The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24


Bloomfield. Oct. 10.
Harrington, Oct. 14.16.
The Norfolk races will open the
north Nebraska racing circuit again. !
O'Neill, Neigh, Madison, Stanton,
Creighton, Pierce, Bloomfield and
will follow in the order
This was the racing schedule
mapped out Monday afternoon at the
annual meeting of the North Nebraska
Short Shipment Racing circuit held in
the OXnard hotel in Norfolk.
Better races, better horses, better
purses and a square deal all along the
line: this was the spoken sentiment
of the delegates who attended the
meeting. There is every thing to in
racing season. And Norfolk, whose
meet last summer broke all local sue
cess records, is in a position to more
than duplicate last summers perfor
nance.
Norfolk was given the opening date
was logically entitled to it. O'Neill
would have liked the initial date and
made a good natured fight for it. Ar
ranging the schedule occupied virtual
ly all of the afternoon but the adjust
ments once made resulted in a better
arranged schedule than last seasons
program. And the arrangement of the
new schedule held Stanton and Madi-
son in the circuit.
Butte, Spencer and Tilden were not
represented at the annual meeting and
accordingly were not listed in the cir
cult. II had been thought that Spen-
Ger would be on the north Nebraska
route this summer.
In the election of officers President
w. c. Galley of Creighton and Secre-
tary J. l.. Rynearson of Madison were
complimented with a reelection.
In arranging the races two classes
changed The 1927 trot was changed
to a 1925 trot and the 2:50 pace was
replaced with a special class for three
year Odds or younger.
The following program was adopt
ed: First day, 2:20 pace or trot and
2:35 trot; second day, three year Odds,
pace or trot, and 2:30 pace or trot;
third day, 2:25 trot and free for all.
Entries to the Norfolk race will
close August 8, to the O'Neill and
Neigh races, August II, to the Creigh-
ton and Pierce races, September s.
Entries must be made for three meet
ings ahead. The American trotting
rules were adopted with a provision
that one horse could be entered in
two races or two horses in one race
and the entrance fee refunded if only
one race was participated in.
This summer will see an increase
in the purses hung up, thus attract
ing better horses. The minimum purse
remained at 5000, but the association
recommended that running races be
cut out and the purses raised in the
track events. Nearly all the circuit
towns will increase their purses.
There will be no circuit starter il
1908 1t was voted that each loca
association choose its starters; also
that all the local associations SHOULD
become members of the American
Trotting association.
p. NJ. Barrett was the recipient O.
a very pretty compliment, a specia
vote of thanks from the north Nebras
ka horsemen for his successful work
as secretary of the Norfolk driving
club, in developing Norfolk into sue
cessful racing point and for his gen
eral services towards the success o
racing in northern Nebraska.
President Rhodes of the north Ne
braska anti-horse thief association wa
present at the meeting and exchanged
few words of greeting with the rae
, ing organization. In the latter par
of the evening and after Mr.. Rhode
had left, the following resolution re
ceived unanimous vote: Whereas
we believe that the North Nebraska
Live Stock Protective association i
doing a splendid work in fighting hors
thieves ctively:-therefOre be
resolved, that it is the sense of thi
meeting that the North Nebraska
Short Shipment race circuit shout
hereby endorse the good work and tn
purpose of the North Nebraska Liv
! Stock Protective association"
The north Nebraska racing seaso
will open in Norfolk about two week
b. later than it did last year 1t was III
, derstood at the meeting that Hartinl
4 ton and Bloomfield would not be likel
r to accept their dates but would pro
q badly hold their races before the No
folk meet. No special objection wa
Y interposed If the northeast towns sa'
fit to follow this course.
The local associations were repr'
n scented at the annual meeting by tn
Q following men: O'Neill, p. f. Nj
v Manus, ]. L. O'Donnell; Norfolk,
}, H. Groesbeck, P. NJ. Barrett; Pierre
V William Zulauf; Neigh, w. w, Col
|. John S. Kay, c. l.. Wattels; Creig
D ton, w. C. Galley, T. j, Buckmaste
S William Graham, ], X. Brown, w v
S Strain; Stanton, John Hancock; Ma
n ison, ]. l.. Rynearson Bloomfield,
It S. Bagley; Harrington, ]. ]. Carve
=. William Lorang.