, 1886-09-07
A Magnificent Track, Commodious
Buildings, and Leafy Groves.

Speeding pleasantly around the track.
the amplitude of the grounds and the
complete and substantial character of the
accommodations and improvements be-
come apparent at once. The grand stand.
with its seating capacity is over 1900.
and cityward from the stand are located the
track stalls. In these will be kept the
flyers" The track stalls are thirty in
number, and inclose a spacious Mat of
ground, something in the shape of a hol
low square. This square is for the pur-
pose OF moderate exercise, when the AMI
mails are brought from the track, the sur
rounding building breaking the wind and
thus allowing the heated and generous
blood OF the racers to cool gradually.
Still around to the southeast and
twenty double stalls appear. These are
Tor the exhibition Of fine stock horses.
Along the south side of the enclosure is
the ground selected for the erection of the
pens for the accommodation of punches of
cattle, hogs and sheep. These pens will
be spacious and convenient, and will be
built within a few days. On the west
side of the grounds are the c%ommoiious
and numerous stables for the exhibition
of blooded stock cattle. These have
been finished with an eye alone to the
comfort and convenience of their future
valuable inmates.
But a short space now remains to be
traversed before the exhibition building
is reached. This structure has been
carefully designed and neatly finished.
1t is in the form of a maltese cross, each
of the four rms forming n room in itself.
and each of these rooms measuring
twenty. four feet one way and forty.eieht
the other. The center. from which the
four arms radiate. has been fitted nm as
the scene of a grand floral display. Our
portion of the Great American Desert"
at least. has become a Land of Flow
ers."
Riding once more around the track, we
notice that the track itself is still I'M
inclosed, and are informed hat work on
the encircling fence will soon begin.
Some stagnant water is also noticed along
the inner edges OF the track, and this is
to be drawn off by the introduction of
drainage tiling.
The snrrol koops uD his seeady pace,
and at the exhibition building the track
is left and the leafy groves of the old
Talbot are entered. Here roads and
paths are lined IN all directions by trees
and shrubs. Cottonwood, box elder,
willow and maple are passed through at
every step. Inc old Ialbo residence,
empowered IN foliage has peer lifted up
as an eating place. One OF the sur
rounding groves especially luxuriant OF
shade' mas oeen devoted TO rustic pleas
ures. "A broad platform has been laid
down Tor the dancers, and picnic oppor-
tunities eiaoorately arranged.
Inns grove borders on the falr grounds
iake. ms sheet oil water Is circular In
form, and holds a pretty island In
us embrace Almost bordering on
tne iake Is a nne nursery oil
COTTONWOOD, o elder, maple, and several
varieties oil iruit trees The silver naples
mere are especially vigorous and their
soft and handsome foliage Is very pleas
ing TO the eye. Lying on one edge oil
TINS nursery, is a stone oil at least one
hundred pounds IN weight hurled to Its
present position by the force OF the ex
piosion OF the powder magazine last year
some hundreds OF yards distant.
About a quarter OF a mile oil the fence
lncloslng the lar grounds Is still un.
hnlshed' delay having been caused by The
non arrival OF lumber. This If now OF
the grounds, however and the work vii
be at once pushed to completion. The
lumber employed IN the various construc'
TONS OF the grounds has cost over hv'
thousand dollars while the outlay on thu
labor VIII probably exceed three thousanc
more. The hrst cost OF the property wa
$4,000. and the Far Association vii
spare neither money nor effort now o.
hereafter IN improving and beautliyint
their grounds. A bountiiul supply Of
water mas been secured In a ditch issuing
IRON lax Aosaraca' a mile to the north
ward ana .his water mas inteiigent ant
experienced UTILIZATION. Inc zeal, energy