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of the war, in 1861, ended the existence of this 

 society for several years, and no further such ex- 

 hibitions were held there. At other times the track 

 was used for speeding and training horses and for 

 private races, until the Rose Tree Hunt Club be- 

 gan to hold their annual fall race meetings there. 

 At this time members of the club, by individual 

 subscriptions, erected the grand stand, as now lo- 

 cated, and the judges' stand; the only change that 

 has been made was the removal of the roof or 

 covering from the grand stand, which was done in 

 the fall of 1900, for improvement, by a race com- 

 mittee; and the judges' stand was rebuilt. 



The present kennels were erected on this lot 

 within a few years after George W. Hill became 

 President and acting Master of the Club — and 

 these being the first kennels erected in this part of 

 the country, they were erected more particularly 

 for winter packing; the summer comfort of the 

 hounds was not considered. The tight board 

 fence enclosed the yard as now; and the slaughter 

 house was erected adjoining the kennels, to be 

 handy; and thus it continued until Mr. Hill's 

 death, when the Board of Directors decided to 

 also enclose a well-shaded space in the rear of the 

 kennel, with a wire fence, to give fresh air, shade, 

 exercise, and comfort to the pack in hot weather; 

 and this was done through the Board's kennel 



