The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-10
a KITE TRACK.
A. W. Dennison OF FL Dorado Offers SOD O.
wards the Building of one.

for Wichita, Mr. a w. Dennison OF III
Dorado writes the following encouraging
letter to W. 2. McNair, secretary of the
Southern Kansas Fair association:
Ell DORADO Kan, Jan, 30, 1892.
W. P. McNaIr. Esq, Wichita. Kan.
Ny DEAR FPIEND-While in Wichita
week ago | learned there some talk OF
building and coupling kite mile track az
Wichita
As one of the Kansas breeders / am in
terested largely in this matter and would
like to know if it is likely to be consul
mated. / also want to say to you II such
track is to be built ! want the privilege
Of being the first person to put down
subscription Of one hunfired (l00) dollars.
Pardon me if l suggest to you some OF
the reasons why neither Wichita or the
Kansas breeders can afford to procrastl-
nate in this affair.
Wichita is the largest city in Southern
Kansas. It has the best railroad facilities.
1t also has equal natural advantages win
any place, aud superior to most, I'D tnat
you have the porous soil underlaId with
water near the river and plenty Oh clay
near for the surface of the track.
The first city that builds a first class
kite track equal to the Independence,
Columbia or Stockton VIII OBTAIN the
| prestige of the whole state, and if the
the track kept in good shape during the
whole season the number of horses sent
| there for training would certalDly be very
| large Had Wichita such track would
send from twelve to twenty there TINS
spring. You would also have a better
| class of horses at your meetings ana many
more of them, and your attendance both
from home and abroad would be very
| largely increased. The success OF the Kite
tracks already in existence must Ger
| tainiy commend these statements TO you
as facts This is the latest style and, IKE
new spring bonnets, the people must have
it. am aware that several associations
who have now regulation tracks contend
the kites will never satisfy the spectators,
but the entry lists and gate receipts of the
kite track associations would indicate that
the public and the owners know what
they want better than the men who don't
want 10 be compelled to build new tracks
or buy new bonnets.
Every breeder of light harness horses is
also interested in this enterprise and
should give it their hearty support We
know it is a faster track and we know
fast records are the key TO success A
record on a half mile track has no value
over that made on a mile track ana
record on regulation mile track has no
value over one made on Kite track L
mean in popular opinion, OF course. AS
| record of 2l5 on the kite track at indie
pendence, Iowa, and Delmarch made a
race record OF PIP on a regulation track.
| The champion race record Is always spoken
of as being held by De.march and Nancy
Hanks jointly. Nothing succeeds ike
success"
cleveland used to be considered the
fastest track on earth and every one went
there for fast records. Last year many
horses were shipped through Cleveland TO
Independence for fast records.
Wealthy breeders shipped their horses
| from the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
! to so TO Independence Iowa, and Column
bia, Tenn, to get to the fastest a, tracks on
earth. | believe Wichita has
more natural advantages than
either place and that the track
could be built and equipped for less than
I would ship the horses of Kansas breeders
to either track for one season. Further,
very many of our breeders are financially
unable to ship so far aud be to so much
expense in order to obtain as last RECORDS
as their stock merits.
1t is very discouraging for our breeders
to attempt to compete with other states
that have better facilities of any kind than
| we do. Our stock may have equal merit,
but. being compelled to perform over
tracks say five seconds slower, our horses
are considered five seconds inferior to
] AUOIueI bhiLe5t Si'CON - iiis'NAS AAN
faster on first class footing than upon
| rough or soft tracks, and it not only costs
Us more money to procure the same
amount of speed but our stock are be
lieved to develop more slowly. We must
have a smooth surface and firm but elastic
footing to make vearlings trot IN 2:-314
| Now. Wichita people have an opportunlty
to help every breeder in the west and al
the same time make money and prestige
for themselves.
The question is, will she do so? From
what l know of the enterprise and push o.
your citizens believe she will.
Every breeder in the west Is identified
with you in this matter and l believe mos
OF them will subscribe stock
Get this matter properly before you
people and the breeders. and / believe you
! will have a kite-track built ready to worl
on bv April -. 1892, at the fartherest. 4
this is started l hereby authorize you K
subscribe for me aud in my name the sun
of one hundred 900 dollars as capita
stock in the enterprise.
Respectfully yours.
a W. DENNIsoS.