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Show END OF MORRIS PARK. Negotiations Pending Which. Will Close the Track. NEW YORK. Oct 22. Negotiations have been practically completed between A. H. and D. H. Morris and representatives representa-tives of tho different racing; associations about New York City which will mean the end of Morris park so far as racing is concerned. In the complications arising from the announcement recently made by the owners of the race course that there would be racing at the "Epsom downa of America" despite the fact that the Westchester Racing association is to go to Belmont park, the new track on Long Island, the other racing associations are raid to have got together and formed a pool which will pay to the owners of the track tho rental formerly paid to them by the Westchester association. This means the payment of a sum approximating ap-proximating J50.000 for a year at least, and for that time the splendid race course will be Idle. The duration of the agreement Is not known, but another year will probably find land values much higher at Morris park, enabling the owners to realize handsome returns by cutting up the site Into building lots. For ten years the Westchester Racing association has had a lease of Morris park from the proprietors to what was to be a rental equalling 2 per cent, on $2,000,000. Its spring meeting was really the opening of the Metropolitan racing season, Its rich stakes and plates brought forth the best horses of the year, and the attendance always included includ-ed a large crowd of society leaders. |