The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-27
AFTER FAIR AGAIN
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL BE
INVITED TO HAVE 1T HERE.
FAIR DIRECTORS so DECIDED.
PRESIDENT OWENS WILL WRITE
PRESIDENT HUGHES ABOUT 1T.

II Necessary, a Delegation of the
Savannah Directors VIII Appear
Before the Society or Its Commit
tee 10 Ask That Next Years FAIR
BE Held Here-It Is Relieved the
Agricultural Society VIII Accept
the Invitation without Hesita-
tion-steps Taken Looking To-
ward the Organization of n Jockey
AssOciation-This would Mean
Regular Race Meetings No
Thanksgiving Races.
Definite action was taken by the d.
rectors of the Savannah Fair Assocta-
ton yesterday looking toward the hold
ing Of the next state Fair in Savan-
nah. President George w. owens was
requested by the board to write Presi-
dent Hughes of the Georgia Agricul-
tural Society asking that the next Fair
be held here.
The matter will be taken up at once
by President Owens, as it is under
stood that there is to be either a meet
ing of the Agricultural Society or of its
Executive Committee at an early date,
when it is desired by the directors of
the Fair Association that their appli-
cation for the next Fair be considered.
The letter will set forth the advan-
tages that would accrue from holding
the Fair a second time in Savannah,
and these, coupled with the very excel
lent impression that has spread
throughout the state regarding the Fair
recently held, WILL it is thought, result
in the society jumping at the oppor-
tunity to again make this city the
place for the great event.
IF it is desired by the Agricultural
Society's president, delegation of Sa-
vannahians will wait upon the society
or its committee to lay the matter of
another Fair before it. President
Hughes will be apprised of this and,
should he suggest the advisability
such delegation from the directors
will attend the meeting at which the
application of Savannah for the Fair
will be considered.
At the meeting of the directors. were
President Owens and Directors B. H.
Levy, A. B. Moore. George W. Tfede.
man. A. s. Guckenheimer. Herman
Myers. I. A. Solomons, P. A. Stovall.
Leopold Adler and A. B. Hull. Be
sides the decision to secure the Fair
for Savannah again. if possible, the
directors also agreed upon another
matter that is of great Importance.
This was the organization of a Jockey
club or association, which will be
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mined. II is probable, however, that
the Fair Association will become the
jockey association, having the privi-
lege Of holding fairs and race meet
ings. Should the associa ton not de-
sire to embark in this enterprise, there
are enough individual members who
favor it to form an independent or
ganization.
Mr.. II. II. Hull. who so successfully
filed the position of manager of the
races that were run in connection with
the Fair, and Mr.. Joseph F. Doyle,
who served on the Racing Committee.
were appointed a committee by Pres
ident Owens to take up the matter of
membership in the National Racing
Association. which will be needed by
the association that may undertake
race meetings. Those gentlemen will
seek admission into the National As
sociation, and, if that can be arranged,
it is believed there would be no ques-
ton as to the success of meetings that
might be held.
Membership in the American Trotting
Association is already enjoyed by the
Fair Association. and 1t was under the
rules of that association that the meet
ing during the Fair was held. Run
ming races may be held under the rec
ognition of the Trotting Association,
but track that gives prominence to
running horses, such as is destined to
be given by the Savannah track, par
ticularly at the spring meetings. wants
the recognition Of one of the best
jockey associations.
1t is the purpose of the directors TO
have big meeting next February and
March. That would be called a spring
meeting. 1t would precede the spring
meeting at Bennings and the other big
tracks of the East and horsemen have
declared that there is no reason why
such meeting should not be in every
way a success. They say the book
making and other privileges sold should
defray the expenses If the meeting,
and that the admissions should be
clear profit None raise a question as
- '-or~ne Cor they say that owners
would gladly welcome the opportunity
~ LtlHS lHeH Slr1nSS mere lot lLr
races
General Manager Moore said after
the meeting that 1t was possible that
races might be arranged AZ the track
for December. but he has no doubt that
there will be a meeting next February.
Mr. Moore was impressed by the en-
thusiasm of the horsemen who were at
the track for the Fair races. and he
believes that a jockey ASSOCIATION
would be a success.
No races will be held at the track on
Thanksgiving day. Efforts were made
10 arrange them, but it was decided
by the directors that 1t would not be
feasible Counter attractions and the
desire of so many who might other
wise attend the races to get off for a
days sport with rod and reel or gun
and dog convinced the directors that
there would be but a slight attendanc
should races be run.
The directors decided to have a cir
cular letter, setting forth an account
Of the meeting of the stockholders held
on Nov. is, mailed to each of the
stockholders, inviting them to sub
scribe to the loan of 1000 that is Ia
he made upon the assets of the asso-
citation. If there were really any of the
stockholders who considered that they
had been frozen out" by the directors
opportunity Will be afforded them TO
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