The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-29
THE McCURDY STRING
HORSES ARE NOW AT TIRE SELMA
 TRACK.
TheyN Travelled Through the Country from Lovsndesboro to Their Training Quarters st the
 Driving Park.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma. Feb. 2S.
 The string of trotters and pacers from the McCurdy Brothers stock farm at Lowndesboro reached Selma this afternoon and are equartered in stables at the Selma Driving Park.
 The string numbers sixteen of the most promising ones in the Lowndes County, stables and no doubt many younger ones of the stable will make brilliant records on the American track and they are of fine blood.
 The McCurdy string was in charge of Trainer Ben Renick and for the next two months will receive their prelimi- nary training at the Selma track for the campaign of the summer; Whiie It that the McCurdy's will campaign the most promising ones in the stable through the Grand Circuit during the coming summer.
 The McCurdy string left Lowndes- boro early this morning and by easy stages were brought to Selma through the country. It is the only string of Alabama horses at the track and their career during the coming season will be watched with interest by all lovers of horse racing throughout the State. Several members of the MeCurdy sta ble are well known by lovers of har- ness racing here who have seen them perform at the Selma track before.
 With the exception of the McCurdy string the stable which is being trained at the track by Trainer William Gal- lagher has more Alabama horses in 1t than any other stable. Mir. Gallagher for the past four months has been training a number of Alabama horses at the track and they all give promise of developing good speed and of prov ing winners during the summer races.
 The arrival of the McCurdy string noon fills up the last empty stable at the track and makes total of about IFS blooded trotters and pacers that are being wintered at the park.
 t~~N.N ~R AI... Selma Driving Park during the past few weeks has received application from several well known Grand Circuit drivers for stable space. but all of these empty stable had been engaged by the McCurdy's several months ago.
 There are more Grand Circuit cam paigners winterfng at the Selma Driv- ing Park today than there is in any other city in the South, with the ex- ception of Memphis. The track has grown in favor fast with Grand Cir cult drivers during the past two years stili more fine horses will be quartered here. It is said to be the intention of the owners of the driving track to erect number of new barns at the months. These barns will be large and commodious and will be built for the purpose of housing the large num- next winter. Several applications for stable space for next winter has al- | ready been received and it Is certain | that each trainer wintering at the | track at present will return next fall. |
 During the good weather of the past | few days the track has presented a | lively appearance. The trainers have | taken advantage of the good weather | and are putting the candidates in their | stables through their paces. All of the l horses at the track are showing good 1 form and promise to be most success | ful during the summer months.