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PLANS EOR OTTAWA TRACK NEW CANADIAN RACING ORGANIZATION PUR. CHASES SITE FOR ITS COURSE. Will Affiliates with Canadian Racing Associations and Inaugural Mooting Will Be Held in June Next --Directorate of Substantial Character. Ottawa, November 21. The first official announcements in connection with the organization and operation of the Ottawa Jockey Club have just been made. From time to time during the past few years rumors have been published concerning the association, but it was not until Saturday, when Albert Rohrback of Buffalo, arrived and concluded negotiations, that the club was in a position to make known its plans. Everything is now progressing favorably, and it is the intention of the directors to hold the inaugural meeting about the latter part of June next. The club completed arrangements last week for the purchase of the Stewart farm. This property is situated just west of the Uivcrmead Golf Clubs links, and consists of eighty-live acres of property that is ideal for a race track. The price was 23,-KX. The club has had a Dominion charter for some time, under which it will, of course, operate, and. in addition it will be affiliated with the Canadian Racing Asociations, an allotment of dates from which is expected within a short time. Neither capital nor labor wil be spared in beautifying the park, and it is estimated that the huge grandstand and sumptuous clubhouse, together with a large paddock, will cost in the vicinity of 7,000. Spacious lawns will be constructed in front of the clubhouse and grandstand, and there will be fully 400 stalls. The course will be a mile, with a steeplechase field. Mr. Rohrback will arrive about the middle of March to superintend the completion of the work. The selection of judges and other officials will, of course, be left with the Canadian Racing Associations. The advisory board and the directorate will include the following: Hon. Clifford Sifton, Sir Charles Fitzpatriek, Sir Frederick Borden, Hal B. McGlvern, T. O. Bate, W. H. Rowley, Alex. Maclaren, J. De St. Denis Lemolne. F. A. Gendron, C. Jackson Booth, John Enderly. John Gilinour, E. F. Fraser, Dr. A. W. Harris, Senator N. A. Belcourt. E. S. Skead, I.ieut.-Col. J. W. Woods, W. A. Gray, Stewart Mc-Clenaghen, L. N. Bate, E. S. Houston, F. W. Car-ling, G. E. Facquier,. Thomas Ahearn, W. II. Mc- lAuliffe, James K. Paisley, C. Ross, C. A. Irwin and lAlberr Rohrback. I It Is intended to ask permission of his Royal Highness, the governor-general of. .CansflfcatQ call,-the new course Connaught Parlj. jjj i I1
