The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-31
A PEEP AT THE NEWS.
Interesting Items From a Busy City
Put Pat
BY Joe" the "News-Democrat" Special
Reporter.
ALLIANCE, Dec. &c.
HORSE TALK.

HORSE TALK.
1t has been a perpetual source of regret
in the minds of a large proportion of our
citizens that the well located aud beauti-
ful old fair grounds we're not secured,
either by the city or some private corpora
tion for fair purposes or such other
amusements as from time TO time require
grounds of this nature. But this oppor-
tunity has passed, the elegant site is now
plated as a part of the city and most of
the beautiful lots sold for building pur.
poses, Later on other sites well adopted
to this purpose have been considered by
the friends of the enterprise, among
which was Rockhill's Grove, with some
adjoining lands. An energetic move was
made during the last season to form a
company to secure their ground. half
mile track was surveyed by a civil engi-
neer from Salem, but some little hitch
arose by reason of the necessary grounds
being owned by different parties, and
some OF the intending stockholders being
a little tardy in coming to time, At this
iunctuTe one OF the Alliance papers pub
fishes an assuming squib to the effect
THAT the hOrsemen in and about Alliance
would like to have suitable lot of ground
and track upon which to train and han
die their horses, but would like the citi-
zens of Alliance to build il for them.n
This made the leading horsemen in about
the city "red.headed," and they at once
joined hands and built beautiful half
mile regulation track on the lands Of +.
G. Walton situated on the state road one
mile east of Mt. Union, and about two
miles from the Alliance railroad station.
No plot of ground could have been found
anywhere better adapted by nature, il be-
ing perfectly level and the soil peculiarly
adapted for the purpose. A beautiful and
perfect hedge fence of Usage orange en-
closes the track and one would almost
imagine it had been grown for this express
purpose.
The material for the building Of thirty
good box stalls is already upon the ground
and will be erected in the early spring.
The track will then also receive the finish
ing touch, when il will no doubt prove to
be one of the very best and fastest half
mile tracks in eastern Ohio. On II will
be trained about twenty-five or thirty
local horses, which in point of building
and individuality, are second to none in
the state, as those of the number which
have already been trained have proved
their worth by the amount of money they
have earned and the records they have
placed opposite their names.
Emery Miller, proprietor of Alliance
Stock Farm, will have on his string:
Frantic, 226H, by Strathmore.
Hurxthal, by sultan, dam by Almont, 80.
Wandu, by Strathmore, dam by Ken
lucky Prince.
Sadie McGregor, by Robert McGreSor,
dam by Egbert,
Eva, by Egbert, dam by Monroe
Chief, &c.
In Prof. Armstrong; string will be
found Atwood, :27h, by Nutwood.
A three year old by Alcantara, dam by
Happy Medium. Another one by Guy
Wilkes, dam Daisy Gardner 2:2S. Mr.. L.
c. Walton will have the famous Kitty
Bayard 2:2iA, Oliver Bayard and several
other good ones, guided by the skillful
hand of Billy Smith who so successfully
Piloted her to victory 80 many times last
season.
Les Atkins, the energetic young horse
man of this city, will be represented by
the dun gelding A. j., 2:37; Handy Andy,
2:3l, and a very promising hlly two years
old, by Bayard. There may be number
of other flyers of celebrity which will
practice their PAGES on this track, the
names of which have not been given.
So the Alliance horsemen expect to be
in it with both feet in '92 and ali lovers OF
nice stepping are highly elated over the
next seasons prospects for amusements
of this kind. The new race track will be
an elegant place to spend a few hours oi
leisure on a spring morning, get a sight OF
the fancy steppers and enjoy the fun with
the boys.
ALLIANCE, Dec, 20,