The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-07-20

Al is work and business at the GaIesburg
fllls.l 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 q month ahead Of
time.
mer meeting here Is being pushed with al
vigor. A special advertising car, containing
about ten men. viii start out In about ten
days to bill the state. This car will carry
1891 600 different kinds OF advertising mat
ter. It viii be the largest crowd which ever
assembled in this part Of tie state, which
win gather In Galesburzf6 August, and they
ever held in the country. n,
Over / ,000horses are entered for the meet
ing, which IL @ remarkable showing. Then
the prize money foots up to q grsnder total
than that Of any other race meeting 10 the
country, while no other meeting can show 30
long Q list OF entries. This IS proof Of the
fact that the horsemen NOW q good thing
when they see ii, and SO they are all coming
to Gaiesburg, the pretty college city of the
west for the great summer meeting 70 be
held August 18th to September 7th inclusive.
And then the owners Of the fast ones want
10 capture more records, and st Galesburg,
over the only dead level track In the world,
q the place to do this.
Last year there was q scarcity Of seats,
but Nj. Williams promises that this shall
not occur this year. Just previous 70 the
Bicycle Meeting recently held here, addi-
tions were made TO the grand-stand so that
there are now about 5000 seats in tie stand
The Judges stand viii also be improved.
Another story win be added 4 It for the
press, which win be greatly appreciated b.
the boys. The managementassures the peo-
pie that IS large q crowd as VIII come win
be taken care OF. A.fe ag ~
The C., B. & o. 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 q 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, Alarge hotel
stands just across the street from the main
gate, while several boarding-houses are
close at hand. Then, In addition 70 the four
c~cmmodious hotels in the city. many private
houses will be thrown open 70 receive
guests. Underneath the grand-stand other
improvements will soon be begun After
putting down o fine floor, Mr.. Williams VIII
establish one Of the best lunch counters in
this part Of the state,
But what win there be to see at this meet
ingi For the two weeks a programme of 81
green t~wo-year-olds down TO the flyers Of
the 2:12 trot and 2:i0 pace. Ineach of these
races the exceptionally large purse OF
$4,000 90 is up, and there viii be some lively
~scrambling to get il. Then there will be 9
large number of special attractions. Monroe
Salisbury is booked here and win start
many Of his fine ones In the races. As the
season opens, Mr.. Williams is keeping his
eyes wide open for the two-minute goers
and you wantto watch them go when they
strike the nice, springy Galesbure track. A
strong effort Is being made to secure all the
fast money winners of the season.
The FAN 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 ashipment- There
are 13S races, and it only costs 1880 70
start for $4,000 purses. They begin with
the t~wo.year-old trots and PAGES and get
down to the 2.0o class in both movements.
The money iu these will be divided, 50, %,
Is and 10 per cent of purses, while the en-
trance is only 5 per cent. OF purse, with an
5 per e from all money win
ners. For two-year-oids, the heats win b.
best two In three; all others best three In
tive. The entries for the fall meeting close
August 10Th. and records made afternoon Of
that day will be no bar.
George Redfield, the owner of the famous
dog Sport. recently returned from
the Denver meeting, where Sport made a
great hit It's said that he captured the
crowd in great style. George ie a Gales
burg boy. his father being the owner Of
Senator ConkliDg, who, by the way, is on
bis feet squarely and nicely this year and
gives good promise of tine work.
The colts are showing the best this sea
and when the eight weeks meeting
Of the aged ones q good argument for the