Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20
AGAIN IN THE RING.
The HOmewood Racing Track
to be Repaired at Once.
A LICENSE is SECURED.
And the Stockholders Prepare to Get
in the Swim,
SOME FINE SPORT LOOKED FOR
A LICENSE is SECURED.
SOME FINE SPORT LOOKED FOR

The Homewood Racing Park will no
longer pine in obscurity as q second-class
picnic ground. The Park Association has
resolved to open its gates once more to the
sporting world. With an improved track,
club house, bar and refreshment rooms, the
association is confident that the sporting
world will bravely second its efforts to re-
vive Pittsburg's racing fame.
A meeting was held at Thomas Kerr's
office, Penn avenue, by the old stock holders,
who, through the loss of license and other
complications, were forced to give the
Homewood track up as bad job. They
were highly delighted over the fact that a
license had been granted to P. J.
Haggerty for the club house, and
the course, the entrances, stands, ETC., and
making it an available resort for gentlemen
who wish to speed their stock for their own
private qualification, and ultimately hold
ing meeting such as used to be one OF the
annual attractions of Pittsburg, where, late
in the season, the finest stock in the country
could be gathered from the various circuits
aud an enjoyable meeting be held, with all
the national attractions.
SOMETHING OF THE PLAN.
Part of the plan arranged upon was the
admission Of associate members, who will be
taken in upon a more favored nation"
scale than that which heretofore obtained,
the renovation of the stables which have
been sadly disfgured, and correspondence
with owners of racing stock throughout the
country to get dates, if possible. for the
meeting which it is supposed will
take place late in August or early in Sep
tember. Messrs. j. B. Hyndman, Thomas
II. Phelps and Thomas Kerr were appointed
a committee to make tine preliminary ar
rangements and TO report to the next meet
ing of stockholders, which will take place
tomorrow,
Magistrate Hyndman, when seen last
evening, said: "Our report will be about as
favorable as it could be, and have not the
smallest doubt that another month will find
the park training in full swing. The
necessary track repairs can be completed
In week or two. and we expect
that the total outlay on Improvements will
mt exceed 81 500. There are about 60 men,
RS of the association at present, and
L understand that there is somewhat
of rush for stock. 1 am sorry
to say that a combination of the members
has been anxious to turn the park into build
ing lots, but majority has squelched the
proposed real estate speculation. 1 don't
expect the place will pay very we'll for the
first year, but if we can keep it going
through 1881 it may turn out small
bonanza.
RAPID TRANSIT EXPECTED.
eve look forward to rapid transit line
to the grounds, and if the park proves any
thing of q success the line will come. There
is no reason why all our Pittsburg games
and sports should not have their head
quarters in the park. There is plenty of room
Tor baseball ground, not to speak of
tennis courts and cricket creases. It cannot
be long before the railroad swallows up the
old Exposition grounds, and the eyes of
baseballists will then be naturally turned
toward Homewood, as the new Mecca of
sphere-twirling.
But we have very good bird in the
hand, beside the promising ones that are
perched so conveniently in the bush. Mr..
Thomas Haggerty has secured license for
the Homewood Park Clubhouse. He has
fitted up fine bar, together with a large
dining room, two sitting rooms and kitchen
on the frst floor. On the second floor he has
prettily decorated lunch room. Those varied
attractions ought 10 draw crowds of good
people who are frank enough TO admit their
liking for a little refreshment agreeably
sandwiched between slices of sport
I'VE trust that the pool sellers will CO.
operate with the association. Their fear of
the Law and Order folks ought to be second
airy to their zeal for Pittsburg sporting.
ANOTHER KNOCKOUT.
''It has been stated that the loss of the
clubhouse license was the true cause of the
parks long desuetude. OF course. this was
one reason, but there was an other and even
greater one. 1 allude to the withdrawal of
the Pennsylvania Railroad from an
agreement they had made with us. to
run a switch from Homewood station
to the park. When we thought that aIl
was arranged, the line authorities began to
maggie with us. They wanted us to buy the
approaches to the park for the proposed
track. We had not money enough
to do this, and so the whole
project fell through. This was what
most dampened our ardor. This time, how
ever, we mean to go right straight ahead in
spite of all the companies in the world. You
fall fha ftek gS..