Show CLOSES Nean End of Famous American Derby Race One of neal Classics on American Turf Today Chicago Dec tile Wash Park Jockey chub of Chicago will I pass out of existence shortly has been received from a source that be gainsaid One of the most prominent members of the club stated that the club not only as a racing organization but as a club as vell Would cease to exist after the annual meet big of the club to be held some time this thIs month Lawrence A Young the president of the club as troll as other prominent officials of the climb refused to be in on the subject but there can be flO doubt as to the truth of the re report port In fact the statement is made that by a real estate syn dicato for the purchase of the clubs property consisting of eighty in a district of the city where land is ex valuable arc on the of completion The Park climbs greatest event since its inauguration has been the American Derby which is one of the extremely few American turf known to English The efforts made by the club in to encourage in racing largely responsible for the fame of the event abroad In that year the Duke of Beaufort sent a starter to the post in ship I Iping ping him from England to run iii this race vas beaten In recent years such prominent lean as August the late William C James Ii I Clarence It Mackay H I Whit Whitney ney H R Duryea Louis V Bell cite have made entries in time stake Since its inauguration Iii 1884 strictly speaking only one English horse has won the event Mr high class colt capturing it in 1901 He vas bred and foaled in it financial as well as sporting point of view the retirement of the J Park club be a serious blow to in time sport of kings tI club since 1854 having distributed to nearly year at lt twenty days meeting |