The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-03-24
Season to Begin In Fort Wayne, Ind.
July and Close In Phoenix. Ariz.,
Nov. e--columbus Leads IN Offer
ings.

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Despite the fact that the grand ana
great western circuits come together
at Columbus. the directors Of the
meeting there are likely 20 feel some
opposition as a result OF the vote Of
the directors Of the Michigan state
fair recently, which voted to have
weeks rhcing Of grand circuit proper
tons the week Of Sept 49, It viii be
recalled that when the grand circuit
stewards met Detroit wanted two
dates. but was unsuccessful In its ap-
plication for September sanction.
Now. however. the state fair folks
have decided TO go it alone.
This second Detroit meeting viii fol-
low the grand circuit meeting at Syra-
cuse. n. ". which makes a rather IA
vorable shipment possible. while the
story runs that some of the purses
will be OF sufficient size to make them
worth while for any horseman to win.
The racing at Detroit state fair will
be along practically the same lines as
have made trotting one Of the features
Of the state fairs at Hamllne and Mil
waukee. There are TO be two 5000
early closing stakes. and altogether
something over $4,000 in purse money
is TO be hung up.
The great majority OF driving as
soclations controlling half mile
track thoroughly believe at heart that
The hopples should be abolished and
feel that the gradual manner in which
they are u disappear under the rule
just adopted viii not work much Of
hardship in the way Of costing en-
tries. The pity is that with hoppIes
now limited in their career matinee
organizations do not come out unanl
mously against their use in club and
interclub races instead OF permitting
the hoppled sidewheeler to compete
on equal terms with the free legged
PAGER.
The first 100000 racing circuit in
the history Of the light harness horse
was organized at Chicago recently,
when the stewards OF the great west
ern circuit rot together for their much
belated annual meeting. They made
nip for lost time. however, IN mapping
out circuit that not only for the rich
ness Of the prizes offered, but for
duration and territory covered. Is far
more pretendous than anything ever
before attempted
Just how far-if at all-the great
western circuit will hurt some of the
grand circuit tracks remains to be
seen. 1t is a certainty. however. that
in the case of Kalamazoo. Detroit,
Cleveland and Columbus the circuit
viii he benefit. as all Of these tracks
made application for and received the
same dates in the great western cir
cult as they now hold in the grand
circuit Some may constrne that ac-
tlon as an indication OF weakness on
the part OF the grand circuit tracks,
but In any event it assures larger
fields for the grand circuit meetings
during those weeks in which the.
nurscs are Of top notch proportions.
Indeed. it Is the $4,000 that these
fom. grand circuit tracks viii hang up
that sends the total Of great western
stakes and purses up beyond the half
million figures,
The great western circuit under its
new makeup will open on July at
Fort Wayne. Ind. with weeks follow
ing al Terre Haute, Ind, aud Grand
Rapids. Mich. before Joining forces
with the grand circuit for the Kala-
mazoo (AIlchA, Detroit and Cleveland
meetings that follow upon consccus
live weeks. The great western then
jumps 70 Peoria Gaiesburg, Joliet Ill.,
ana the state fairs at HamIine Mimi,
and Milwaukee before swinging Ia
with Columbus for the meeting the
last two weeks Of September.
Then comes Springfield. H., for the
Hrst week IN October, followed by a
long jump into the far southwest, With
Oklahoma City The first stopping point,
followed by 4 weeks session each at
Dallas. III paSo. Tex, and phoeniS
Ariz.. where the circuit ends The week
of Nov. 0. But 81 course nobody cx-
poets that any of the horses that start
ia at Fort Wayne will be in AZ the
anish at Phoenix Il Is possible, Of
coulSt. as was the case with Margin
and Few others last season, but not
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