Wichita eagle., 1888-05-29
THE INAUGURAL MEETING.
Extensive Preparations for the June Races by
the Interstate Fair Association.
The management of the Wichita EXPOSE

The management of the Wichita EXPOSE
ton and Interstate Fair association is leay-
ing no stone unturned to insure a success
full meeting at the June meeting beginning
June 5th and continuing until the evening
OF the 9th. The entries for these races
have been much more numerous than the
management anticipated, and in addition
to this welcome fact the horses entered are
of the best in the country, nearly all OF
them having reputation FOR speed in the
in the respective classes for which they are
entered. Several stables from Denver, To
peka and Kansas City viii be here, all at
tracted by the liberal purses and the splen-
did mile track Of the association.
The track is given up as most perfect
and beautiful one and is given up by all
the turfmen who have seen it as being the
finest in the state. The association has ex-
pended large sum of money in perfect
ing the track and now has the proud salts
faction of knowing that it possesses the
best race course in the state on which the
most noted horses in the country will con-
| test for the s., 900 in premiums offered by
the management When the grounds
were first secured by the association they
presented an almost dreary waste of sand,
relieved here and there by few shade
trees only Now the same are improved to
such an extent as &c be scarcely recognized
as the same premises of some months
ago.
The plans and purposes of the associa-
ton are TO establish a permanent and
grand exposition for the great southwest.
A place where the agricultural resources
of the state, the industrial arts and the
cattle growing interests can be exhibited
and represented at one great, grand gath
ering of the people in each and every year.
To establish this the Wichita Exposition
and Interstate Fair association was organ
lied. The gentlemen forming the COM
pany recognized the fact that they were
shouldering big undertaking and that
success could only be attained by the CO
operation of the people having the welfare
of the city, county and state generally at
heart. Satisfied that they would receive the
assistance of the public they took hold
of the MATES with will and in spite of
many obstacles have placed it on a footing
that only now needs the encouragement
and backing of the people to make the ex-
position grand success in every par
ticular.
Buildings in character with the purposes
of the association are to be erected as early
as practicable, seperate departments being
provided for the arious classes to be eX
hibited, and when these are completed,
Wichita will have permanent institution
of which it may well be proud. The man
agement have through the means of a
paper under it's auspicies the generous
press of the city and trades display and
street carnival, thoroughly advertised the
exhibition all over the country and the
benefits to be derived from such will be
shared in by every citizen of Wichita and
the county of Sedgwick at large.
The coming race meeting Is simply q
preliminary to the great exposition to take
place few months later, and the people
of Wichita can aid the same in larger
measure by giving it their sanction by
generous attendance during the five days
set apart for the same. 1t is essentially a
Wichita enterprise, inaugurated for the
benefit of it's people, and the latter will no
doubt appreciate the same by giving the
meeting the honor Of their presence and
encouragement.
THE EXPOSITION TRACK.
Thefollowing official account speaks for
itself:
The State of Kansas, 800
County of Sedgwick,
We, the undersigned, Thos. A. Bayley
and f. +. Bate, civil engineers in the City
of Wichita, Kansas, hereby certify that we
laid out the race track of the Wichita Ex-
position and Interstate Fair Association,
that the same is built according to the
plans adopted by the American Trotting
Association.
That wa haya measured and tasted the
length of the track since its completion
and that it is an exact mile measured On
a line three feet outside of the inside
fence. THos A. BAYLEY.
E. f. BATE.
Sworn to andsubscribed before me this
2Sth day of May, 1888.
GEO. A. BAYLEY, Notary Public.
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