Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-27

are put through their PAGES. The wise
ones indicate that it will take a
speedy stranger to distance some of
the horses already here. The Illi-
nois valley and Williams creek dis
tricts are we'll represented now with
horses in training, and large num-
ber will come over from Medford af-
ter the races there on the Fourth.
The first race on the local program
will be a half-mile pace or trot, best
three In five heats. with a purse of
$3.50.
Next will be a SIS mile run, with
500 in the purse.
No. is a 3-S mile run, purse, $75.
No. 4, 9-s mile run for saddle
horses, purse SIS.
No. S, 1-2 mile run for ponies,
purse $50.
No. s, IA mile run for two-year-
olds, purse SIS.
No. Z, 1-2 mile harness race, best
two In three, purse $50.
No entrance fee is charged to any
of these races, and that all the COM
ers may have a fair chance at the
purses, horses winning a first prize
In any race will be barred from re-
entry at this meet.
The committee having this feature
of the celebration in hand Is Council
man A. A. Porter, Sheriff VIII Smith
and Geo. Lewis.
All entries to the races must be
made with Ernest Lister, secretary,
by twelve o'clock on the evening of
the Fourth. The purses In all the
events will be divided into. first and
second money, on the basis OF 80 and
20 per cent.
All the various committees, as
we'll as all the citizens not regular
ly named on committees but who
have ideas concerning the method in
which the coming great two days
celebration should be held, are re-
quested to meet at the Commercial
club rooms Thursday night at $3.50
o'clock. The details are now we'll
| arrapuad for tha oaIahratinu hut th A
general committee has called this
meeting to get the program shaped
so that there will be no clash of in
terests at the last, and so that every
part of the machinery of the cele-
bration will work smoothly and
without friction.
Chairman South of the general
committee asks especially that all
of those people who are somewhat
numerous after the celebration, and
who then tell how it Ought to have
been done,' be there tomorrow night
and give of their wisdom In ad-
vance.
This will probably be the last gen
eral meeting before the celebration,
and the committee asks that every
one who has contributed toward the
fund, be there. An especial invita-
tion is extended to the mayor and
the city council and to all others
who are interested in making the
celebration the greatest possible
success
The subcommittee are fast COM
pleting the program features, and
within day or two all events for
the two days will be scheduled 80
that there will be no conflict of
hours.
The sports committee has arrang-
ed for a number of handsome tro-
phies for the winners in the races,
and cups, medals etc, now being on
display in Calhoun's window These
sports will be called on the morning
Of the 5th, at nine o'clock, and will
be run on the stretch Of granite
fill alongside the railroad track be-
tween Sixth street and the depot.
The list Of sports, together with the
prizes in each, is as follows:
100 yard dash, free for all; first,
trophy cup; second, silver medal.
100 yard dash, IS to 20 years;
first, trophy cup; second, silver
medal
100 yard dash Is to IS years;
first, trophy cup; second, silver med
al.
so yard dash, 1 3 years and under;
prize, ball and bat
so yard dash. fat mans race,