South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-09
MATINEE RACES
TO Be FEATURE
Driving Club Plans to Make
SpringbrOOk Track Mecca
for HOrSemen.

CJuIn Benu j. 20 nave a series OF
matinee races following the Interstate
Iair meet, according 10 the action
taken at the meeting Of the recently
organized South Bend and Mishawaka
Driving club, held wednesday night
at the Oliver hotel IL was also de-
cided to perfect the organization Of
the club at a meeting 10 be held Mon
day night Sept. 20. at the Oliver hotel.
The first of these race meets will be
held on Saturday afternoon, Sept -,
at the SpringbrOok track. At this
meet local horses and fast ones from
nearby cities Will have a chance to
compete in class races, suited TO the
local trOtters and PAGERS
Plan Winter Racing.
Ice and snow races will also be con-
Quoted by the driving club this winter.
10 is thought that the SpringbrOOk
track can be adapted TO winter rae
ing. which viii give northern Indiana
a fine place to hold races during the
or season.
South Bend is sure to be the home
of a good sized training track as soon
as Indiana and Michigan horsemcn be-
come acquainted with the fact that the
Springbrook course offers an ideal
place TO train during the seasons Of
the year when the race meets are not
in operation.
The newly completed stables will
house a number Of racers during the
coming winter Most training tracks
are located in some small town. and
the location of the Springbrook oval
two miles from South Bend and close
TO Chicago, Will make a hit with
hOTsemen.
Horsemcn to Move Here.
Roy Line of LapOrte and Harry
Clemens of Goshen both of whom own
and manage a large string of excep-
tiOnally fine trOtters and PAGERS. are
now planning to move to South Bend
permanently while a number Of 9TH
ers are contemplating such a proceed
ure
In case favorable weather brings
success to the Interstate fair races. it
is the plan OF the St. Joseph County
Fair and Amusement Co. under
whose auspices the fair is to be held.
10 offer even larger purses for next
years events. The track which will
of necessity be slow this year. will
next year be among the best of the
western half-mile courses. putting
this city permanently on the racing
map.
Several more horses made their ap-
pearance at SpringbrOok track We'd
nesday, increasing the racing colony
TO substantial number Each day
this week will see many more horses
working out here in preparation for
q week of hard racing during the fair.
Illinois Horses Arrive
Among Wednesdays arrivals were
the stables OF Harvey Tobias of Ur-
hama. III. Mr.. Tobias brought with
him two fast ones, Sandy, a bay trOt-
ter entered in the 2:2O trot on We'd
nesday. and Edna Gray. a big mare
who will start in the 1927 trot on Fri
day. Both Of these trOtters have been
going good in the Illinois fair circuit
this summer, and are looked for to
make q bid for some of the money
here
Orange Blossom. owned by j. J..
Brubaker of Mishawaka. was another
horse that worked out at Springbrook
Wednesday. Orange Blossom won sec
ond money in tho 2:24 trot at Goshen,
and third money at LapOrte Mr.
Brubaker'S nomination may be
starter in the OPT trot. the ego trot.
or the oliver hotel stake race for 2:24
trotters.
J. Il. Sholy's green PAGER. Queen s.
who viii be contender in the county
2:40 pace, was stabbed at Springbroox
Wednesday. and will work out there
until fair week. Silver Tail. Frank
Elichs entry in the county pace. is
being trained at the local track. as is
George Bell, owned by G. O. Nc
Carly
Billy Mac Looks Good.
Bllly Mac, owned by William Nc