Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25
The Great Galesburg Races.

All is work and business at the Galesburg
(1llS-) Race Track these line 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.
The work preparatory to the great sum-
mer meeting 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 will carry
152, 600 different kinds of advertising mat
ter. 1t will be the largest crowd which ever
assembled In this part Of the state, which
viii gather in Galesburgin August, and they
will see the best trotting and pacing meeting
ever held IN the country.
Over 1,0o0horses are entered for the meet
Ing, which Is remarkable showing. Then
the prize money foots up to grander total
than that of any other race meeting In the
country, while no othermeeting can show so
long list Of entries. This is proof of the
fact that the horsemen know good thing
when they see 1t, and so they are all coming
to Galesburg, the pretty college city Of the
west, for the great summer meeting to be
held August 26th to Septetn Der 7th inclusive.
And then the 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 . scarcity Of seats,
but Mr.. Williams promises that this shall
not occur this year. Just previous to the
Bicycle Meeting recently held here, addi-
tions were made to the grand-stand SO that
there are now about 900 seats In the stand
The judges stand will also be improved.
Another story viii be added to 1t FOR the
press, which viii be greatly appreciated by
the boys. The management assures the peo-
Pile that as large crowd as will come will
be taken care OF.
The c., B. & Q. switch extends into tho
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 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 addition to the four
houses will be thrown opeu to receive
guests. Underneath the graud-stand other
improvements win soon be begun. After
putting down fine floor, Mr.. Williams will
establish one OF the beat lunch couSters in
this part Of the state
But what will there be to sec at this meet
ingf For the two weeks programme Of SO
races has filed. These range from the
green two-year-olds down to the flyers Of
the 2,12 trot and 3 40 pace. In each of these
81, 600. 90 is up, and there VIII be some lively
scrambling TO get 1t. 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 Fail Meeting opens September 9th,
the Monday after the great meeting CLOSES,
and this viii be the time for the smaller
fry. The races will continue eight weeks,
50 that horsemen can como here and win
plenty of money without q shipment There
are lsS races, and 1t only costs $500 to
start for $4,000 purses. They begin with
the two-year-eld trots and PAGES and get
down to tho 2,0s class In both m movements.
Tho money In these will be divided, 80, Is,
i6 and 10 per cont OF purses, while the on
trance Is only per cent. Of purse, with an
additional s 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 tho fall meeting close
August 2oth, and records made after noon Of
that day WIN be no bar # 81
George Redfiead, the owner Of the famous
pacing dog Sport, recently returned from
tho Denver meeting, whore Sport made
great hit II is said that he captured the
crowd In great style. George is Gales
burg boy, his father being the owner of
Senator Conkiing, who, by the way, is on
his feet squarely and nicely this year and
gives good 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 q good argument for the
money.
HARD times do not affect counterfeiterS
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