Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-23
Supt. Wilson's Force Narrow
ing Things Down.
GE1TISGRFADY FOR IHE July RACES
A Grsphic sketch of the Great
New Grand Stand.

GETTING READY FuR THE RACES.
Everything at the state fair grounc.
b hustle aud hustle. not that kind
which brings disorder and confusion
but well regulated "hustle," such q.
byinrs chaos into order, and all this II
being done by the energetic manager
IN charge In order that everything shall
b. In readiDes for the race meeting t.
b given under the auspices OF the
Oregon Breeders and Speed association.
July 4tb, 9Th. 9Th. and 7,h. The new
regulation mile track 10 fast assuming
the appearance Of speeding course,
the superior of which will be hard to
find, when fully completed. II will be
: grand sight for the thousands that
ought to patronize the races to see the
6yiug racers head into the broad 81 foot
stretch and make the fight for victory
urged on by steel, spur and rein, or to
see the noble trotter come steadily
through to the flush, fighting each
Inch Of the way until the wire Ii reached
aud victory is won. The man or woman
who can see q close finish made by
two or more horses without making
their blood tlngle, Ii certainly lacking
that which goes TO make life happy.
n the weather keeps good, which 1t
bids fair 70 do. some Of those sights
can b sseu on July 4th, 9th, 9th and
7th. At the present time there are
about thirty teams at work on the
track and nearly double the number OF
men besides the large host Of mechanics
1t work on the buildings 10 course
OF construction. Nearly all the rough
work such ~ grading, filling and the
throwing up Of the turns Is all complet-
"a and an army Of men are now kept
busy putting on the finishing touches.
Trose who have not visited the grounds
since the work commenced will be sur
prissd to zee the great Improvement the
Association has made since they COM
menced work few weeks ago. Be-
side the great improvement that the
shape of the new track affords, its To-
cation 10 far superior to that OF the old
one. The long and broad stretches run
north and south aud the easy quarter
mile turns, well and evenly thrown up.
Join these stretches at points selected be.
cause OF the desireability Of the soil.
The grand stand, building that will
impress the visitor with the feeling tina,
large crowds usually attend races In
Oregon, faces east and IL some 3v0 feet
long. Tho occupant can feast his or
her eyes on tho rich prairies Of Marion
ccunty aad In the distance be refreshed
BY the sight Of the snow capped peaks
a Mt, Hood and Mt. Jeffenon. This
will be especially beneficial to the
young man or maiden who has ven-
tursd his or her weeks wages on sure
tip aud when the horses come flashing
by the wire snx.ously looks for
the colors that they expect
OF be first. Then will the sight OF the
beautiful snow have cooling effect on
their feelings, for their favorite Is last.
The grand stand will be comfortable to
cit Ia - we'll ~ convenient In Its loca-
tion, the seats will DO arranged with
backs, 10 that there will not be the con-
slant danger Of being walked oyer NJ
was the case with the old seats under
the grand stand. Out Of sight but con-
venlsnt TO all will be found the restau.
rant, saloon and pool room aud the 80
fsst bstween the stand and the track
will bs on an incline and afford stand.
tng room for many hundreds. without
having the one In front interfere with
the enc Ia his rear. Superintendent
Jpo. Q. Wilson 10 at the track early and
late seeing that nothing u left undone
with The important work. Whilst
thoss engaged In building the track
end The building, the horsemen located
a the track are by no means idle for
they ars ~ anxious to have their pets
roady for the races ~ Superintendent
Wilson = anxious 10 have the track
oomploted. The trsiners are still using
The old track but by Thursday or FRI
Ilay they will commence 10 use the new
pnA There are ut present some 81
horsss being prepared for the races and
ooassd II the grouuds. A full list II
|nme VII bs given Ia our next issue.
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