Gone Up The Flume

Dled: - At its home in this city on Saturd&y night- the Ypsilanti Driving Club - attér long sufferings froo hemorrhages of the pocket books o its memfoers, which proved the im medíate cause of the demisj. The deceased was very popuiar among a certain elass ia this vicinity aud had even gained sueh proirinence that ser moas liad been preachod on (oj against) it in at least cue of the eluirches of the city. The funeral ser vices have not yet been decided upon bv.t will probably be lield ■when the bers of the club whack up sonu 1,200 or $1,300 back rent to Hon. Samuel Post and tight over the $14 assets in the treasury. For some time past a numbër of some of the best gentlemen of the city who had organized themselves as the Ypsilanti' Driving Club, have been giving race meetings for the benefit oí everybody but th?mselves. Those wl.o liked to see the horses go around the track have been satisfied wita the Bport furnished. Those who had hovses to go around the track and wlso had the speed in front oí them to carry them witliin the money offered have had their wants supplieu. Those who have come here to attend the race meeting and never got a piece of the purse have not a kiekto cash in. The Ypsilanti Driving Chvb has an earlable rep-.itation among the horsemen as beinfr as square as any in the country. But whereas the events of this nature have been satisfactory to everybody else. they have not been to the stockholders of the Driving Club, and dividends have been like the mercury in a thermometer of a Nansen exploration party. They havj gone lown- way down- below zero. There vras some talk of giving a rao meeting here this year and severa] elï'orts have been made to cali the members of the club together to make jtrelimnary arrangements. But it seemed iTetty near as hard work to get a luorom out as it is to raise that $ö00 for a bicycle path to Ann Arbor. Fiually on Saturday riight the pushers of :he organization held a meeting, and ifter talking everything over. -.lecided o disband. Consequently tlie Driving Club is non est, and the race meeting hls year is not to be.