Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-20
FORT WORTH RACE
MEET NEXT WEEK
Only Event of Kind in Tex
as During Pres
ent Fall

Fort Worth. Texas. Nov 49,. The
only remaining horse races Of this
fall viii be- pulled OF al the Fall
Fair and Race Nee, 10 be held at
fort Worth. Nov. p to 80. arrange
monts having been concluded here
~ a local committee Of business men
20 have the horses from the Hot
SPRINGS meet stop for four days while
On route to Juarez for the winter
racing ia Moxico
Omission OF these running races
at tho state fair this year has led 10
much interest in the coming meet
FOR which grandstands are nov being
erected at the track OF the old Fort
Worth Fair Association where the
last running races were held four
years ago
In the new entry into the venture.
the Old scope has been greatly en-
iarged The event Is to be- made a
general speed carnival and the horse
racing will form but one section Al
four hour program Is to be given
daily both the half mile and the
seyen-eights mile tracks az the fair
grounds being used Each days pro-
gram will include three running races
two or more harness events. three
automobile races and three motorcy-
Gle events.
Motorcycle racing viii be- new
nero and for It's introduction arrange
monts we're closed Saturday by which
there viii be sixteen entries daily
from the Dallas Motordrome riders
the interest In whose racing was the
leading feature during the state Fair
at Dallas.
For the automobile events sane
ton has been secured from the Amer
lean Automobile Association Ar
engagements have already been clos
cd Tor the Mercedes. simplex. Mar /
quettc. g. NJ T. and Flanders and |
as the entries must be- kept open IN
Ill three days before a race startes |
and for % hours before for licen- |
sed driver. the number viii be- great |
iy Increased before the first days rae
ing.
Stables az tho track are now being /
put in shape for the reception Of the
fast horses which Will arrive on
their p1lltial cars by the end Of this |
week Tho racing trains win be
parked on the Frisco siding by the
track during the meet.
The racing men are taking 10 the /
meet with especial Interest because /
u affords them a good opportunity |
TO break the long trip 10 Mexico and
keep the ponies In the best possible
cond ition
Following the closing OF contracts.
showing The large scope OF the speed
carnival an railroads entering the
city have authorized the special fair
rate OF a fare and a thlrd for the
round trip and the outside attend
ance Is expected 10 be unusually hon-
Wy
lHAhhNbihlNa VIII W lhhA' iWf AhN
for special features aud on IL viii he
run the Derby
ARRANGEMENTS are now being clos
ed for The Incidental attractions dur
Ing the event with a special view 90
securing entertainments for the
mornings aud nights SO that visitors
may enjoy themselves all the time
Tho meet has been put In charge
OF a local committee OF which T.. H.
Phillips Is chairman A. T.. Mitchell
Va chairman ~ the motor depart 1
ment and S. + Berry OF the State Ma
tional Bank has been made treas :
urer
Appropriations amounting 70 slo.-
600 have been made in order that
the speed carnival may. indeed be
one ln which speed Is a feature.
Among the special events viii be-
an attempt 10 lower the record Tor 4
seven o.ghth mile track by George ,
Clarke the noted race driver.
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