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OUTLINES ITS POSITION Purposes of the New Washington Park Breeders Association Big Undertaking Proposed Six SixMonths Months Ago Near Realization Ready to Begin Feb 15 In order that there will be no misunder ¬ standing regarding the purpose and plans of the New Washington Park Breeders As ¬ sociation Judge Murphy today wired from New Orleans to his representative here to make the position of that organization clear Hence the following The final day of the Hawthorne meeting Judge Joseph A Murphy announced that he had secured an option on a tract of land at Riverdale 111 on the Illinois Central twen ¬ tyfour miles from the loop bounded by 140th street north and 146th street south Indiana avenue east and Halsted street west in all 280 acres acresThe The transportation is ideal besides the regular suburban service on the Illinois Cen ¬ tral and there are seven other through roads skirting the property including the Penn ¬ sylvania th3 C E I B O Jcliet and Eastern Now York Central and the Belt Line Both the Lincoln and Dixie highways pass the property Besides all the boulevards going south it has western and eastern con ¬ nections that makes the transportation to ths track by motor ideal idealNow Now in ordar to make the plans complete at the time it was absolutely essential to put the matter up to the leading business men of Chicago in a tangible shape devising plans where an organization could be per ¬ fected that could handle a big proposition in a manner that would bring credit to Chicago Judge Joseph A Murphy explicitly stated that the club would be a Chicago product and that not one cent of stock would to of ¬ fered outside of Chicago Colonel Edward R Bradley promised that he would cooperate in every possible manner with the Chicago undertaking and a committee of horsemen also gave assurance of cooperation when the time came cameFINANCE FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMITTEEFinancing Financing the proposition came next A committee was secured of representative business men all of whom agreed to handle the money affairs in a manner tftat would bring to Chicago the finest racing plantain the world The committee selected was aa follows James E Channon John Irwin James I Naghten Mark Shanks Harry J Cassady John F Barreit Charles Wecgh man George Wienhober Joseph G Lan dauer John T Connery Joseph E Bidwell Jr William E Dee Byron W Everett Philip Henrici HenriciAt At the same time an invitation was sent out to the leading breeders of the United States and Canada asking their cooperation in building a private barn at the new plant A proposed barn and specifications were sent with the letter and requests were made for suggestions The new association agreed to pay all expenses and over 75 per cent of the letters sent out were answered and all were favorable favorableInvitations Invitations were sent to the following E B McLean Jefferson Livingston Joseph E Widener Samuel D Riddle Marshall Field ILL Commander J K L Ross J E Madden Mrs Edward Kane Thomas W Murphy John O Keene Samuel C Hildreth C L Blackford G M Hendrie J N Cam den Emil Herz Harry Payne Whitney Colonel E R Bradley August Belmont Sam ¬ uel Ross John Sanford R L Gerry Robert J Walden John H Morris Jerome B Res pess Montford Jones Harry E Sinclair Henry T Oxnard Thomas B Jones A B Hancock S C Lyne Frank J Kelly Rich ¬ ard T Wilson Ral Parr A K Macomber J S Cosdon Charles II Berryman J S Barbee Major Thomas C McDowell Willis Sliarpe Kilmer J L Rhiriock Mrs Harry Payne Whitney Thomas Piatt J W Town send and John S Wiggins WigginsSUBSTANTIAL SUBSTANTIAL SACKING SACKINGThose Those Important points were covered and next for consideration was the money to finance the proposition About fifty reputable citizens came forward and answered the call and with little noise naming judge Joseph A Murphy as sole director and put their subscription on call at any time the judge gave the word wordScott Scott C Dyer was selected to represent the organization on the architectural end and no expense was spared to get all the detailed information from tracks in Cuba Mexico Canada and in the United States Judge Joseph A Murphy had collected data for a number of years that would improve racing conditions and his ideas were followed out to the letter by the engineers and the architect with the result that a set of plans were prepared that will give Chicago one of Continued on twelfth i auej OUTLINES ITS POSITION Continued from first page the greatest race courses in the country countryA A clubhouse with all requirements restau ¬ rants grills private dining halls bath de ¬ partment Turkish vapor showers plunge gymnasium hand ball courts indoor tennis and golf courts dancing floors in fact nothing has been overlooked for the con ¬ venience and the pleasure of the public publicThe The paddock will be something new more of a flower garden with fountains hanging baskets blooming flowers and have besides a secretarys office an emergency hospital veterinarians quarters judges office joc ¬ keys quarters fully equipped with showers wash rooms laundry and all modern equip ¬ ment The grandstand will have many im ¬ provements over the stereotyped form with boxes protected from the elements modern press stand equipped with phones telegraph and radio appliances appliancesThe The tracks include a lull Derby course with a mile course with the same stretch The outdoor arrangements will be something out of the ordinary and will comprise a golf course polo course outdoor swimming and diving equipment tennis roque and quoit courts and all branches of sports for both summer and winter winterThe The horsemen breeders the plans speci ¬ fications the architecture the track super ¬ vision have all been taken care of and last but not least the money has been raised for the structure and the general expense and ground will be broken on February J5 J5This This is a wonderful undertaking witrrblg men behind it financially and with one of the bestknown and bestinformed men in the country in control It means that Chicago will bring back racing on a high plane and on a track of modem construction owned solely by Chicago people peopleThe The New Washington Park Breeders As ¬ sociation is incorporated will operate under a bonafide charter and in due time will an ¬ nounce its list of races for a meeting in June A years work has been accomplished in the past six months so there is nothing left to do but let the subsidiary company do the construction and satisfy the masses that the New Washington Park Breeders Association has come to stay prepared to live up to its promises and leave the public to judg whether or not it is entitled to recognition
