The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-04
WILL HAVE Races
All Arrangements Made for
a Great Meet.
NEW DIRECTORS NAMED
Big Purses viii Be Hung Up
for Good Horses.

+ Wichita VIII have race meeting this
year second TO none in the west Colo
nel Toier said yesterday thar arrange
neats were under wy for the biggest
! race meeting ever pulled OF under the
auspices Of the wichita = air association,
and that the dates Of October TO ha4
been selected 10 conform with the SEIZED
uIe OF dates arranged BY the Western
Missouri and Kansas circuit AT meet
{ ing Of the board o. directors OF the Fair
association held last February Secretary
Toler was Instructed 70 place The unsold
stock Of the association On the market
FOR the purpose OF liquidatins the out
standing Indebtedness and putting money
enough IN tie treasury for the Necessary
+ expenses incidental 10 getting ready for
first class race meeting. The capital
stock OF the association consists OF go
shares Of stock at a valuation OF g PEI
share. and lie association has existed
heretofore with a membership OF seven
teen. holding one share Of stock each.
and the balance. % shares, being helG
by the association Last years meeting
was the only one in the history OF the
association that has not made money or
broke even, but al the close Of the fair
last fall an indebtedness Of s115 existed.
The association has on hand property
consisting OF barns, pumping engine. en-
CINE house, sprinkler and track working
utensils to the value OF S159o. Fer the
purpose OF holding a race meeting this
fail The directors decided BY vote 20 place
49, ~
ton Of SO per share. The secretary has
been working on the matter for the past
three days and has met with great sue
cess SO FAR and is inclined to think the
prospects for 2 big meeting are very rosy.
Thirty-four shares Of stock have been
sold and that many new stockholders
added % the association, and no trouble
n placing the balance Of the stock is an
ticipated- The sentiment OF the people
interested il racing and race meetings IA
this city makes it apparent that q good
yearly race meeting IS wanted ia Wichita.
Wichita has in the past had some OF the
best horse racing az the mile track ever
seen II the west and equal IN point OF
close contests. eyelash finishes and fast
time 10 any held anywhere n the coun-
try comparing favOrably with the big
meetings pulled OF at Lexington. Ky. the
Mecca OF all trotting and pacing horse
races. The mile track here IS one OF the
fastest IN the country when It Is n shape.
as has been shown by the several worlds
records made over Il at various times in
the past IN the Gentry and Patchen
race made over this track two years ago
the time, 2.12-z. made in the second heat.
was the fastest OF TIE year and done un
der adverse circumstances n the teeth OF
a high wind blowing up the back stretch
On this day, had not the high wind been
present. the worlds fastest record for
harness horses OF l.5sia would have been
smeared all over the register The pro-
posed program for this fails meeting VIII
include classes for 2.55. 22s. -. 2.18 and
free-for-au trotters. and 2-31, 200 and 2,1l
and free-for-au PAGERS. with possibly one
or two running races each day. and the
purses wiz be In keeping with the oger-
fngs Of the members OF the circuits from
which entries are expected TO be drawn
The Fair association desires 10 place the
balance of the stock as soca as possible
in order that arrangements may be made
TO join the Kansas and Missouri racing
circuit and set the benefit of the circuit
advertising. The new stockholders are as
follows. A. C. Jobes. FIVE shares. 3 L.
Eaton. three shares; Fred Van Duy-u. two
shares; Sturgeon & Lyman, two shares;
Cash Henderson, three shares, J. "
Clayton, two shares. y. II. Frost, two
shares, and the following have subscribed
for one share each. John AIcGl0Hn, S A.
Welsh. @. * Spencer. r. A. Russell. c.
" Carey. Geo r. Bradford. J. IT.
Moore. j. e oldham. S B. Amidon. Mrs
j. p Chandler c. 2. Blackburn, John
Heron. J. =. Hamilton T. Paliciner O.