The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-07
WILL Be 300 HORSES
AT LEAST THAT MANY RACERS FOR
THE FAIR LOOKED FOR.
WILL BE PLENTY OF STALLS.
GENERAL MANAGER MOORE DIS
CUssEs FAIR MATTERS.

Contract for the Canton Carnival
Company's Midway show May Be
Closed To-day-Mr. Moore Consid-
ers the Aggregation superior TO
That of the Bostock PeopIe-WhiIe
in Atlanta the General Manager
Had a Talk About Racing Matters.
Believes That Most of the Race
Horses There VIII BE Shipped to
savannah-NO Reason why "A Horse
show should Not BE Had Here.
A contract for the Canton Carnival
Company to exhibit its midway attrac-
items at the State Fair may be closed
to-day. General Manager A. B. Moore
has had conference with Mr.. Frank
Gaskell, representing the Carnival
Company and 1t would seem that nego
tiations have advanced to a point
where there is likelihood of trade be-
ing made.
Mr.. Moore said yesterday that he
considers the attractions of the COM
pany such as to give satisfaction to
whatever sight-seers might take in the
midway features of the Fair. In fact,
Carnival Company offers superior adj
vantages over the Bostock- Ferari ag-
gTegation, with which negotiations
were opened. No agreement could be
reached with the Bostock people, how
ever, SO the Fair Association found it
necessary to look elsewhere for a mid
way show.
The general manager believes that
the Fair is sure to succeed. I. He looks
a int
that has been manifested by counties
all over the state proving conclusively
to his mind that there will be a great
many visitors. This impression was
given added strength by what he heard
last Friday, when he was in Atlanta
He discovered that there is interest in
| that section in the show that Savan-
nah is to give the people of the state.
While in Atlanta Mr.. Moore met the
gentlemen who are managing the Fair
that is to open in that city this week.
| There were number of matters of
common interest to the two fairs that
were to be considered, and he was well
repaid for the time and trouble of his
trip.
The preparations for the horse show
| to be given in Atlanta impressed Mr..
Moore. He said that Atlanta is better
| equipped to give a horse show than is
New York, and the affair seems certain
| of success. There are now some 600
horses stabbed at the Atlanta Fair
| grounds, about 200 of which are to be
shown for the prizes offered. The re-
naming 400 are race horses, and the
majority of them will be brought to
Savannah. Some of the racing stock
will go to Valdosta after the Atlanta
Fair closes, coming here from Valdos-
Ia, while others will be shipped direct
| ly to Savannah and stabbed here to
await the opening of the State Fair.
Mr.. Moore said he is confident that
there will be at least 300 race horses at
Savannah. The number may be con-
siderably greater. He is convinced
/ that there is not enough stable room
for the horses that will be here, and
more will be provided. Mr.. e. P. Cup
| till, the contractor. who erected the
Fair buildings, has completed his con-
tract, and is now employed upon cattle
sheds. After they have been finished
he will build additional stalls for race
horses. Mr.. Moore said that there will
be all the room needed, as there is
plenty of ground for the erection of
| stables.
The Fair will open on Nov. s. one
month from yesterday. The work of
preparation is we'll in hand, and there
is no reason to believe that there will
be anything left unfinished when the
/ GATE Tor the opening arrives. Inc
grounds have been made practically
ready. The race track is ready, save
] for a shallow drainage ditch that is
| to be dug about the inner periphery.
This will not take many days. OF
course more work is to be done on the
track, but 1t will be simply of the
sort that is usual on all tracks when
| there is to be racing meet. Rolling
and scraping is always necessary, and
nothing will be left undone to insure
the best results for the track.
Considerable leveling and grading
about the grounds was found neces-
sary after the tracks and the build
ings were finished. This has been done.
The grounds are just rolling enough to
be attractive. Quite a number of
visitors went out yesterday, as on ev-
cry Sunday recently. and it was clear
to them that adequate prepare tions, SO
far as the grounds are concerned,
have been made for great show.
Mr.. Moore's attention was called to
| the desire that has been expressed by
some Of the local horsemen for a horse
show. He thought well of the plan.
but did not understand why people
should be trying to have a horse show
made a feature of the Fair, when one
is already provided for He directed
attention to the premium list, which
shows a combination stock and horse
show. The general manager said that
the Fair Association did not purpose
having such a. horse show as is to be
given by Atlanta, but that one could
easily be had during the day Entries
for the horse show or exhibit may be
made by any Savannahians or others