stallion Bayonne Prince, 2:21k,
and'has now a breeding farm near Somerville,
NJ J. John H. Shuts, who succeeds Capt. c. II.
Mcdonald as Vice-President 10 one Of the most
prominent and popular patrons of the trotting
horse in America. James McClenahan, Treas
urer Of the club, has q breeding farm near that
Of John H. Shuts in westchester county. and
is considered TO be one of the best amateur
reinsmon here or elsewhere: Fred Deitz. who
nus COnbenteu 10 HI tho ulUlCulU postum. OF
Secret. ry. has been prominently Identified with
the Driving Club almost from the beginning OF
iss s5 is sSs oa sna Il a%onF T The , %Sss sG pSsSlSy
lion Directors jug, 2:2e. by Director tsiro. Of
proauced the sire Of rs Star II Pointer s,hate / / :ss n%af0 'n"'
Although James Butler declined to servo
the Executive COMMITTEES. He 10 an enthusi-
astic breeder and t%urffnan. having a large farm
n nssp. TsfiEy,9 }~r .v where ss. forty n ssmss,s are NOW 1,w In
another wealthy Westobester breeder who is a
the. President of the Board Of Health, Is the
owner of tho noted trotter Cobwebs. 2:i2.. w.
near Lexington. where Onward. Psatchen
Wilkes and many noted %trotters are kept.
w wcrld aad Il there s,siin Is pEyob is EnD Hc Ro an nhs here Sese
road better than he does, Capt. {. II; MELON:
old-time road rider and is the superintendent OF
the new speedway. The other members Of the
An important meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee will be called soon by President dc Cor
% nGta eof to oh se RFstpS g ste Ss iGq lha pFo q ses-G ss@
track. He is awake to the necessity OF prompt
action in order to insure tho completion Of the
September, and says that no time will DO lost in
making q beginning. Two sites and two PLANS
within a short time one or the other will be
adopted. EX-President Butler believes that the
S ndsp %aS 20 p soSpsn wg to BUY p the Il iin snd. Suild t Se
i fassf h snfi tR Rsrs'RRfS; a T prPSins e ehs bt Toaid then %H ss.
come a social organization, having Its headquar-
ters at the clubhouse on the track. and its mem.
bers would enjoy all the privileEes Of the course
virtually the status Of the Driving Club at Fleet,
Sers Of t the eonnmittee favor the plan Of
incorporating the Driving Club after the style
Of the Parkway Driving Club Of Brooklyn. and
manage professional harness racing. the same
admitted that valuable time might DO lost in
e ef sse cl about Mh tss o honia b ie tss Sssapi5 betope
property could be purchased or work begun.
tio or the the o swo ss stsss Tf bS James srs Sn satls SoG IS nsar
the suburban station Of Dunwoodie, on the New
York and Northern Railway. 1t is on Jerome
and a half miles Of Yonkers. It can be reached
by road by way Of the new speedway and Van
about seven miles from the Hariem River
Bridge. The ground is remarkably level and
a 4 sra eI0% eou fGfkbi Be a Built II Qu IL kfst' anal ehea ahss
would be about $40: 900. The other location Is
jerome avenue and the railroads. and. although
nearer the city. is not SO convenient OF access.
IS IS pro aaS.s I to bnllS R tSs ir et sFp Sy filing I'm T IN Sit 4
earth excavated from the Jerome Park reser-
Of the club are doubtful whether It Could be-
done at all owing. to the marshy nature of the
foundation. which. they, say. might absorb the
the experience Of a similar scheme for building
a trotting track or q polo field at Tuxedo several
years ago.
e. H. Hartman has declined to serve as Pres
ident Of the Now York State Trotting Horse
Breeders Association. AT the annual meeting
was elected without having been notified in ad-
vance. DR.. ]. w. Day. the former President,
having resigned. Vice President Jacob RUPERT
will probably call another meeting Of the asso.
citation to all the vacancy. Horsemen at this
man having declined to act as President, there
is no longer any Likelihood that the annual meet
ing of the Breeders Association will be held at
Goshen. Poughkeepsie Is likely to get it