The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-06-20
Great Races In July.

The Detroit Driving club has made Its
announcement for this summers meeting,
beginning with the Introductory line, ''Score
up for the blue ribbon meeting," which
promises to he the greatest meeting of the
year. For four days racing $50, 900 is offer
ed, the largest sum presented since the
palmy days in Buffalo.
The sensational performances of Little
Mack Wilton, Oliver X, Guy. Arrow,
HendryX, Gold Ring, Sprague, Golddust
and others at these meetings are not forgot
ten, but 1890 will doubtless beat them ALL
President Campau originated the Blue Rib
bon day, being free admission on the first
day, and many feared the consequences. 1t
turned out to be grand success and now
he offers in addition to this gift to the peo-
pie an incentive to drivers that break the
records. 1t is no less than So, 500 as an in
ducement to drive the horses for all that is
in them. For instance. the best time ever
made i'm the 2. 30 class was lis. Any $50
horse trotting faster heat than this gets
$500. In like manner each of the classes is
treated excepting the free-for-all trot, in
which the winner gets an extra 81 900 If he
beats 2.13M. The program is as follows:
Blue Ribbon day, Tuesday, July 90
Purse $4,000, $50 trotting, with $500 to
the winner of the fastest heat if better than
2.1S. Purse 80, 900, 2.24 class, pacing, with
$500 to the winner of fastest heat beating
2.15. Purse $4,000, 2.22 class, trotting,
with $500 to the winner of fastest heat
under 2.15.
Second day, Wednesday, July 23-Purse
$2, 900, 2.20 class trotting, $500 to winner Of
fastest heat under 2.1416. Merchants &
Manufacturers stake, $4,000. 2.24 class
trOtting (closedD with $500 to winner of fast
est heat under 2.16X. Purse $4,000, 2.17
class pacing, with $500 to one winning fast
est heat under 2.14H.
Third day, Thursday, July 24-Purse
so, 600, 2.1S class, trotting, with $500 TO the
winner of the fastest heat if better than
2.15. The Horseman stake, about
SO, 500, 4-year-olds (closed). with $500 to
the winner of the fastest heat under 2.16.
Purse So, 900, free for all, pacing Johns
heat if better than 2.11%.
Fourth day, Friday, July 25-Purse
SO, 900, 2.27 class trotting, with $500 to win
ner of fastest heat under2 .1S. Purse SO, 200,
free for all trotting, with 81 900 TO winner
of fastest heat If better than 2.13s4. Purse
So, 900, 2.30 class pacing, with $500 to win
ner of fastest heat under 2.13.
For specials to be announced hereafter
So, 600 is reserved. The stakes and purses
are to be divided, so per cent to first horse,
25 to second. Is to third, 10 to the fourth,
and are mile heats, best three in five except
the 2.22, 2.20 and 2.18 trotting, which are
mile heats, best two i'm three.
The phenomenal Sunol 2. 1917, Palo Alto
2.121S. Axtel 2.12, Faustina yearling record
of 2.35, Nelson 2.141l, and scores of others
equally well known will trot for the attrac-
tive purses.
81 am as confident as a man can be, said
President Campau when speaking of the
meeting, ''that the Detroit Driving club
will have the greatest meeting of the age.
The elements favoring, some wonderfully
fast time will be made, for the track Is as
near perfect as mans handiwork can make
il. am in receipt of letters and kilograms
daily inquiring about the $40. 0guaranteed
stake race, but have to reply that it is closed
We have Is bona flde entries to this,
and the next payment is on Monday. In
this race the horses will have to be started
i'm three tiers. and anticDate great race.