Evening journal., 1912-01-17
GREATER
HORSE SHOW
PARKPLANNED
Land Between Property and
Country Club Ground, In
CIudsd in the Tract
RACE TRACK TO
BE MAINTAINED

Il was learned this morning that
the syndicate which is about to take
over the Delaware Horse Show Park,
at Ninth street and Woodlawn ave-
nue., as told in THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL, has also secured a strip OF land
comprising about ten acres lying west
Of the present park. This land is
between the present park and the
Wilmington Country Club on the
West
This will make a total acreage OF
about thirty-six acres in all to be
used for the Horse Show Park and it
is understood that In the spring the
first improvement to be made will be
the erecting of a large fence around
the entire tract.
That the idea OF preserving a park
there is one OF vital interest to the
city. owing to the number of events
which can and will be held there. is
evidenced by the announcement that
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company is contemplating
an extension OF the West Eighth
street line to the park. This cannot
be done until the new bridge across
the tracks Oi the B. and o. Railroad
Company at Ninth street is con-
structed. The material for this
structure is lying along the right of
way now awaiting to hear from the
various city departments and the en-
gineers IN charge OF the DUPONT
boulevard. If the new boulevard
should go anywhere near the struct-
ure It would. Of course. be made
larger than the present plans call for.
Those who are interested In the
syndicate desire IL 20 be understood
that their one and only object I'm Sc
curing the property is to make IL
possible for the city 10 have a park
where the higher grade of sports can
be held. The promoters do not ex-
pect to make money OFF the project,
but II in years 1t should pay an in
terest return they would be delighted.
Howard T. Wallace. one of the men
interested in purchasing the park, to-
day said:
"The arrangement 10 purchase the
Horse Show property and also the
adjoining property. between the Horse
Show Park and the Wilmington Coun-
try Club, has been made by a syndi-
cate of gentlemen of this city, their
object heing to preserve this beautiful
park to the city, and II will, in eff
/ feet. be an addition to the park sys-
/ TEN. The entire tract will be about
thirty-six acres, and will be devoted
to that class Of sports and amuse-
ments. which will be a credit 10 the
city, a pleasure to it's citizens, and
will draw visitors from distant points
1T will continue TO be the home o
the Delaware Horse Show Associa
tion, which during its about ton years
of existence. has developed into th'
leading amateur association In th'
United States. conducting matinee'
over half-mile track.
1T will also continue TO be The
home of the New Castle County Fair
which is now arranging to change
into a State Fair Association, and few
people realize what progress has
| been made by the Fair Association ovel
the past few years in the building uT
of the essential parts Of the fair. Ow-
ing TO the unfortunate weather, both
last year and the year before, a large
number of people were prevented from
seeing the extent and character OF th'
exhibits what compared favorabll
with the very best fairs in the East
and in the numbers Of exhibits eX
ceoded those Of very many prominen
fairs. and Notwithstanding the dis
couragements that the association hal
met. through the unfortunate weathei
conditions the last two seasons. tn
progress that IL has made in the build
p ing-up of a fair and the creating o
interest is an asset far beyond VIVA
It has cost"