The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-15
RACING GERM
GETTING INTO
THE BLOOD
INTEREST is BEING REVIVED IN
THIS CITY IN ALL BRANCHES
OF The SPORT - GOOD OLo
sport OF KINGS" FIRST.

I want 10 see every one IN tnt
city become interested in the auto
mobile, own one If they are able, au'
speed them up in the proper pace A2C
within the proper limit" said a proT
inent business man who owns a ma
chine, and who also is a fancier Of
! fine horses, but when the time eve.
comes when the good old American
public gives up harness racing in IA
yor of the insensible machine, then
its me for Russia, where even dur
!ng the war period harness racing and
the steeplechase is still popular"
That about expresses the sentiment
OF a large per cent of the American
public today. They are not insen.
sible TO auto racing, and attend the
various meets throughout the coun.
try in multiplied thousands, but there
never will come a time, no matter
what TIE legislatures of the various
states may do to kill the sport Of
kings" when a red-blooded American
citizen will not like to see the trot-
ters, PAGERS, and runners scooting
around the circle, and there may be
more thrills in a race between a pair
OF big, high-power cars at seventy,
and even more miles an hour, than
there is in seeing a well-bunched field
swing into the stretch and make
dash for the wire, but if there is, it
has never entered the heart of the
old-fashloned citizen, who believes in
blood heredity N horse flesh, as well
as in human beings, and can recite
the pedigree of all the famous ones,
from Justin Morgan" to Minor
Heir"
A few years ago Ardmore citizens
subscribed the money and built a
race track and fair ground. Subse-
quently many horsemen made head
quarters here with young stock for
their early training. Every season
several good races were held, but for
some reason the sport was allowed
to lag until it finally died out alto
gether. The city acquired the race
track and fair ground property, and !
it into a city park. A few
public spirited citizens, who love the
horse, and had few in their stable,
took charge OF the tracks, and at their
1wn expense kept it in good condition
with the result it is in first-class
shape today. The question these men
ire asking the city at present is:
S this property going to be neglected
md finally fall into decay, or are a
ew public spirited citizens going to
ee that Carter county has a fair as
ociation another year, and make the
property an asset to the county? The
is the general opinion OF the
majority of the business men who
ave been approached on the subject,
Id without doubt another year Car
sr county, with the aid of the citi-
ems of the city, will have a big
ounty fair and race meet.
The Automobile association is also Z:
ding to have something to say about I
his plan, they have temporarily or
anized and are already making
for a big race meet
With the cooperation of the city and
ssociation, together with the county
adopting the free fair
i'll another year, as provided by law,
lere seems to be no good reason
hy Carter county should not have
ie biggest and best fair in the south
IN portion of the state.
Ardmore is fortunate in having this
ir ground already established. As
ated above the grounds could be
ut in fine condition for a very little
oney, the erection of suitable build.
gs for machinery, farm and stock
and the floral hall and grand
and, would not entail such an enor-
Gus expense, and the sale of con-
,ssions from year to year would fur
sh all the money necessary to keep |
em in repair. 1t has been reported
at the city not only is willing to
We the county a longtime lease on
e grounds for practically nothing,
1t has also signifed its willingness
contribute handsomely toward .he