Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-22

All is work and business at the Galesburg
(Ills,) Race Track these fine summer days
Recently G. w. Williams, the owner OF the
track, was heard TO remark that everything
at the track was about month ahead OF
time.
Tho work preparatory TO the great sum:
mer meeting here Is being pushed with oil
viror. A special advertising car, containing
about ten men, will start out In about ten
days to bill the state. This car will carry
10000 different kinds of advertising mat
ter. 1t will be the largest crowd which ever
assembled In this part OF the state, which
will gather In Galesburg In August, and they
will see thebest trotting and pacing meeting
ever held in the country.
Over ,000horses are entered for the meet
inp, which Is q remarkable showing. Then
tho prize money foots up 10 grander total
than that Of any other race meeting In the
country, while no othermceting can show so
long list OF entries. This Is proof. of the
fact that the horsemen know good thing
when they see 1t, and 80 they are all coming
10 Galesburg, the pretty college city OF the
west, for the great summer meeting 10 DO
held August Goth to September It'll inclusive.
And then the owners of the fact ones want
TO capture more records, and at Galcsburg
over the only dead level track In the world,
Is the place to do this.
Last year there was scarcity Of seats,
but Mr.. Williams promises that this shall
not occur this year just previoUs TO tho
Bicycle Meeting recently held here, add.
lions were made TO the grand-stand 80 that
there are now about 5000 seats In the stand
The Judges stand will also be improved.
Another story will bio added to IL, for the
press, which will be greatly appreciated by
the boys. The management assures the PEG.
pie that as large crowd as VIII come VIII
be taken care Of
The C., b. 81 @. switch extends into the
grounds so that those going and coming on
their special traius land right Mt the gate.
The fine electric street car system runs right
TO the main gate and the track Is only a short
ride from the main part Of the city. Besides
these two lines, there will be hacks aud
band wagons innumerable to convey the
crowd to and from the city. A large hotel
stands lust across the street from the main
gate, while several boarding are
close. at hand. Then, in addition to the four
commodious hotels In the city many private
houses will be thrown open to receive
guests. Underneath the grand-stand other
improvements will soon be begun. After
putting down fine floor, Mr.. Williams will
establish one Of the best lunch counters in
this part OF tho state. ..-ss-ll-.'
But what will there be to see at this meet
inRl For the two weeks programme OF 81
races has filed. These range from the
green two-year-olds down TO the flyers Of
the 3:l2 irot and 2:10 pace. Ineach Of these
races the exceptionally large purse OF
5000 90 is up and there will be some lively
scrambiing to get It.. Then there win be a
large number OF special attractions. Monroe
Salisbury Is booked here and will start
many Of his fine ones in the races AS She
seuson opens, Mr.. Williams is keeping his
eyes wide open for the two-minute goers
and you want to watch them go when they
strike the nice, springy Galesburg track. A
strong effort is being made to secure all the
fast money winners Of the season.
The Fall Meeting opens September 9th
the Monday after the great meeting closes,
and this will be the time for the smaller
fry. The races will continue eight weeks
so that horsemen can come here and win
plenty of money without shipment. There
arc 1888 races, and it only costs sl5.CO Il
start for $4,000 purses. They begin witt
the two-yoar- old trots and PAGES and get
down TO the Q 100 class in both movements
The money In these will be divided 80, %
Is and 10 per cent. of purses, while the en-
trance is only 8 per cent. of purse, with al
additional 3 per cent. from all money win
ners. For two-year-olds, the heats viii bt
best two in three; all others best three, II
five. The entries for the fall meeting clos'
August 26th and records made afternoon o.
that day will be no bar e . - ~
George Rcdfied, the owner Of the famou:
pacing dog Sport recently returned from
the Denver meeting, where Sport made
great hit. II Is said that he captured TIN
crowd in great style. George Is Gales
burg boy, his father being the owner o.
Senator Conkling, who, by the way, is or
his feet squarely and nicely this year ant
gives good promise of fine work -
The colts are showing the best this sea
son, and when tho eight weeks meeting
rolls around they viii be found to give SOM
of the aged ones good argument for tn
money.