Race Track Revival in Waitsburg
A prominent horseman secures a five-year lease to revitalize the local race track.
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C. E. Barrows, a well-known horseman from Walla Walla, has leased the Waitsburg race track for five years. Barrows' contract with the city, ratified this week, calls for an annual rental of $100. The city will prepare the grounds and erect 12 stalls. Barrows plans to move his string of trotters to the city immediately and will construct a new stable and fence. The park will remain public property, excluding matinee race days where admission may be charged.
“Next season we may expect some race matinees that will be a credit to the town.”
Public race tracks and fairgrounds were once the beating heart of rural Washington social life. Today, these historic spaces often struggle to find modern utility while facing pressures from real-estate development.
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