The Glenwood post., 1910-07-30
Big Subscription Secured to Guarantee
Purses. Business Men Enthusiastic
Claim Best Meet Ever Held Here
DATES SEPTEMBER !, 8,9& 10

Tho movement on the part of ou
citizens to revive the racing spirit an,
re-establish the race meets so popular
few years ago is gaining in interes
every day and the meeting Wednesda.
evening of the Glenwood Springs Rae
ing association was certainly humme
SO far as enthusiasm goes for ever.
business man present seemed not only
hopeful but determined to make thu
1910 meet a success.
Many of our business men have con
stantly persisted in claiming that tine
races held here in the past were the
best paying events in the line of enter
tainment ever pulled of in Glenwood
as they say almost everybody loves 8
good horse and enjoys horserace and
they maintain that race meet will
bring more people to Glenwood thar
will any other attraction.
The Glenwood races were started
about eighteen years ago by Pau
Bleunt, W. 8. Parkison, W. R. Lee. G.
NJ. Keck and many others who wer5
fond of that kind of sport and who be
lieved the people Of the surrounding
country would enjoy and literally pat
ronize the event. The affair was rea
sosa6gy s7Seessful for many years and
then there came a couple years when
the association failed to get good horse.
and the races were unsatisfactory. Then
the races were merged with the district
fair and that practically ruined. both
events.
To make long story short there
have been many ups and downs, princi-
pally downs. to the racing business in
Glenwood but the fact remains that the
great majority of people demand GER
tain amount Of such sport and it is a
business pulier for the benefit of Glen
wood. Besides this there are several
Of our business men who have gone
through the various vicissitudes of the
racing game and have studied It out
pretty thoroughly and it is believed
that their experienc will be worth much
in the conduct of future meets and
much profit can be had by reason of a
study Of the mistakes Of the past.
The officers Of the Glenwood Springs
Racing association are, W. W. Crook,
president; Tom Howard, vice president;
J. W. Bell, secretary, and Geo. H. Bell,
treasurer, and these with W. 8. Parki-
son. Clint Marvin. Harry Burnett, J.
C. Richardson, Elmer Lucas, J. W.
Brosius and Ed 8. Hughes constitute
the board of control through which all
of the business of the association will
be transacted.
An important feature of Wednesday
evenings meeting was the fixing OF
the date for the coming meet. After
considerable discussion and careful
consideration Of the dates Of variout
fairs and race meets throughout the
country the date for the Glenwood
meet was fixed for September Z, 8,
and 10. These days were thought by
the majority to be the best that could
be chosen in view Of the dates already
selected by other associations.
The matter Of gate receipts was, OF
motion left entirely with the treasurer
who will be responsible for the issu
ance and sale Of all tickets.
The soliciting committee reported
splendid success in their visit to the
business men whom they found to bt
more than favorable to the undertak
ing. The committee was instructed t.
visit the city council and ask for {
liberal subscription from that body.
The matter Of complimentary passes
came up and it was stated that the in
discriminate use Of passes had beer
largely responsible for the failure o1
some former meetings. Austin GaviI
said he thought any citizen of Glen
wood ought to be ashamed to accept I
pass to any event Of this kind whiel
was Of pablie nature and for the ben
eft Of TIE whole community. On mo
tien It was voted to issue eourtesie
! only to tAs pres, Aerss ownsrs ea'