Iowa state bystander., 1895-07-19
AT OALESBURG.
Preparations for the Great summer
Meeting on an Elaborate Scale.

(Galesburg, H., Correspondence)
All is work and business at the Gales
burg Race Track these fine summer
days. Recently c. w. Williams, the
owner of the track, was heard to re-
mark to Chas. Terbush while they were
watching the shoeing of promising
brother to Falfe, that everything at the
track was about month ahead OF time.
BY the first of June this year some good
speed had been developed and several
Of the horses in trial heats had gone
several notches below their marks. but
the season has opened now and the
trainers are off for the races. The work
preparatory to the great summer meet
ing here is being pushed with all vigor.
A special advertising car, containing
about ten men, will start out In ABOUT
ten days to bill the state. This car VIII
carry $4,000 different kinds OF advertls-
Ing matter and 1t is expected that they
will make a thorough job or 1t. Ihls
will be the largest crowd which ever as
sembled in this part of the state, which
will gather in Galesburg about August
26th, and they will see the best trotting
and pacing meeting ever held In the
country. Over 1000 horses have entered
for the meeting, which is a remarkable
showing. Then the prize money foots
up to grander total than that OF any
other race meeting in the country, while
no other meeting can show so long list
of entries. This is proof of the fact
that the horsemen know a good thing
when they see it, and SO they are all
coming to Galesburg, the pretty coli
lege city Of the west, for the great, sum-
mer meeting to be held August 26th to
10, ~ \, ,a1, c;x ND "a
owners of the fast ones want to capture
more records and at Galesburg, over the
only dead level track in the world, Is
the place to do this. Last year there
was a scarcity of seats, but Mr.. Will
!iams promises that this shall not occur
this year. Just previous to the Bicycle
Meeting recently held there, additions
were made to the grand-stand so that
there are now about 5000 seats in the
stand The judges stand will also be
improved Another story will be added
TO it for the press, which will be greatly
appreciated by the boys. The manage
ment assures the people that as large
a crowd as will come will be taken care
Of. The C. B. e @. switch extends into
the grounds so that those going and
coming on their special trains, land
right at 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 and
band wagons innumerable to convey the
crowd to and from the city. A large
hotel stands Just across the street from
the main gate, while several boarding
houses are close at hand. Then in addl-
ton to the four commodious hotels IN
the city, many private houses Will be
thrown open to receive the guests. In
derneath the grand-stand, other I'M
provements will soon be begun. After
putting down fine floor, Mr.. Williams
will proceed to establish one of the best
lunch counters in this Part Of the state.
1t will be equipped with all the latest
ideas for serving the people so that
good lunch can be secured in short
time.
But what will there be TO see at this
meeting? For the two weeks, pro-
gram of 3S races has filed. These range
from the green two-year-olds down to
the flyers of the PIP trot and 2:1O pace.
In each of these races the exceptions
ally large purse of 100000 is up and
there will be some lively scrambling to
get it. Then there will be a large num-
Der of special attractions. Monroe Sal
isbury is booked here and will start
many Of his fine ones in the races. AS
the season opens, Mr. Williams is keep
ing his eyes wide open for the two min
ute 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 Meet
ing 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 are 13S races, ard it only costs
$1,000 to start for $4,000 purses. They
begin with the two year old trots and
PAGES and get down to the 2:OS class in
both movements. The money in these
will be divided, SO, 25, Is and 10 per cent.
Of purses, while the entrance Is only
5 per cent of purse, with an additional
per cent from all money winners For
two year olds, the heats Will be pest
two in three; all others best three In
five The entries for the fall meeting
close August 26th, and records made
after noon of that day will be no bar.
The crowd Of trainers changes fre-
ouently now. The first of the spring
trainers to leave was Billy McIyers
He went early to Red Oak. Leeward.
and Onward were in his string, but Tor
some reason they We're not in It, The
next day Alb. Fullag ger departed for Des
Moines where he started Nina Medium,
Phenom, green PAGER, and Willie At
tempt. The day before leaving, Nina
was given some hard miles, finishing
the last in 2:11A. In the races she
gained third place with the best time
at 2:111s. Before leaving also Willie At
tempt reeled off a mile in 2:16. At Des
Moines he got down in the 2:15 class
which the knowing ones fear is too fast
a clip for him to sustain. From Des
Moines, Alb. went to Red Oak, but here
the rain interfered. Newman and
horses have filled up the places vacated
by those who have departed and now as
usual every Tuesday and Friday, large
crowds gather to see the work outs
Not long since, Ferron, Domino and
Nancy Conkling had nice little brush
which was won by speedy Domino,
with Ferron right at Domino's girth
for the full mile. Domino has since
gone half in LOT and leads the Ter
bush string. Murrango, Of the same
crowd, went a mile in 2:30R at the last
work out; Bell Pilot a mile in 2:24; and
a fine yearling by Muscoute clipped off
a quarter in 52A. Only four Of the AL
lerton family in the Williams string
are now at work, and the fine black
stallion "Ferron' is one of the worth
lest. George Belmont by Belmont, GAL,
dam by Harold in the Mercer string