The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-02
CEDAR VALLEY
CIRCUIT RACES
TUSCALOOSA REMAINS IN THE BIG
HORSE EVENT OF STATE.
MEETING HERE LATE IN JULY.
Decision to Remain in Organization
Means improvements to Grounds
Here and Best Races Ever
Seen in OskaIoosa.

Oskaloosa is to have the biggest
and the best race meeting this year
en- the Oskaloosa half mile track that
has ever been held in the city. The
meeting will be held during the last
week in July. The dates Of the meet
ing are the most favorable that could
have been secured under any circum-
stances, and harness horses will flock
to this city during that week like
flies to a molasses barrel.
j. H. Harrison, secretary of the To-
cal association, returned last even
ing from Waterloo, where he has been
in attendance at the annual meeting
of the Cedar Valley Circuit. 1t was a
big meeting. The most e Enthusiastic
and the most determined that the as
ISOLATION has ever held. The circuit
is now well established and is no ex-
pertinent and the meeting was like the
gathering Of the management Of a
large and prosperous corporation.
Two new meetings were taken into
the circuit, Alta and Independence.
DEBORAH dropped from the circuit for
this season on account of the conflicts
that a meeting in that place would
cause in the program of the circuit.
The place, however, will be back again
next season. The meetings at the
south track in Boone and Fort Dodge
were discontinued.
The Dates.
The dates of the several meetings
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West Union opens May 80.
Nassau, first week in June.
New Hampton, second week in June.
Waysrly, third week in June.
Cedar Rapids, fourth week in June.
Marion, first week in July.
MarshaHtown, second week in July.
Mason City, third week in July.
Oskaloosa, fourth week in July.
Waterloo, first week in August.
Independence, second week in Au-
gust. \
Boone, third week in August.
Alta, fourth week in August.
This takes up the time to the Iowa
State Fair meeting, the first week in
September.
Oskaloosa could not have been more
favored had she picked her own dates,
and all of the other cities of the cir
cult worked to her advantage. The
a2S ri atIsged us are the pest-we
have ever had. A.
Arrangements will be made with
the iowa Central to run a special
"horsemens train" from Mason City
through to Oskaloosa to bring the
string of steppers to the meeting here.
Preparations.
Active preparations will be COM
menced in the near future to put the
grounds and the local track in the
best of condition. Improvements will
be made to the extent Of more than
a Thousand dollars. New fences will
be erected and new accommodations
will be provided for the entertainment
of both horsemen and the public.
The program will be one of the best
that has ever been offered in this part
of the state and more and better
horses will be entered in the events
than at any previous meeting. o.
kaloosa had a fine field of harness
horses here last season, but this year
will eclipse any previous efforts.
Bond Required.
The Cedar Valley Circuit this year
requires a bond of one thousand dol
lars from each meeting place as a
guarantee of the full payment of all
purses raced for and all bills and OBJ
legations. Some of the meetings of
last season failed to do this, and en-
barrassments resulted. 1t was thought
best for the interests of the circuit
that a sort of a forfeit be posted this
year and the fact that horsemen will
understand that no interests are in
jeopardy will tend to draw larger
fields and make better meetings in all
towns of the circuit.
The Cedar Valley meeting was the
best attended and the most enthusiast
tic held by the association. More in
terested people were present and more
well known horsemen sent in inquiries
concerning the meeting than has ever
been known before. John Simpson,
secretary of the State Fair, was pres
ent at the meetings to offer what co
operation might be possible on the
part Of the State Fair management.
President Curtin, of DEBORAH, and
Secretary Curtis, Of Waverly, were
enthusiastic over the prospects of
the season and were tireless laborers
during the session of the organization
to bring about such business as would
be for the best interests of all con-
cerned.
Iowa hcrsemen are pleased At the
prospect of a season OF more han
three months work right mere ia Tie
heart of Iowa, The contests will be
the hardest ever known in this part
Of the state and the man who wins the
races will nave no easy time. Much
new blood viii be entered for the CON
tests and there is an element of I'M
certainty pending on all sides that will
make the races more than usually en-
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