Evening star., 1901-01-17
NO WINTER RACING
Probabilities Remote for the Monte
Carlo at Chesapeake Beach.
IMPROVEMENT COMPANY AFFAIRS
Capitals IS Behind Concessions Dis
satisfied With Their Managers.
RECEIN ERS ASK ED FOR

Following upon the application made
couple of weeks ago in the chancery court
of New Jersey by the Meyers brothers or
Atlantic City for the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Chesapeake Beach Improve
ment Company, aEother similar application
has bee, filed at Prince Frederick Town,
Md The petitioners for the last were the
John D. Hall Company architects. of
Philadelphia. who made the claim that the
Improvement company owed them So. AS. ~,
and that it insolvent and unable to
meet its obligations. Judge Briscoe set
January 26 as the date for 4 hearing In
this case.
Review of the Middle.
The affairs of the Improvement company.
which was incorporated in May, 1889. to
conduct amusements at Chesapeake Beach,
are apparently very mucn involved
The man financial hackers of the company
are understood to be the Meyers brothers
of Atanuc CITY who own the Chelsea and
Rudolf hotels at that resort. and VINO are
said to be among the wealthiest men theIe-
The manager Of the company Is John u
Allen of Philadelphia. The company Sc
cured a number of concessions from the
Chesapeake Beach Railway Company, which
owns all the land at the beach and con-
trolls the charter, which is said to be un-
provement Company, under these conces-
SionS, built q scenic railway, Il dancing pa
viliUn and theater at Chesapeake Beach
and then proceeded last autumn to erect a
club house and build race track. with
the intention of giving winter racing on
the latter and having something like a
Monte Carlo in the former 1t was an
nounced by Manager Allen in November
last that racing would begin December 10,
and Judges and several track officials were
selected. An application was made to the
American Jockey Club for d license, but
it was refused, and the further announce
ment was made that racing would be held
anyhow.
A considerable number of horses, whose
owners, apparently. did not care about the
outlaw sentence which participa ton in such
unauthorized racing would insure. were
taken TO the beach. Arrangements for wire
service, We'll as for a foreign book.
Were made it is understood. with the tel
egraph companies. 1t is also said that a
combination of Baltimore sporting men was
arranging to run the sporty" part of the
club house. while its other accommodations
were to be in charge of John Morland,
former proprietor of the Owen House n
this city.
Hot Old Winter Expected.
Everything looked prupi;ious for regular
old Jackson City-Alexander Island time of
ffagrantly fragrant memory at Chesapeake
Beach during the winter when the project
failure to begin operations December 10 was
said TO be due to the incomplete state of
the race track. but it slowly transpred that
the mcneyed men behind the Improvement
Company had grown weary of the Monte
Christo-like manner in which their repre-
SeutativeS in the scheme were allowed 10
be expendng money. The action Of the
Meyers brothers i'll asking receiver was
due to this condition, il is said. In their
recent petition the Improvement Company's
liabilities were placed at $4,000.
II has been rumored in local sporting cir
cles here for several days that other suits
were probable, and would be for damages
alleged to have been sustained by horse
owners vino took their animals to the rack
under representa- tions that racing would be
conducted. and VINO have been under heavy
expense since, with no chance Of possible
returns.
Railway COnpany's Position.
President Otto Mears OF the Chesapeake
Beach Railway Company stated on several
occasions that no person connected with
his corporation had any financial or other
interest in the Improvement Company other
than that involved in the granting of the
concessions enumerated. He was absent
from the city when S.ar reporter called
at the IuliWay company offices today to
aScer ain what the prospects Were for the
opening of the race track and clubhouse.
One of the minor officials of the railway
company said The prospects were TOO vague
to be considered.
"Th" Meyers are cndeavoring to straight
tE out the affairs of their company and get
things business basis" said the Off
cial. Yes. they are the capitalists most
largely Interested in The Improvement Com
Etny. The probabilities of an early settle
ment of the matter do not seem to indicate
early results. However. We have nothing
20 do with it other than the natural desire
we have for quick and satisfactory con-