New-York tribune., 1900-04-23
THE RACETRACK.
RUNNING AND TROTTING MEETINGS
LIKELY AT THE EMPIRE CITY
TRACK-WORK ON MR. WHIT
NEYS NEW STARIF
NEY'S NEW STABLE.

Many reports about the future of the Empire
City track founded by the late w. H. Clark have
recently been current. 1t is thought by
person who is well acquainted with those who
have charge Of the Clark estate that trotting
| and a running meeting will be held at the Empire
City track this season the dates already set
on other dates to be decided upon by the Jockey
Club and the Grand Circuit stewards. This opinion
appears to be well founded in view of certain
cent actions of those in charge of the estate. In
the latter part of March Register Isaac Fromme.
who is counsel for the estate. and Police Commits
sioner Sexton sent for Superintendent Clark of the
Sheepshead Bay track, and asked him visit the
Empire City track for the purpose of looking
the course and submitting to them a report to
what changes he thought would have to be made
to put 1t in shape for running contests. Mr.. Clark
made very careful examination cf the track. and
then set forth in writing his ideas about what
steps were necessary to transform it into run
ming track.
Mr.. Clark was seen at his home at Sheepshead
Bay yesterday by a Tribune reporter to whom he
spoke freely about the report. THE Empire City
track is one mile long said Mr.. Clark, land more
than one hundred feet wide its entire length, and
is in superb condition. One of the changes sug-
gested that the track would be ready for the
holding of running races was to make the fences
on each side of the track higher. Another sugges-
tIon build addition the betting ring.
as the there would not be found large enough
for the accommodation of the average betting
crowd the local running courses. There is
no paddock at the track, and, Of course, said In
my report that one would have to be built. l
found there enough stables there for housing
the thoroughbreds that likely to be shipped
to the track take part in the proposed meeting.
The stables contain about six hundred stalls, all
being in excellent condition. The work of building
a straightaway there is completed, but
to finish It and make the other changes l sug-
gested would not require the expenditure of large
sum of money.
II spoke in my report of the cost of the altera-
tions suggested. The report has been in the pos
+lnGa in nha of tl,o1
Mr.. Clark for time. / incline the opinion
that trottng and running meeting will be held
there this year. and that the track will eventually
be devoted to running meetings that will be held
under the auspices of a body of well experienced
turfmen l do think that any overtures with
that end in view have yet been made but 1 be-
lieve the time is at hand for the making of
such overtures"
rison estate, at Avenue and Neck Road, Sleeps
mead Bay, which was purchased by William c.
week Part of the ramework of the stabe a
feaoy up It is said that 1t will not be long before
men are engaged on the work.
ago by a man named Hermann, and it later bes
same same me me properly OF family named Garrson
tate, 1t consists of about seventy acres, and on
One Of the buildings is the ue oPmef oecm
pied by the Garrison family, and the other build
In the stable in course of erection will be housed
by g d6 T na IS ssd t6e S being sTn ed
thoroughbreds under the care of Mr.. HiIdreth viii
be shipped TO the new stable before the early
ing at the SheepShead Bay track The stable will
be 600 feet long. instead OF $40 feet, previously
reported, and will contain forty stalls. In each
stall six inches of ashes will first be laid and on
top of the ashes will be spread five inches of soil
There Will also be built the property house
for the trainer and his 1t will be near the
stable Superintendent Clark has charge of the
work Of building the stable and the trainers house
Mr.. Whitney was at the Sheepshead Bay track on
Saturday, and while there he saw the thorough
breds belonging to him. which are being trained by
P. Winner He also looked his property near
the track; OF the horses in Trainer Winners
string which are owned by Mr. Whitney Jean
Beraud, Rush and Killashandra. According to re-
ports Jean Beraud has been doing some fast work
lately, but these reports untrue, as he
has not been asked to do anything than can
ter. Several horsemen who were at the track yes
terday. in sCeakng about the condition Of Jean
Beraud. said that they never saw him in better