The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-27
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS,
In STlKES, PURSES, and SPECIAL
RACES,
offered by the Columbia Driving Park
For Six Day Meeting to be Held Next
Fall.

aDOutS have caused quite q lull IN al
sorts of business. But out of chaos
comes what is bound to prove the
most valuable enterprise ever under
taken here, and which will bring un-
dying fame to Columbia, Maury
County, Tennessee, and the harness
horse breeding business of the
country. The two days meeting held
over the Columbia Driving Parks
kite-shaped track Just after the Nash
vile October meeting, proved con-
clusively that We have right here in
Columbia the fastest track in the
world. The meeting was a pro-
nounced success, viewed from every
standpoint. We are just now in the
commencement of a new era in the
trotting horse business in the South,
and the Columbia Driving Park Asso.
citation this week announces to the
world 500, 900 in stakes, purses and
special races for Six days meeting
next year; which is.mOre by $4,000
than was ever given before by any
Association for a single meeting.
Heretofore the Columbia Driving
Park was owned by w. G. Jones, but
that gentleman sometime since de-
cided to organize a stock company
before another meeting was given.
A stock company to be known as the
Columbia Driving Park Association
is now being organized with $25, 900
capital. OF this amount Mr.. w. G.
Jones, and E. f. Chrisman, formerly
Of GaIlatin, have subscribed $l5, 900,
and ere this reaches our readers the
remaining $4,000 will have been sub ;
scribed. The two gentlemen at the
head of the new Association have de-
termined upon the programme which
is published below, to which races
$50, 900 is given. The Association re-
serves $l4 900 for special purses and
record breaking performances, which
amounts to the enormous sum of
800, 900. The track will be remOd-
eled, new stables built, grand stand
receive some finishing touches, i'm
mense dining hall built on the
grounds, and change made in the
present appearance of things at the
Columbia Driving Park.
This means more money, more
glory, and more prominence for our
city than the talesaof years have told.
Next year we will have thousands of
hOrsemen and strangers here from
Maine to the Pacific, and we will
have the equine stars of the world
with us. The dates of the meeting
cannot yet be announced owing to
the fact that dates are assigned the
various associations by the trotting
circuits Of which they are members.
The trotting and pacing horse in
dustry in Maury County, and
throughout Tennessee, will take
new lease of life.
E. E. Chrisman, now of Columbia,
will act as Secretary of the new
association, and all information re-
garding matters pertaining to the
next meeting can be had by. address
ing that gentleman.
The Association have been peculiar
ly fortunate in securing the services
of Mr. Chrisman. He has studied the
business closely, and his knowledge
of horses and his acquaintance with
horse men will be invaluable to
the Association. Besides he is one of
the most graceful of the many talented
turf writer's in Tennessee, and is the
regular correspondent Of greater
number of stock papers perhaps, than
any man in the state. His weekly
correspondence embraces papers all
the way from Maine to California,
and the news he can and will furnish
from here will give an advertisement
to this section that thousands OF dol
lars would not buy, and be Of untold
benefit to the county at large and to
the stock interests in particular.
Mr.. w. G. Jones, the builder of this
already famous kite-shaped track,
who is we'll known for his energy and
business sagacity, like Williams Of
Iowa, by this one bold step has placed
himself at the very front in this popu-
lar and growing business, and made
himself the talk of the horse world.
Such dash and nerve and enterprise
as he has, carries success with it, and
to make it q success for himself his
meeting must, in the way OF entrance
fees and the crowds that attend the
meeting, bring thousands upon top Of
thousands of dollars to the people of
this city and county.
We publish below a complete list OF
the purses and stakes offered by the
new Association, which, in point OF
value and liberal conditions, have
never been equaled. The program of
the six days is as follows:
FIRST DAY.
TrOtting Purse. ...............$ l,OOO
JUVENILE STAKES, $4,000
guaranteed for yearling trot-
tiers. Entrance l per cent OF
stake; $75 Jan. Is, $25 Feb 10 10 600
Pacing Purse ....... 1000
TENNESSEE STAKES, 5000
guaranteed for 2-year-old
PAGERS eligible to 2:3O class.
Entrance fee per cent. of
stake; $75 Jan. Is, $25 Feb 10 5000
SECOND DAY.
TrOtting Purse. ...............$ I,OOO
ANNIVERSARY STAKES $780,
600 guaranteed for 2-year-
old trotters eligible to 2:3O
class Entrance fee 2 per cent
of stake; 800 Jan. Is, $50
Feb. Is, $50 March H.. 10000
Pacing Prise ... 1000
VOLUNTEER STAKES, 5000
guaranteed for trOtters eligi-
BILE to 2:45 class. Entrance
fee per cent. SIS Jan. 10,
$25 Feb. 10. ............ 5,OOO
THIRD DAY.
Pacing Purse. .............S l,OOO
COLUMBIA STAKES, $1,000
guaranteed for g. year -old
trotters eligible to 2:40 class
at time of closing. Entrance
fee per cent; $50 Jan. 10,
$50 Feb. 15, $25 March IS. 5000
KENNESAW STAKES. $4,000
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