The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-14

For natural beauty, South Side Parl
is unsurpassed by any fair or racing
plant in the State and the park is al
its best now. The center field and the
entire ground have been moved anG
the blue frass sward forms an emerald
covering that rests and pleases the
sight. The rich green of the stately
trees is as yet untouched, having been
kept in colors of spring time by the
many rains of summer.
Workmen are everywhere busy and
many improvements are being made
Mr.. F. d. Chafin is in charge of the
work and whatever he undertakes, he
does thoroughly and well. The
grounds are being rapidly cleaned up
and the first of the week the white.
washers will be set to work. Across
from the grand stand near the south
fence workmen are busy erecting new
stables, for application for stable
room have been coming in so rapidly
the Association realized that the old
stable room would not be sufficient
and they wished to care for both race
and exhibition horses as comfortably
as possible, so they set to work on a
new barn. The fence back from the
main entrance up near the grand stand
has been moved nearer the entrance
So as to provide additional room for
the concessions, for the rep
utation of the Maury county
Fair for large attendance has
spread abroad and the the man.
ayers had many more applications for
concessions than they could accom-
modate. They have been careful too
and have made contracts with only
clean, unobjectionable attractions,
though they were offered up into the
thousands for concessions of nature
they considered Objectionable.
A new ticket Office and waiting
room with a platform for waiting pas
sengers has been erected at the north
fence behind the floral hall for the
automobile traffic. Automobiles will
be kept separate from buggies and
horses, and no one attending the fair
need fear a runaway on account of the
The outlook is that
there will be six large public auto
running to the grounds. be-
sides a number of private machines
and all will be required to start from
the east side of the square and go out
street and by way of Gene
terry avenue crossing. Tan bark
walks are being laid from each en-
trance to the grandstand.
Some important changes are being
made in the grandstand. The horse
show feature has become so impor-
tant and the demand for boxes was
30 great that the boxes were exhaust
ed before more than two thirds of the
had been filed. The man.
agement decided to provide more
boxes, so they have had the fence at
he bottom of the grandstand set back
@ the first row of seats thus leaving
/ platform of about five feet in width,
which will be increased three feet and
hen divided into boxes.
These boxes will be about two feet
higher than the ones in front and will |
)e even better than the old boxes
rom the fact that the roof of the
,randstand will protect the occupants.
Prof. Kopp is arranging to
,ring more musicians than last year
" is simply arranging to give better
music and wants more room Is not
,nown, but the band stand has been
increased about one-half for his ac-
and the band will have
he most comfortable quarters in the
rand stand.
The track is being worked on and
will be in excellent shape by the time
he horses reach here. This track is
he fastest half-mile track in the state,
nd with the high class race horses
oming, the track record will doubt
ess be lowered at this meeting.
Reports from not only all parts of