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! ■ t v r . e :. n • ■ n t s t It t s to o h s i 11 11 is m d to 0 1 e ■ e 1- .v " be • •• i- 1- AT WORK ON NEW TRACK. Construction of Ottawa Jockey Clubs Course Going Forward — Organizations Ambitious Plans. Ottawa, int.. January 22.— The Ottawa Jockey Club has already started work on its new plant, situated on the Aylmer road, five miles from Ottawa and within twenty minute- of the Pai liameul build ings by street car service. His Royal Highness. the •Covernor Cen. lal. has given hi ■ consent, ami the grounds will be known as "Coiinaught Park." Work is being rushed am! it is expected that the park will U- ipleted by August 15. The Otiawa Jockey flub ha- been allotted dates by the Canadian Racing Associations from Sep tember 21 to 26, inclusive, ami after this year it will hold spring ami fall meetings regularly. His Royal Highness, the Duke of Obnnaugbt, will act as honorary patron and the addition of the Ottawa track to the Canadian circuit completes a strong chain, txtin.ling from Wind-or to Moiitre.il. tlere-t toforc many horsemen have passed up the Blue Bonnets meeting beeanae of lbs long jump from Windsor to Montreal, but with racing al Ottawa the gap will be broken anil the eircatt will lie far stronger. The Ottawa club is spending 880,000 on its new bowse, which is ou the Quebec -id,- of the provincial line. It will make the Canadian capital one of tin- laapoftaat racing center- of Canada. Hundreds of American horses will take pari in the autumn meeting, the manager being Mr. Albert Roorback, of Buffalo. The sdvisory board includes sir Charles Fltspatrick, sir Frederick Bordea, Hon. Clifford Si f ton and other prominent Canadians. Mr. Hal B. McGlvcria, a former mtwrbtr of Par- liainenf. is president, and the vice presidents in elude Hon. Senator Belcourt, Mr. Fred ailing ami Controller Stewart Mac Clenaghan. Ottawa ha- been Irving for years to secure BMBB- bershlp in the Canadian Racing Associations and now that it is in. tin- sportsmen of tin- capital in t.-ml to make the Ottawa Jockey Club a huge -in - e.ss. Hi- Royal Hlgl — . th.- Duke ..I Vmnaught. will preside ai the formal opening of Oonnaught Park in September next.
