New-York tribune., 1901-12-27
FARRELL BUYS TRACK.
THE EMPIRE CITY PROPERTY BID IN
BY HIM FOR UNKNOWN PARTIES
FIfTT1RE OF TRACK UNCERTAIN.

There was a further stir in racing circles yes
tardsv when the announcement was maoe 'h''
Frank Farrell. the poolrOom King ana i~s -.
Hall politician, had purchased the EinPi
track at Yonkers Farrell is one of the IanlrnaliS
politicians who according to report IN sPoi'iils
circles has made his barrel in the last year Vi
two. He has been prominent on the Fdiio'
tracks in this district, and is credlteu wiz 80
the boss of the poolroom syndicate. "hlon eoti-
trolls the horse betting privileges IN Ihos' u ~
gambling places in this city.
When the announcement was nrst MAJ .,,,,,orad
Farrell had purchased the track 1t was ruinoieu
that the deal had been made In the interest," - 'l
Tammany politicians who also cohuoI 'Ile "
pleted track at Jamaica. Long Island ii was au
mitted that the Long Island track could not De got
ready for an early spring meeting. and II was sup
posed that the syndicate had obtained lle Eliip'e
City track be used for meeting IN the sPiii
The rumor also spread that the 1ammauS :! !N'
cate had about decided to run races at these '"o
tracks whether the Jockey Club granted dates or
not If this policy pursued 1t would mean
that racing of the outlaw order would be conuuc'eu
in opposition the regular recognized RACING Oh
the more pretentious tracks. Such plan would
OF course furnish plenty of gambling material lot
the various poolrooms still running In this district
Last night when friends Of Farrell were seen
they denied that Farrell had purchased the track
for himself. saying that he was merely olaolhg III
the property for other parties 1t was rumoreo thdt
w c Whitney was interested in the purchase. Al
Mr. wbitney's last night il was said that he had
gone South, and nothing was known about 1he
F,unire CITY purchase There others who be
iieved that there more in the purchase OF the
property by Farrell than appeared on the surface
who considered il probable that the TamInany syn
dicate even contemplated having winter racing
in this district. which would bring to life again
the nerry-go-round racing conditions as they eX-
listed at the Guttenburg and Gloucester tracks IN
NeW-Iersey several years ago. These hippodrome
equine performances directly responsible for
the shutting down of all racing in that State
The Empire City track was constructed aEont
four years ago by the late William H. Clark then
Corporation Counsel, at cost NarlouSI! eStiiilted
at anything from $4,000 S1.GH0GG0. There is a
mortgage on property for sl20eH. held largely
bv the Washington Life Insurance Company. Far
rell Yesterday Did in the property AT s2lSU" ana
the opinion was expressed that the real purchasers
had got a bargain. Isaac Fromme, the Register OF
the County Of New-YOrk is the counsel for the
Clark estate and B. T Morgan was the auCtioneer.
The property twice advertised for sale, but
each time the sale postponed. The DiddlnE
was started at 10 m al the City Clerks office, at
Yonkers. and Farrell made the first hid Of SloeS
James NJ. Hunt who said to represent the
creditors the only other bidder and he stopped
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