The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-07-23
KALAMAZOO MEET
OUT FOR RECORD
Big Purse For Contest Be-
tween Pacing Stars.
GREAT PAPER MILLS RACE.

awarded Hich Prize-Free For All
Pacers-Directum l., Frank BoJash,
Jr, William and Anna Bradford En-
tered For Pacing Contest, For Which
Driver Who Breaks Worlds Record
Will Receive $1,000 In Added Money.
What promises to be the greatest
free for all pacing contest ever seen
In the United States will be staged at
Recreation park during the grand cir
cult meeting, Aug. to 6. 1t will
bring together Directum l., 1:5S; Frank
Bogash, Jr., 1:59A; William, 2:O0;'
Anna Bradford, 2:OOA, and others.
The purse for this event will be So
600, with an additional 1000 in cash
to the driver of the horse establishing
a worlds record. The race will be
three heats, each heat a race, and the
money will be divided, $1,000 each for
the first and second heats and $1,000
for the third heat. The horse winning
the most money will be declared the
winner Of the race.
Greatest Ever Staged.
Secretary w. L. Engelman announces
that this great struggle will take place
ON Tuesday afternoon, Aug. B. 1t is
bound to be the greatest gate attrac-
ton ever staged in the racing line over
the local mile ring and will pull horse
lovers here from all over western
! Michigan. Special arrangements will
be made with the railroads to care for
the crowd, and excursion fares will be
secured.
81 have two reasons for staging this
race" said Secretary Engelman.
"First, | want the people of western
| Michigan to see the greatest field of
PAGERS ever brought together on one
track in action at Recreation park.
The marvellous speed of this quartet is
the biggest topic of discussion in the
harness racing world today. Each in
dividual horse has won great victories,
but the four have never been pitted
against each other, nor have any sim
| liar four ever met in the history of
harness racing in America. 1t may
never be our privilege to see such q
field again.
Second, so much disappointment
has been expressed because the I'M
favorable weather kept Directum l.
and William from meeting here in a
match race last fall that have decid
ed to fully crafty the desires Of our
patrons by making the event one that
will fully maintain KalamazoOs en-
viable position in the harness racing
world. There has never been anything
too good for our patrons in the past,
! and as long as we continue as a mem
Der Of the greatest racing organization
in the world we will continue the poll
cy of Offering the best to the sport low
ing public"
Paper Mills Purse.
OF equal Importance TO TIE free for
all pace will be tbs great Paper Mills
purse, $4,000, for the 2:OS trotters
This will occur Wednesday, Aug. 4,
known as kalamazoo Day." For the
eight years that Kalamazoo has been
member of the grand circuit the $780,
600 trotting events have been brilliant
features of the racing, season. Year
after year they have brought together
number. Every race has been a split
heat contest, with the exception Of
1911, when Tommy Murphy won right
off the reel with his old plow horse,
r. G. T.
This year, in pursuance to demand
by the horSemen, the class has been
changed from one for the green trot-
tiers to a class that provides earning
ability to the fastest class. Secretary
Engelman met the horsemen halfway
and they came back manfully. Tween
ty-three nominations were made for
this event, and with four payments
made, not a withdrawal has occurred.
That insures wonderful field Of start
ers, great race and very fast time.
The list Of nominations include:
Dorsh Medium, Lee Axworthy, John
Mack, Albaloma, Duchess, McClosky,
Laramie Lad, Peter Mccormick, Wor-
thy Prince, Lady Grattan, Peter John
ston, King Clansman, June Red, Pass
All, Lulu Lumine, Peter Scott, Bright
Axworthy, Margaret Parish, Junior
Watts, Axtien, Wiligo, Lucille Spier
]. Malcolm Forbes and Mr.. Forbes./
Sire and Son Training.
OF this very remarkable field Michi-
ganders will quite naturally take the
most interest In the last two named.
J. Malcolm Forbes was bred In Kala-
maZOo and at one time was owned by
the late d. d. Streeter He is the sire OF
Mr.. Forbes, the property of Messrs.
Milham and Engelman, respectively
president and secretary of Recreation
park. Both sire and son are training
well at this time, and If they both get
to the races it will be interesting TO
see them pitted against each other.
The special feature for Thursday
afternoon will be the $4,000 Burdick
Hotel purse for 200 PAGERS. Twenty
ax.o ssxr,ic for