The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-31

nounced for December !. On the 10th OF
the same month, at the conclusion of the
| Benning meet, the first days racing at
| the Chesapeake track will be held.
| The clubhouse is a most elaborate af-
| fair and has been erected at most lavish
| expense. 1t is q four-story structure.
built upon bluff commanding a view
of the bay for many miles. Restaurant,
| cafe, lounging rooms, offices, and kitchens
! are found upon the first floor, and on the
| floor above, approached by wide stair
| case, are several immense rooms, which
| are to be devoted to such forms of en-
| tertainment as may meet with the APP
| prevail of the club members. The third
and fourth floors are divided into smaller
apartments. adaptable for sleeping rooms.
The most approved sanitary and electric
lighting appliances are being introduced
into the building. No expense will be
spared in furnishing the rooms The club
house is more than half finished and work
is being urged rapidly forward.
The race track is to cover the distanc e
of a mile and will be inferior to none.
Work is going steadily forward, and will
be finished in due time for the opening
date. Several OF the paddocks are already
built. and the balance of them and the
grand stand show progress. The track
mas already been leveled and properly en-
closed.
1t is the purpose of the Chesapeake
Racing Association to request admission
to the National Jockey Club. and to ra
under its rules during the months of De-
cember, January, February, and March,
and to conform to all regulations laid
down by the club. In the event that ad-
mission to the Jockey Club is denied
th@m, the association will run as an .'in-
dependent" and will extend the periGi
of racing until the month of June 1t
is not to be construed that in running as
independents that outlaw racing is in
tended. The purpose is to have clean
racing from every standpoint. and no
owner or trainer now in bad repute wi h
the Jockey Club viii be permitted 20
race at Chesapeake. Whether under the
sanction of the Jockey Club or not. the
strictest rules laid down by the Jockey
Club pertaining to racing will be adopted.
Nor does it follow that as an "indepen-
dent" track there would be brought to-
gether an inferior class of racing stock
This Will not be the condition. as the
association will be at liberty to draw
from all the Eastern and Western tracks,
gathering together horses that have met
at Harlem, Hawthorne, st. Louis, Fort
Erie, Detroit and who. this year. gave
as true runs and as well contested races
as were seen at Sheephead Bay, Morris
Park Brooklyn, or Brighton. 1t is as
serted that the horses that competed on
the Western and Canadian circuits have
run truer to form than was done on any
Eastern track.
An arrangement has been made with
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by
which, during the racing at the Beach,
the trains of the company Will be run
from and to the station of that road. The
fare will be fixed at so cents for the
round trip. as during the summer The
trip from the city to the Beach Will be
made in forty-1ve minutes.
The clubhouse and the track have both
been constructed by the Chesapeake Beach
Railroad Company. They, however. like
all of the constructions other than the
railroad, the electric lighting plant, and
the water works have been leased to the
Chesapeake Beach Improvement Company.
a corporation composed principally of Phil
adelphia capitalists. who have interested
themselves to the extent of nearly $500, 600
in the privileges Of the resort.
Since last March the Chesapeake corpor-
atoms have been operating D!ider new
charter for the Beach The old charter was
revoked by the Maryland Legislature as not
being sufficient for the company's purposes
and the present charter accords them
great measure of local autonomy. The
government is that of city, and W. j.
Pepper has been recently elected mayor.
Racing AZ the Beach will be conducted
under this general charter. The betting
ring and pool selling will be conducted at
the track under proper restrictions.