The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
SOUTH SIDE PARK
WILL BE OPENED
TO ENTIRE PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT PLANS TO CON-
VERT GROUNDS INTO BEAU
TIFUL SUMMER RESORT.
MATINEE RACE MEET IN MAY
Big Program Including Boxing Bout at
Night Arranged for Fourth of July.
Breeders Meeting in September.
Other Features.

The fair management announced to
day that beautiful South Side Parl
would be thrown open TO the public
about May Is as public park and
would be made a delightful summer
resort where the tired citizens Of the
dusty city can escape on evenings and
Sundays from the CRIME and turmoil
Of the down town life
1t is the purpose of the management
to employ a competent landscape gar.
dener to put out flowers and shrubs
and to convert the fair lawn into a
veritable bower Of beauty. The
grounds will be prettily laid on, beds
of flowers will be planted, the SOD will
be cared for, rustic park furniture in
stalled, and in fact nothing left undone
that would add to the attractiveness
of the place. Amusement devices Of
various kinds will be installed, includ-
ing merry go round, skating rink
and other attractive features.
South Side Park is fortunately To-
Gated Right on the edge of the town,
with a turnpike and concrete walks
extending along its borders 1t is
easily reached by every one OF the
ten thousand people residing in Co.
lumbia and by populous surround
ing territory. The concrete walk out
Highland Park avenue has been COM
pleted during the past year, with the
exception of two blocks that will be
laid within the near future. The Pc
destrian can now start from any point
on High street and walk the entire
distance to the fair grounds without
encountering vehicles, which go out
the Pulaski pike, getting off the paw
ing, or being subjected to the annoy
ance of dust. Vehicles can go out the
Pulaski pike to the fair grounds with
no fear of running down pedestrians.
Matinee Races.
The management during the sum-
mer months will put on a number OF
big attractions at the park, the first
Of which will be matinee race meet
ing about May IS For this meet suit
able purses will be hung up, and there
Is no doubt but that some of the best |
horses in the circuit will be entered |
There will be other attractions put on
IN this day, which will be an event In
he history of Maury county. inaugu-
'ating as it does a newer and more
progressive era.
On the Fourth of July the manage
nent is arranging a program that will :
,eep all the residents of Maury coun-
y at home Among the good features
hat can be announced positively are
baseball game, races and a boxing
out at night. The gentlemanly sci
nee of boxing is recognized under the
avs of the State of Tennessee as a
egitimate sport, and is becoming ex-
popular The law limits
outs to eight rounds, and imposes :
that remove all brutality.
here is no doubt but that the boxing 9
out will be largely patronized and d
lat the fair grounds will be taxed to O
leir capacity on the glorious Fourth.
Breeders Meet.
On the week intervening between
e Columbia Fair and the Nashville
air the management will give
'eeders meet. These meetings are
I'D successfully every year at Lex
gton, KY, and other places and are
'und to prove popular here. There
III be races put on, purses hung up,
ID in addition youngsters will be en-
led to try for records without under
ing the handicap imposed by low
ing their marks in racing contest
lere will be daily sales of choice Is
ung stock, this sale replacing the
lie that had been advertised for this
ring It is believed that this meet
Il work both ways, arousing addi-
nal interest in the fair among horse
N and awakening the interest of
r exhibitors in the breeders meet
!.
Phones Put In.
ohm P. McGaw, secretary and gen.
j manager OF the Fair, has fitted up
Office at the fair grounds and has
telephone installed r. e. ia
IS has been employed as assistant,
will devote all OF his time to the II
crest Of the fair as will Mr.. Nc
v. Both OF the gentlemen expect
be busy from now until September
citing ready for the fair, which will
the biggest and best that the coun-
mas ever had.
ONE OF the plans which Mr.. McGaw
under consideration are novel and
nedinpIv narfforiouo liz $4,000.