Wichita eagle., 1888-04-08
THE NEW EXPOSITION GROUNDS.

To tie Editor Of the Daily Eagle
DEAR SIR:-Allow me through your val
liable paper, TO say that on yesterday !
had the pleasure of visiting the new
grounds of the Wichita Exposition and
Inter State Fair Association, which Is 10
Gated two miles south of Douglas avenue
and Main street, being just outside OF the
city limits On my arrival TO the grounds,
il being my first visit, | could not realize
a. first sight the vast amount OF work
that had been done upon the grounds, ]
drove around the mile track, and | must
say that in my Judgment when this track
is completed it will not have its
equal in the west, every part of
it has been constructed in accord
ance with the specifications laid
down by the national association,
and / believe this mile track will have
more influence TO draw good horses and
men of large capital TO our fairs and ex
positions, than anything else that could
be done.
The fence around the grounds is as good
as any fair ground fence / have ever seen.
The fifty speed horse stables constructed
in accordance to the most modern plans
the system of water works will be perfect.
The hills have been graded so that you
can see the horses around the entire mile
track. A drive way has been made around
the entire track so that persons i'll car
riages and wagons can view the races.
The groves and underbrush have been
cleared up, and the grounds have a beauti-
full appearance. \ lake has been made IN
the middle of the grounds, which now has
about three feet of water III it, and shade
trees have been set out ali around it. The
amphitheatre is large and when completed
will compare with any other in the state.
Now, as citizen of Wichita who has
always had al heart the success of fairs
and expositions, and believing that they,
when properly managed, will add TO our
prosperity as much and advertise us more
than any other one enterprise, l feel like
endorsing the new Fair association, while
at first / feared they could not succeed in
making the grounds just what would
be required in every particular by the
Wichita and Sedgwick county; all doubts
are now removed, and the energy and fore
sight that has been displayed meets with
my hearty approval and | believe that
every citizen of Wichita and Sedgwickcoun
ty who will take the pains to visit these
grounds viii concur with me. | believe
that the citizens of Wichita viii stand by
this enterprise and see that nothing in the
way of financial aid will be withheld from
this association 10 complete aud beautify
these grounds, and in conclusion let me
say in regard to the June inaugural meet
ing; it can hardly fail to be "a
great success; the elegant mile track
Is drawing horses from national rep
utation from all over the country
The Overland club race meeting at Denver
closes the week preceding the meeting to
be held in Wichita commencing June 5
and the race meeting at Waldo Park, Kan
sas City, is the week after our meeting
The horses from Denver will stop over
here-and there will be several car loads of
them-and 90 from here to Kansas City,
and from Kansas City to Chicago and on
east. i think that this association and its
managers are worthy OF the confidence and
support of our citizens, and would sug-
gest that no pleasanter drive out of our
city than TO these beautiful grounds.
II. G.. ToLER