Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-28
RACE Meeting IF
sun EVER SHINES
Now Hope TO Start the Great Western
Circuit Program at Davenport
Tomorrow Afternoon.
F0CB EVENTS 4 DAY FLANEED
Nilc Track Converted Into YerliabIe
City with All Gecessarles Of
Life at Hand.
BY RAuBTRD.

We are going to have race meet
ing If the sun shines this week, said
Frank Kenny. secretary of the Dav-
export Business Mems association,
when the rain caused the postpone
ment Of the first days program. 1t
was first planned TO start the meeting
today and hold it over and have the
getaway day ON Saturday. It was
decided later. however, if the sun
shines so the track viii dry and the
meeting can be started tomorrow,
they will hold four races a day ia
stead OF three. as planned, H one
more days rain delays the meeting,
either Friday or Saturday viii have
a siX-race program.
Mr.. Kenny has several automobiles
and teams pulling harT0ws and drags
over the track, even in the rain, and
no effort is being spared TO get the
surface in suitable condition to race
at the earliest possible moment.
Davenport has the best string of
/ horses ever entered at that track.
Every stall is fun, even improvised
ones under the erandstand, and sew
eral owners have been forced to sta
BILE their strings in tents
Tt has been several years since the
people OF the tri-cities have had an
opportunity to see such a racing es-
Enlistment in operation as there is
this week in Davenport The old mile
track is a whole city within itself.
There is no necessity for anyone leay-
ing the grounds to obtain the neces-
saries OF life Even q panatorium is
established to repair and press the
clothing Of the more fastidi0us fol-
lowers Of the ponies. Several eating
houses are in operation. and one never
looks for a better bed than is always
available al a race track
Many of the owners Of racing sta
bles entered IN Davenport are travel
ing with horses purely for the amuse-
ments they get out of the game and
money seems to be no object. One
stable is carrying fine automobile,
that the owner may enjoy the coun-
try when not racing.
There at least seven different horse
shoeing shops strung around over the
green III bSntEs EstAA equipped NAAt2 a
forge, anvil, and what few tools are
necessary TO do a neat job Of shoeing
Two enterprising young men have
built q wash rack and are kept busy
washing and cleaning the sulkies af-
ter the horses receive their workouts
The men with the better class Of
horses consider this meeting and the
others in the Western circuit as only
preliminaries and all are interested
and talking about the big money they
are going to win and the wonderful
times they are going 10 have when
they hill Lexington. the horsemen' s
zenith, this fall Big posters are
strung all over the grounds announc-
ing the fall meeting at Lexington, so
that none may forget.
The big race of the week here will
be the .07 pace. Our Colonel seems
TO have the edge, from his great race
at Ottawa last week. but many OF the
wise ones are backing College Gent
to beat him Others are predicting
Little Prince will be a strong con-
tender if he is up TO a hard race The
horses viii be called at l O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.