Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-05-26
HERINGTON's RACES WERE
MARKED BY GOOD TIME
Opening Of the Track Attended Ds
Large Crowd.

Harrington, May 20 WAN :,
Of about thousand people from a.
over this part of the state and some
of the prettiest racing events evel
nnlled off on Kansas SOIL the ne"
Herington race track was opened iol
the first real feature Of the season
Friday afternoon.
Entries from different parts OF the
state we're made and the excitement
from the first tap of the bell was IN
tense. Although no state records were
broken, the first set Of records Iof
The new Harrington fair association
were-all Of which will be open LOT
"breakage" during the long season
to follow on this fast track.
The track was fast and hard ana
in excellent condition after the re-
cent rains and constant breaking ana
rolling. A large part Of the Her
ington circle is natural SOIL very ut
til grading necessary. With the
work that has been done on the track
since the first of the year, 1t is IN
condition for racing events this year
that will rival anything in the state.
with the installation Of the new
fair grounds, Harrington is boasting
of one of the best equipped falr
grounds in Kansas. Although the
fair association was only organized
last fall ANA the grounds were pro-
cured at that time, the whole winter
and spring has been taken up win
constant improvement Of the track
construction Of stables and fair build
ings and the pounding fast hard
track. .
The Harrington Fair association Is
on the Kansas-O Oklahoma racing
circuit and this warrants some OF
the best events that will be seen IN
the state this year. But the fair
crowd is not depending upon the
Kansas Oklahoma circui. to keep the
neople Of this and surrounding COM
munities filledNwith the racing spirit.
The town is full Of good material
and good drivers. Several horses
have taken away the prizes in other
cities during the past year. This
year the prizes will be given here
and from the excellent local blood.
there is a chance that fair portion
of It will be kept here.
With the plan of keeping up Her
ington's reputation as live town
the commercial club and the Herring
ton Fair association have combined IN
offering to the people of this portion
of the state semi-monthly carnival
or Booster Days" as they are CALI
ed in Harrington. The commercial
club has purchased a huge balloon
which is managed and sent in the
air every other Saturday by local
aerial experts. Band concerts, horse
races, open and free theatres, open
air lectures, free entertainments,
special privileges and special bargains
by the merchants are the induce
ments offered.
The results of the races Friday af-
ternoon are as follows:
Matched pace-Miss Marie, b. M,
owned and driven by L. s. Chandler.
Time 2:40.
Miss Omar, b. M, owned by Hold
en- e. Strun, driven by W. D. Dix.
Green Trot-Zenobia, s. M, owned
and driven by v. W. Huffman. Time
1915.
Miss Wendt, b. M, owned by 3.
Wendt, driven by W. D. Dix.
zelphania. owned by L. s. Chand-
Ter.
Miss L., owned and driven by E.
G.. Munsell. +
TwogeAr-old pace - Rainbow,
owned and driven by W. D. Dix,
time 3:05.
Matte Bar, b. f., owned and driv-
en- by G. A. Branch.
Green pace-Lady Thompson, b.
M, owned by R. E. Thompson, driv-
en- by W. D. Dix, S:06.
Woscoe, b. g., owned and driven
by L. W. Brewster.
Lucy, b. m, owned and driven by
W. NJ. Rooms.