The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-07-20
The Great Galesburg Races.

All rs work and business ut the Galesbury
llls.) Race Track these fine summer days.
Recently &. w. Williams, the owner OF the
track. was heard TO remark that everything
at tho track was about month ahead OF
time
The work preparatory to the great SUN
mer meeting here is being pushed with MI
vigor. A special advertising car, containing
about ten men, will start out In about ten
days TO bill the state. This car will carry
l52,U0 different kinds of advertising mat
ter IL will be the largest crowd which over
assembled In this part of the state, which
will gather IN Galesburg in August. and they
will see thebcst trotting and pacing meeting
ever held In the country.
Over ,000horscs are entered for the meet-
Ing, which Is a remarkable showing. Then
tho prize money foots w TO u grander total
than that of any other race meeting in the
country, while no othcrmc Getting can show so
long list of entries. This is proof OF tlso
fact that the horserncn know good thing
when they 500 it. and 80 they are all coming
70 Galesbnrg, the pretty college city OF the
west for the great summer meeLng 10 be
held August 26th to September Tth inclusive.
And then the owners of the fast ones want
to capture more records, aud 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-
tons were made to the grand-stand so that
there are now about zoo 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 munagementassurcs the peo-
pie that us large q 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 ut the gate.
SVStpD
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 innumcrablc to convey the
crowd TO and from the citys "A large hotel
stands just across the street from the main
gate, while several boardinR-houses arc
close ut harn1- Then, In addition TO the four
commodious hotels In the city, many private
houses will be thrown open 10 receive
guests. Underneath the grand-stand other
improvements will soon be begun. After
putting down fine floor, Mr.. Williams win
establish one Of tho best lunch counters In
this part Of tho stata
But what WIN there DO 10 see OF this meet
races has filed. These range from the
green tko-ycar-olds down TO the flyers Of
tho 9,l2 trpt and 2:1o pace In eacl. OF these
races the exceptionally large Purse or
50, 90 is up, and there will be some lively
scrambling TO get 1t. Then there viii be q
y
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 nico, springy Galcsburg track A
strong effort is being made 10 secure oil the
fast money winners Of the seasoh.<
The Fail Meeting opens September 9th,
the Monday after tho great meeting closes,
aud this will be the time for the smaller
fry. Tho races will continue eight weeks,
80 that horscmen can come here and win
plenty Of money without shipment. There
are 1888 races, and 1t only costs $1,000 70
start for $4,000 purses. They begin with
tho two-year~old trots nnd PAGES and get
down TO the 2,oe class In both movcmentA-
The money Ia these will be divided, 80, 25,
Is and 10 per cent. OF purses, while the en-
trance Is only 5 per cont Of purse, with an
ncrs. For two-year-olds, the heats win be
bost two In three; oil others best three In
i've. The entries for the fall meeting close
August 26th, and records made after noon OF
that day win be no bar.
George Rcdfield, tho owner Of the famous
pacing dog Sport, recently returned from
the Denver meeting, whore Sport made
great hit Il 10 sold that he captured tbs
crowd In great style. George - Gales-
Senator Conkiing, who, by the way, Is ON
his feet squsrely and nicely this year nnd
gives good promise of fiuc work
The colts arc showing the beat this ee<r
son, and when rho eight weeks meeting
rolls around they will DO found TO give some
Of the aged oncs good argument for the
money.
HARD times do not nffect counterfeitera
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