The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-24
The Ottawa Races.

If the August races of the Ottawa Driving
Park Association do not prove eminently sue.
cessful, the reason will be unaccountable Al
present there is every prospect of great
crowd and Of remarkably fine races Each
year since the organization of the Assoc iation
has witnessed more people present, greater
interest manifested and better racing. The
indications for the meet of August Sd to 9th Of
this year point to season of sport that will
not only be creditable To the Association, hut
will draw great crowd of people to the city.
The executive officers of the Driving Park
Association have been unusually active in Sc
curing entries, and as a result they have in
the various classes for the races OF the four
days lSl--a number greater than any previous
year, and greater than the number of entries
of either Joliet, Streator, or La Sale. Among
the horses entered are number of very fast
ones-a number that have heretofore trottcd
or paced here and are known to our race at.
tenders and number of new ones with very
good records The races will open on Tues.
day at two o'clock, with the three minute race
for purse Of S400-lg entries. The next
race will be the 90 pace, vita II entries
purse, 800 The closing race of the after.
noon will be for the three car-old trotting
stake race, Association adds 5000 entries
The first race on Wednesday will be the 2:25
trot-purse, $i00-l4 entries. The next the
2:3i trot-purse, S40O-lS entries. The clos
in% race will be the two year, old trotting stake
race, Association adds Sl00-2l entries. On
Thursday afternoon will occur the free for all
pacing race, for purse of $i00 In this race
whica is always an interesting one, there are
Q entries, including the weli-known PAGERS
Patscy Clinker, Honesty, Silver Tail, New
hopc, Toledo Girl aud lottie p. The 2:40
trottng race follows for purse of S4o0, with
~ entries, and the days racing will close with
the four-y ear.old trotting stake race, AsSoca.
ton adds 500; seven horses are entered in
this class. On Friday the free .for-all trot DC.
ours; the purse is siO0-the entries s, includ.
ing Moody, William e., Lucy, and Razor i.
In the 2:29 trot, for purse of 500, are entered
IL horses, including Dick Garrett, Gen'l Sb-
ley, Chestnut Boy, aud Amy King. The
closing race of the season will he the o:35
pace, for purse of $30O-l6 entries.
The La Sale county horses are II in NUN
Der, and are as follows: Althorn, owncd'by f.
}. Bliss, Earlyle; Fugalia, c. NJ. Smith, Earl.
vile; Valley Queen, Charles Dawell, Ottawa;
Bay Wilkes, Sheppard II Hess, Ottawa; But
cr's Bashaw, b, j Butler, Ottawa, Neatwood,
&. VI. Smith, Earlyille; Pansy Blossom, w. J g..
Nicely, Ottawa; Muggins, q. Z. Fuller, Earl.
vile; Wild Bill, j. II. Pickens, Ottawa; Fannie
Cope, j. W, Moon, Strcator Granite Fuller
" Towne, Earlvlle. They are entered in the
3 minute trot three.yea old, two. ear.old,
2;iO tfot, and the 2:%s5 PAGES.
During the races the fitzgerald Band will
furnish music
The c.. r. /, IL 7. L, K. will during the meet.
ing sell tickets from Joliet, Geneseo and Hen
~, and all intervening stations, and the c.,
b, & O. K. X. will sell tickets from Mendoza,
Paw Paw, Aurora and Strcator, and stations
between, and stations between Mendoza and
Aurora, TO Ottawa, at excursion rates, viz
One and one.third for round trip tickets. On
! Thursday, Aug. 5 the c., B. IL q. will run a
| special passenger train from Paw Paw 70 OF
tawa, returning leaving Ottawa W s O'clock
, same evening.
! Chas NJ. Smith, Esq, Of Earylllc, will act
as starter, Every accommodation will be fur,
nished those attending the races, and there is
40 rea ON why there should not be very large
crowd III The city during race week.