Show b Curf PROPOSED MILE TRACK Meeting of Horsemen to Be Held Heldon on Dec 12 to Discuss Plans The meeting of the horseman of this city to discuss dl and arrange plans to secure a mile horse track will be hd 11 Dec 12 At this time it Is proposed ed to have as a many of the prominent horsemen as aa possible po and the directors of ot the tile D A M f society meet inset and ande come e together on on n some proposition The horsemen are desirous d that Ute tile D DA DA I A M hi society build the track and I make mke It possible for the horsemen to tta I 1 use it for training purposes the year round President Empey of the D A M 1St society says say the society is willing to go 8 ahead and construct on a mile track and that in Ut all probability it will do so BO This is Just what the horsemen want This will save the horsemen the ex cx expense pense pen e of building the track and at atthe atthe the same time give the state fair an another another another other source of revenue There Is con considerable considerable considerable discussion as to where the track should be constructed Nearly alt all the horsemen favor a course some acute somewhere somewhere where south of the city near the street streetcar streetcar t car lines and a place pla e to which a drive could be constructed from one of the main streets of the city Agricultural park prk is not looked upon with favor tavor for several reasons One is that th soil soU is of such a nature that it cups under uDder a horses foot while traveling at full speed This not only jolts the driver in a sulky suky but takes several I seconds from an animals speed South of town the soil soU Is of a 3 different nature I and in no way retards the speed of a fast animal Then again the many car tracks between the city and Agricultural park are a drawback All AU these matters will be talked over at atthe atthe the meeting on the and it Is fe thought the D A M 1St society Clety and horsemen can agree upon a II site antis satte facto all There is also some talk of organizing a permanent association at the meeting to be run in the inter interests Interests ests of the horsemen |