The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-28
Waited from Track and Road.

BY far the most interesting meeting of
the Driving Park Association yet held
opens on Tuesday afternoon next with one
of the best races ever seen on the circuit
tracks, the 2:25 pace, and espical efforts
have been put forth by the management to
make this meeting the banner meeting OF
all yet attempted, and that they have sue
ceeded remarkably well, is not surprising,
when their energy and perseverance is
placed In the balance.
One hundred and thirty horses the
cream of the great blooded stock farms of
Kentuky, Tennessee, Indiana. Missouri,
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nessota and indeed the great West are
here, and entered In these races, while the
number simply brought along for purposes
of exhibition, swells the total to 100 All
are Of full blood or nearly 3d. and while
many of them will see the distance flag
fall before, instead Of behind them, the
material Is such that fast time must be
made and will be made.
The judges stand will be occupied by
that liking of starters" Hon. Chas. M.
Smith. of Earlville, himself heavy own
or and breeder of blooded stock, assisted
by the we'll known and popular gentleman,
Hon. U. q. Blake, Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, l.
w. Rodgers, the father of the Illinois Val.
ley Circuit, (now OF Chicago) r. L. Allen,
of the Joliet Driving Park Association, and
E. II. Bailey, of the Streator Driving Park
Assn. With such a corps of experienced
and competent judges, the best horse, with
good driver must win.
As farther attraction, Madame Maran-
tette, one of the finest equestriennes In the
country, has been engaged to give exhibit
lions each day, with her great running
team, Major Banks, and Evergreen.
The first day, Tuesday, will open with
the 2:25 pacing race, In which ten splend.
Id animals from all parts of the great West
will compete. Following 1t will come the
1850 trot, with eleven entries and the three
year old trot, with eighteen entries. In
the last three are entered three La Sale
county horses, and two from the Cation
Stock farms w. j, Neely's black colt,
Ryno Chief, Chas. M. Smiths Rightaway,
E. X. Wormley's black hlly, Ell Rose, and
the Cation Stock Farms black flly Diplo.
macy, and brown gelding Woodcock, The
purses aggregate $1,000.
The second day opens with another fast
race, the 2;30 trot Seven horses are en-
tered In this, all fast ones. 1t Is followed
by very rapid race, the 2;24 trot, with
eight entries, among which are Charlie
Boy and Earl McGregor, entered here last
season. The foals Of 1886 follow, with
eighteen entries. Present, Streator colt,
W.. j. Neely's Tipso, Mr.. Wormley's Lord
Palms, and the horse Englshade, are en-
tered.
On Thursday the afternoon opens with
the 9 40 trot, fifteen entries Mr.. Mead's
horse Allspice, entered here last year is
among them. Two familiar horses 90 In
the free -for-all pace-Tommy Lynn and
Gray Harry. They are, to put II mildly,
pretty middling fast. A Mendoza horse,
Nellie ", goes In the next race, the 2:27
trot with nine others.
The last day begins with the tenth race,
the free-for-all trot, with eight entries.
Among the flyers known here, are Logfel-
low, Whips. and Williams. The t2 ;34 trot
has fifteen entries, among which are Ctta-
wa Maid and Billy McGregor, known