The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-01

The race track at Wichita will soon
be trod by some of the most celebrated
trotters of the country. Six Of the fast
est racers of the country will be at the
fair grounds within the next thirty
days.
At the head Of this string of racers
stands Graceful George. with a record
of 2:07, and Mack with a record of 2:11.
While the other four animals all have
a record Of 2:2O and better
The cause of the animals being re-
turned to Wichita, which will in the fut-
ure be the permanent headquarters of
j. S. Morris, their owner, was the re-
suit of long suit at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
which was decided in favor Of the plain
tiff, j. S. Morris of the Cherokee Stock
Farm VS.. Charles Hubbard and the
sheriff of Minneha county, South Da-
kota.
S. B. Amidon returned Monday from
South Dakota, where he had been en-
gagged for three weeks in trying the law
suit, above named The property in
volved are said 10 be the six fastest
racers in the west, and are the same
horses that We're attached in the Wich-
Sta courts some years ago, and the case
has been pending in the courts ever
since.
Mr.. Amidon won the case and the
horses viii be returned to Wichita by
j. S. Morris, who will place them in
training at the Wichita track
1t was also learned yesterday that the
fair grounds had been leased from
Thomas G. Fitch, the custodian, by W.
r. Dulaney, in the interest of a num-
Der of horsemen, and the track will be
made one of the best training courses
In the country.
The leasing Of the fair grounds will
not interfere in the least with the meet
ing of the state fair, as Mr.. Dulaney is
one Of the supporters of the fair associa-
ton, but that the leasing of the grounds
Is solely for the purpose of putting out
Inducements to make Wichita the great
training center of the United States,
and it is hoped that this viii scatter a
large amount of money among the far
mers and citizens Of Wichita.
When Mr.. Dulaney was seen with re-
ference to his lease, and asked as to
what effect his leasing the grounds
would have upon the state fair associa-
ton. he said:
II guess it will go right along My
renting the grounds will in no way in
terfere with the state fair and when
the time comes for their meeting / viii
step down and out and the state fair
association Will walk in. / have always
been friendly to the association aCld |
would not put any obstacle in the way
Of 1t. j would rather help Ii along"
We'll, 1 had two objects in view i'm
renting the grounds. In the first place
that track down there is the best in the
state and I WANT it kept up. That is one
reason, but there is another I don't
know as 1t is proper to speak of that,
but 1 guess 1 will.
you know J. 3. Chandler has had
some trouble with the National Trottfng
association, and at present he stands
temporarily suspended. believe he will
be able TO make it right, at least / hope
he will. But in the meantime the track
here being in the association there is a
question whether Chandler could drive
his horses on it IL anybody should enter
am objection. Well you see 1t is not an
track now. 1t is a private
track
IT ATTENDED the great races in differ
emit places last summer and I observed
closely the men who held the reins on
the fast trotters and PAGERS and made
up my mind that J. B. Chandler is the
greatest driver and trainer of trotting
horses in America today.
II have some pretty good horses Of
my own and 1 want Chandler to drive
them and l intend that he shall have
track to drive them on if 1 am able to
get It know just enough about horses
to know when they are properly train
ed and / want to tell you we want to
keep ]. B. Chandler here with our other
expert horsemen. There is nothing in
breeding good horses unless you have
somebody who knows how to drive
them"