Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-13
THE DRIVING PARK
As 1t viii Look When Finished--A Spleen
did Course and the Finest Stables
in the south.

Through the kindness of member
OF the Driving Park Association, a
GAZETTE reporter yesterday afternoon
had an opportunity of Visiting the
driving park and inspecting the i'm
proyements now going on there. To
one who is not familiar with the great
ness of such an undertaking or who
has not visited the ground, il is scarce
ly possible 10 convey an idea of the
amount of work and money required
to make race course and erect and
equip the necessary buildings.
The Fort Worth Driving Park
situated about mile northeast
ofthe city embraces an area of ninety
six acres, forming nearly square.
which will be enclosed by a close
plank fence twelve feet high. a num-
Der OF workmen are now engaged upon
this fence, which Is far advanced to-
wards completion. The entrance 10
the ground is the southwest corner of
the fence and consists of two gate
ways, ten feet wide for the passage of
vehicles aud two smaller Tor pedes-
TRANS. On iether side of the gates is
neat building, TO be used for ticket
offices.
AS vet but five stables. each contain
ing five stalls, and an Office. have been
erected but ii Is proposed 10 build ac-
cohmodations sufficient for at least n
hundred horses, As fully that number
are expected 10 be entered for the fail
races. These stables are n credit TO the
park They are both commodions
ana comfortable. They are well built.
OF seasoned lumber, and present n good
appearance. The association claim
mat there are none better, if there are
any as good, south of Chicago.
h Inc gFa , stand. or amphitheatre,
mas not yet been built,
out the work is being figured on and
VIII comp ence shortly, as il is in
tended to get the park in good condi-
non ana nave all necessary buildings
erected before the beginning of t6e
iall meeting, OF the tracks. for thare
are Two, one for running and the other
Ior tfottlng, TOO much cannot be said
ne running track is on the outside
ana Is spiendidly graded. 1t is lust n
mile The trotting track inside i NOT
Yll'tea mile, but is in every respect as
me course. The grading Of
th,se tracks is somewhat
different from the IA
style IN which tracks in the Sontb
~ always heretofore been graded
Inc difference consists in this: Far. |
merry tracks We're always perfectIv |
level. These are not, but slant from
me outer TO the inner side. The Object
d thls Is TO enable the horses To- 90
around the corners without losiS@
iheir speed. Vehicles travel NOR
EASILY aud the strain upon the horse i
lot so great The tracks are sixty feAt
Except the home stretch of the trottinG
curse, which is eighty feet and ro.77
%, grade them over Ss non
y y hen all the improvements which
ne association conteinplates maxim
.ne finished, tie amount exnenda5
VII foot up over Twenty-Five thomsand
loilars, but they have determined ~
ave Fort Worth tirst.class driv,no
'ark mat Will compare favorablv wit6
ny IN the South. TO do this II l.
Ieeessary 10 expend large amo,n, NJ
loney, and this the association arr ~
,liling TO do The grounds and hniid- ;
lgs VIII he finished and i'm fine con. ,,
egin here. ei' ''ie races