Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-01
9. Two-forty class trot, purse. 500.
10. Free-for-all trot, purse, $500.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
IL. Free-for- all pace. purse, $50.
II. Two-thirty class trot. purse, $50.

10 Free-for-an trot. purse, $500.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
Ii. Free-for- all pace purse Sl5Q
L. Two-thirty class trot purse, $50.
In addition to this there will also be BIZ
cycle race in which there will be 40 starters.
One OF the contestants will be lady, who
re uses to give her name, but who says that
with 40 yards start she will come out
winner The price of admission will be %
cents, with quarter additional for seats in
the grand stand.
PECULIAR HISTORY.
The history of the association is a pecu-
liar one. 1t started with an informal talk
last spring between such leading men as
Squire r. S. P. Mccall, DR.. W. II. INC
Cullough, and H. W. Flick. The original
idea was to have but race track for local
horsemen, but the project grew until it be-
came a venture for first-class county fair.
Under the name of the Tarentum Agricult-
ural and Driving Park Association it was
granted a charter last May by Judge Collier
but it is a corporation without profits. The
capital stock of $40, 900 was divided into 400
shares of S25 each. Squire Mccall doomed
the affair from the start, and enlisted many
of his Pittsburg friends in the enterprise.
Among them are William Finn, Police
Magistrate John Gripp. ex-Mayor Mccall
lin, Clerk of Courts David McGonnigle,
Coroner Hener Mcdowell, 7. j. Stevenson,
of A. M. Byers & Co., and William Nc
Cleary. Work was commenced in May, and
although all is not finished, it is expected to
be done by tomorrow. The only trouble
anticipated is that the workmen will refuse
to work on Labor Day, but Squire, Mccall
says that if they do hs will hustle ior men
on the outside, and the work will be finished
in time.
The officers of the association are as fol-
lows:
President, II. NJ. Breckenridge; Vice Presi-
dents, L r. Hartley and ]. r. Harrison; Sec
Tsfa Wilson; s Board of Manaeers r Mccall,
II. w. Flick, W. II. Mccullough, G. A. Nc
Williams. j. c. Stewart. VII. Camp and w.
Pansp
Assistant Marshals, John A. Walter and r. B.
Norris.
Superintendenrs of Departments-Horses
+. j. Harrison and James Hazlett; cattle.
Robert kennedy and Richard Bird; sheep and
swine, G. E. Westerman and ]. E. Johnston;
grain, W. A. Marvin and George Johnston;
vegetable, L. M. Stephens and E. HARRISON;
fruit and flowers. H. NJ. Breckenridge and J. +.
Harrison; poultry, J. K. Clark and JOHN
Pressly; farm implements, 6. w. Goldinger
and w. Goodwin; bicycle, James Staley: educa-
Floral Hall Committee-Mrs G. L. Gal
braith, Miss Ollie Noel, Miss Marte Karns
Miss Carrie Montgomery, Mrs. Charles Reb-
hun, Mrs. Mary Field. Miss Lou Suevener, Miss
Maggie Boyd and Miss Nellie Kipp.
INTENTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
Said Squire Mccall yesterday while
speaking of the affair: "We started out on
practically nothing, but now we intend to
make the Tarentum Fair the greatest in
Western Pennsylvania. All the money
that is taken in will be expended on the
grounds. Next year we propose to take in
ten more acres on the east and erect an i'm
mense machinery and industrial hall. 1t is
also the intention to build hotel to accom-
modste about 40 people at the main entrance
and keep it open the year round. 1t would
make good summer resort and believe it
will be literally patronized.
I'VE have two drilled wells, each of
which are 101 feet deep and the water sup
ply cannot be excelled anywhere. We in
tend to make feature of the educational
department. We have already been noti-
fed that all the premiums offered in that
line will be competed for this year and
more premiums in that line will be offered
next year. Altogether cannot see how
the fair will be anything else than a sue
cess