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ST LOUIS TO HAVE RACING FAIR GROUNDS TRACK AGAIN TO RESOUND WITH PATTER OF FLYING FEET Outline of a Meeting Devised by Men of High HighStanding Standing Bent on Restoring Moderate ModerateRacing Racing to the Mound City Buffalo X Y August 17 Confirmation of the report that a nice meeting of ten or more days duration will lie attempted in St Louis tills fall was had here today Although the project is still in outline merely it is practically certain that the meeting will lie held Prominent business people in the Mound City are interested in the project and the St Louis Fair Grounds are said to have lioen leased Joseph A Murphy will he the presiding judge Itirney Schreiher Is one of the prime movers in the venture and among others interested are 0 Lacy Crawford and Ralph Orthwein The proposed meet Ing is Intended for September or October I IThe The foregoing from Daily Racing Forms corre ¬ spondent Is correct in its main statement A meet ¬ ing at the St Louis Fair Grounds with men of standing in control will be a feature next fall un ¬ less some unforeseen obstacles intervene It is be ¬ lieved that ti plan of racing has been devised that in view of the auspices under which it will be con ducttid even Governor Folk will not object to If all goes well details will be forthcoming at tin proper time
