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TO RACE AT NKWPORT NEWPORT NKWPORTThere There has been some doubt as to whether there would be racing over any of the Cincin Cinching ¬ nati Nat tracks except Latonia Antonia next autumn but from the following taken from the Commercial Tribune of Tuesday it appears that the doubt has been cleared away so far as the Newport track is concerned concernedFrank concerned Frank Fowler the manager of the Newport race track yesterday announced that the Queen City Jockey Club would give a fall meet ¬ ing King The association will give a twentyfour twenty day meeting beginning September 3 and closing September 30 the day before the fall meeting at Latonia Antonia opens Mr Fowler stated yesterday that these were the dates he had selected and unless something unexpected happens they will be adhered to strictly Mr Fowlers announce ¬ ment meant will be grateful news to a large number of horsemen who at present have their stables at local tracks and they will be able to lay their plans accordingly accordinglyTho accordingly Tho Theo officials of tho thou coming meeting will be the same as those that were seen hero this spring with the exception of one of the judges L P Tarleton Carleton and Henry Queen will have as their associate Mr Jackson Smith the clever division passenger agent of the Louisville Nashville Railroad Mr Smith was offered the position last night and accepted it It is safe to predict that Mr Smith will make as good a racing official as he is a railroad man Curly Brown the great starter will handle the flag as usual and he is the right man in the right place placeThe placate The Newport track as it stands right now is a greatly improved piece of property Since the close of the spring meeting a force of men has been at work constantly adding to the na ¬ tural ural beauties of the course A work track on the inside of the regulation mile course is be ¬ ing King constructed and Mr Fowler expects to have it completed before the opening of the fall meeting The fence on the back stretch has been moved back and tho thou track widened Back of the grand stand and facing the Licking River a lot of ground has been filled in and the railroad tracks moved out further This has admitted of a handsome carriage road which runs to a point near the stables Other im ¬ provements proponents have been made and the Newport track today is 6ne of the best in the West Secretary Gratz Graft Hanly Hanky will issue Newports Newport program book the latter part of next month Messrs Messes Fowler and Hanly Hanky have the promise of a number of big stables now racing at Wash ¬ ington Kingston Park and St Louis to come to the New ¬ port meeting Everything at present points to a big meeting at the Newport track this fall
