The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-31
Richmond Matinee Driving
Association Enters the
Field and It Has Leased
Driving Park.
MANY HORSES WILL
BE TRAINED THERE
As Soon as Possible, It Is
Planned, Richmond Will
Be Entered in Circuit
Track Is Fast.

Backed by prominent business men
and city onicials tho Richmond Mat.
incc Driving association has been or.
ganixed: has leased the old driving
park track and will Immediately open
q campaign to secure over one hun.
dred members.
II success. 'as 10 anticipated by
members. the association will virtual
ly prove revival of the old Rich
mond fair association that was popular
years ago. Since tho demise of the
Wayne county fair, held at Hagers-
town. there have been no fairs held
In Wayne county.
Up TO the present time there are
sixty members Of the new organiza-
tion. composed OF business men. horse
men and city onicials.
hodge President.
The officers and members of the
board OF directors of the new organi.
nation have been elected as follows:
Charles Hodge. president: Edgar
Hawekotte. secretary; J. II. Menkc.
treasurer: Henry lredell, DIR. w. w.
Zimmerman, DIR. J. H. Kinsey and O.
c. Krone. directors.
Tho organization IL the result of q
popular demand for such club made
b. many prominant = horsemen In
Richmond and Wayne county. Al
ready many horsemen Of Indiana
have signiAed their intention of max.
Ing tho Richmond track. one of the
best mile circuits In the state, their
training camp.
Tho driving park track 10 said to be
the first one Of its kind ever construc.
ted. a patent on construction being
hold by Robert Howard. deceased. and
John +. Miller. the originators. In
stead OF being banked at the ends
only. the track Is built up at every
point making the fastest style posi-.
BILE. excepting the straight away
track.
Local horscmen are now dreaming
OF the renewal Of the good old days
when Nancy Hanks trotted a mile
here In 2:O6 nat: when Lucky" Bald.
win drove Direct. the famous PAGER q
milo In 2:O6k In high wheel sulky,
breaking the track record. and when
Nelson. 3:09. well known trotter.
and Lord Clinton. another trotter,
thrilled the crowds.
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At hrst the organization will be an
amateur association. providing train.
Ing quarters for professional and To-
cal drivers. Several matinee racing
meets will be held during tho spring
and summer. open to amateur drivers
and to local horses. Probably at FIRST
NO large purses win be offered.
After the new club gets a firm An-
ancial footing. It will probably join
the Indiana racing circuit. and will
aim to attract the best horses In the
country. Richmond. It IL believed.
would support such an attempt. for
there are said to be moro persons
here interested in horses and racing
than In any other city Of equal size in
Indiana.
Besides horse racing there will be
contests arranged for motorcyclists
and automobilists. This kind of rae
Ing would prove very popular, : It is
anticipated.
Some Of the prominent horsemen OF
Richmond and Wayne county. who
are expected to enter the new club
are George Dougan. Lawrence Com.
mons. Henry Mcnke. John Dougan,
John Hammond. Homer Hammond,
William Rhodes. Frank Lackey, H. J.
Haines., Omer Whelan. Harry Thorn
bur9h. Samuel Gaar. Charles Roman.
Abijah Pyle. Edward Norris. DR.. Rife
Of Boston. Joseph Mills. Tom Butler,
Charles Christman. Jerome Shurley.
James Beeson and Sam Morgan.
Coed Racing Stock.
John and Homer Hammond will
probably buy . string" Of horses to
BE- trained on the local track. Horse
racing stock In Wayne county, II IL
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