Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-07-27
STATE FAIR RACES.

SluCe the uFSL udy VI SpIluS Luo
race track at the State Fair grounds,
Detroit, has been narrowed and then
carefully gone over with drags until
It promises to be in perfect condition
when the racing program for 1907
opens up on August 29. Horsemen
from all over the state unite in prais-
Ing the course and predict that many
trotter and PAGER will circle the oval
in sensational time during the coming
summer.
Among the trainers who have been
working out their stables at the fair
grounds this spring are Fred Tall
madge, Jeff Cunningham, Lacy Nc
Laughlin, the Lewis brothers, Charley
Culver and other well known handlers
Of the harness horse. They have
been speeding their charges daily and
from the time made, the track record
will be placed at low mark before
the fair Of 1907 passes into history.
1--WE will be only too pleased to en-
courage breeders by granting them
the privilege of working their horses
ever the fair track, and will do every
thing in our power to aid Them" re-
marked President Postal recently.
The attitude of the fair officials has
been to encourage Michigan breeders,
and to this end they establish comfort
able quarters for the horsemen this
spring. The program for the meeting
to be held during this years fair has
also been arranged with a view to CIV
ing Michigan animals an opportunity
to compete with the best in their re-
spective classes, while liberal purses
have been hung up for competition be-
tween state bred animals.
Among the horses that have been
trained over the fair track this spring
are: c.. M. Jerseys Gertie W., 2:16;
Jeff Cunningham'S Requisition,
2:12A; Gale, 2:10A; Idol Star from
the Lewis string, Aleck S. with an
eighth to his credit in 16 seconds; L..
De Isles Delmas, promising green
colt by Coinage out of Pilot Medium,
and mare of Charley Culver's that
has been making fast time.
Horses worked out in the south
have always had great advantage
over Michigan trainers owing to their
early preparation, but many trainers
say that with the encouragement
given Michigan breeders by the State
Fair officials this will be a thing Of
the past. In the early spring the
trainers at the fair grounds were ham,
pered by unsettled weather, but with
sunshine the fast track rapidly round
ed the horses into condition.
AS showing what Michigan horses
are capable of the remarkable career
of Gale, chronicled by many as Mich
igan's greatest trotter reads like fic-
ton. When first brought out the Gale
horse was marked as mo account" by
many experienced horsemen, but Mrs.
Nettie Keil Moore had unbounded
faith in the animal, and her confidence
was more than justified when Gale
went through the short ship circuit
and cleaned up $1,000. He has been
changed to pace this year, his nat
ural gait, and by the way he has
been working out at the fair track,
promises to be faster than ever.
Eugene Fifield, superintendent of
the speed department at the State
Fair, is one of the best known harness
horse enthusiasts In the west. When
he arranges racing program every
horseman knows that he will have an
opportunity Of entering practically
every horse in his stable and with the
assurance that he will receive con-
siderate treatment.
$4,000 that will be given out in
purses during the six days racing at
the fair this year has been divided as
follows: Trotting classes, 2:35, $500;
2:30, $500; 2:25, $500; 1922, $500;
2:19, $500; 2:15, $500; 2:12, $500;
3-year-old stakes, $500; 2-year-old
stakes, $500; pacing, 2:35, $500; $3.50,
$500; 1926, $500: 1928, $500; 2:20,
$500; 2:1S, $500; 2:16, $500; 2:13,
$500; 2:10, $500; 2:OS, $500; free
for-all, $500; 2-year-old stakes, $500;
3-year-old stakes, $500.
During the past winter the stables
have been enlarged, and improved,
and excellent facilities provided for
cooling-off and transporting feed. The
transportation facilities have also
been greatly improved and horsemen
will have but little trouble shipping