Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-18
Tn. Great G.,esbur~ Races.


All is work and business at the Galesburg
{Ills.) Race Track these fine summer days.
Recently c. w. Williams, the owner of the
track, was heard to remark that everything
at the track was about month ahead OF
time.
The work preparatory to the great sum-
mer meeting here is being pushed with all
viGor. A special advertising car, containing
about ten men. viii start out in about ten
days to bill the state. This car will carry
53,OoO 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 Galesburgin August, and they
will see the best trotting and pacing meeting
ever held in the country.
Over ,000horses are entered for the meet
ing, which is remarkable showing. Then
the prize money foots up to grandef total
than that of any other race meeting in the
long list OF entries. This is proof Of the
fact that the horsernen know a good thing
when they see it, and so they are all coming
to Galesburg, the pretty college city of the
held August Goth to September 9Th inclusive.
And then the owners of the fast ones want
to capture more records, and az Galesburg,
over the only dead level track in the world,
Is the place to do this.
Last year there was q scarcity OF seats,
but Mr. Williams promises that this shall
not occur this year. just previous to the
Bicycle Meeting recently held here, addi-
tons were made to the grand-stand so that
there are now about 5, COO seats in the stand
The judges stand will also be improved.
Another story will be added to it for the
press. which win be greatly appreciated by
the boys. The management assures the pe0-
pie that as large a crowd as will come viii
be taken care of.
The c., 3. & Q. switch extends into the
grounds 50 that those going and coming on
their special trains land right at the gate.
The fine electric street car system runs right
ride from the main part of the city. Besides
these two lines, there will be hacks and
band wagons iunumerable 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 addition to the four
commo dious 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 viii
establish one of the best lunch counters ia
this part of the state.
But what will there be to see at this meet
ings For the two weeks programme of IS
races has filed. These range from the
green two-year-olds down to the flyers of
the 2:12 trot and 2:10 pace. In each of these
races the exceptionally large purse OF
S2,OOO.0O is up, and there will be some lively
scrambling to get it. Then there will be a
large number of special attractions. Monroe
Salisbury is booked here and will 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 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
are 13S races, and it only costs $500 to
start for $4,000 purses. They begin with
the two-year-old trots and PAGES and get
down to the 2:0s class in both movements.
The money in these will be divided, 50, %,
Is and 10 per cent. of purses, while the en-
trance is only per cent of purse, with an
additional per cent. from all money win
ners. For two-year-olds, the heats viii be
best 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.
George Redfield, the owner Of the famous
pacing dog Sport, recently returned from
the Denver meeting, where Sport made q
great hit II is said that he captured the
crowd in great style. George is q Gales
burg boy, his father being the owner Of
Senator Conkling, who, by the way, is on
his feet squarely and nicely this yea, and
gives coed promise of fine work
The colts are showing the best this sea-
son, and when the eight weeks meeting
rolls around they will be found to give some
Of the aged ones good argument for the
money.