The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-04
Track Notes,

this week, in 3l4.
Tom Reedy has colt imported from Ken
lucky that is daisy
WI. Nccly's Ottawa Chief made quarter
to wagon, recently, in 2:20 gait.
Billy Stormont and II. Z. Gcdney think they
have couple of flyers on the track.
1t is said that the forthcoming races will be
the best ever given in this section of the state
Art Fuller's celebrated colt, by Byron,
shows splendid gait and is liable to be a fast
one.
Jim Reedy is handling six or eight very
promising horses, some of which can go a
merry clip.
Geo. Eggleston has the Wenona horse that
can trot in 2:52, and four or five others that he
is training.
Ottawa Chief made n mile yesterday that
astonishcd the natives. The first half was
made in 100.
Only month more until the merry pattcr
of the trottcrs' hoofs will be heard on the OF.
tawa Driving Park.
John Paul has improved II. j. Gillen's colts
very much; one trotted in $50 this week
and is still improving.
Every morning the teams at the track make
the dust fly and some pretty spurts and exhi-
billions of speed are seen by the early riser,
The veteran driver, j. Wood, still delights
to pull the ribons over Il trottcr, rs in the days
of yore, ere there were silver threads among
the gold.
V. II. Seely has four or five horses that are
doing well under his supervision. One green
colt can trot 40 clip. His PAGER is also
smooth goods.
The track has been greatly improved this
week. The turns have been thrown up and it
is said that the track will be faster than ever
before, in fact the fastest 4 mile track in
the west.
The dates of the Illinois Valley Racing Cir.
cult are Joliet, July rs, 20, 81, 81; Ottawa,
Aug. 4, 5, 6, Z; La Sale, Aug. II, Il, Is, A..
Purses amounting to 800 are offered, So
600 for each.
Ladies of fashion are this season taking an
unprecedented interest in races, and it has
become highly fashionable among society la
dies to patroniac this species of amusement.
In fact at all the great meetings Of the season
thus far, the ladies, heaven bless 'cm, were as
many as the other sex. For ladies to talk
horse this season is among the fashionable
requirements.
"a few years ago, w. b. Smith, an honest,
well known man, now in La Sale, owned
Lottic p, and sold TIE little pacing darling to
w. ID. Hamm, of Hcnnepn, for $50 Last
year, Mr.. Hamm offered to dispose of her TO
Messrs. A. j. O'Conor, j. NJ. WEIGH and w.
l.. Lghthart for $500 Last week. in the race
in Chicago, she made the lightning speed of
2:l7I4, 2:l7}I, 2l7i4, and probably today
could not be purchased for $4,000. At the
La Sale meeting, last year, Lottie 2. paced
with Frank W., Patsy Clinker, Sailor Boy and
Matte L., but Frank W. won three straight
heats; time, 2:2lh, 2:2l9l, 2:2l1i." so says
the Dem..P.
The indications are that the present meet
ing, August 4, 5, 6 and 7, will be the best ever
given by the Association. The list Of entries
will, at least, comprise faster horses general.
ly than ever before entered here. The colt
stakes will 20 an interesting feature Of the
meeting. An old horeseman, and one of the
biggest breeders Of horse flesh in the country,
said the other day: ut is not for the money
there's in it, that we care; the faster time We
make, the better. The races will be for blood
TO give our stock reputation, and as the op-
portunty offered is a most excellent one, We
intend to make the most Of it," With able
management and free field to all and no ia
vor to any, there WILL no doubt, be splendid
meeting.
II Is mirroring the apperance OF residence