Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-13
THIRD RACE MEET
AT CLAREM0RE
Rogers County Association to
Race April 20 to May !;
200 Horses Entered.
FAST MEET IS ASSURED
Many Others Cancelled and
Fast Ponies Entered
at Claremore.

Special 10 The World
CLAEEMORE Okla. April Ia
Racing. the sport OF kings, viii come
into It's own here this month. Be
ginning saturday April 90, the Rug
ers County Racing association viii
hold It's third annual spring meeting
at the Fairgrounds in Claremure TO
last ten days, ending May / Com
prehcnsiyr plans are daily being put
into execution To make the meeting
one OF the biggest ana best IN the
state
Already there are quartered at the
stables at the track one hundred
thoroughbred, included In which
are some OF the nations best rum
nnrs. Other horses will arrive be-
fore the opening OF the meeting IT
Is believed that fully two hundred
4 orses Will be here. representing all
that could be asked In fast running
stock.
Hayden Promotes Meet.
Altho under the auspices OF the
Rogers County Racing association,
the meeting Is being promoted and
managed by A. y, Hayden. famous
In racing circles thruout the United
States and owner OF a large string
VI ilulb'F illiilFfilH llf ~ i'iNik ~
sisted by number OF local promo
ters.
The reason Clarcmore is getting
this race meet without bonus Is
the fact that there n located here
one OF the best Lalf-mile tricks In
the state. the railroad facilities are
excellent for bringing horses from
all points. the city water is sS per
cent phre and rs healthy for both
man and beast close 10 Tulsa Win
cRsy trim connections daily and the
further fact that the. race tracks IN
Canada are closed this year and the
Colorado meet not yet open. Glare
moro offered the horse owners an
IDEAL place TO stop of and break the
Journey.
Mr.. Hayden has secured big cir
Gus tent which is being erected at the
fairgrounds to properly house tho
increasing number Of horses that arc
arriving daily The stable facilities
at the track have proven insufficient
for the present occasion. In one lot
On r,e ~ car loads OF horses from
the Hot Springs races just closed.
Others arc arriving daily from The
various states. g. H. Stevens, start
or last year here, will uiiicidtc again
this year
Put Tracks Into shape.
Tho track Is being worked INTO
condition n had washed during
tho past winter and to get II IN snap,
for fast running some little ltnof
was required. II viii be fast i"I
the meeting, that fact Is assured
from the trials OF the horses already
here and being exercised daily
At present an extensive adVefus.
ing campaign is being made ihfunNi
the population centcrs OF thls ana
neIghborinE 9tates, All Mr. Hay den
nsks to make tho meeting = success
is the proper spirit manifested by
the Clarcmore people md pretty
weather After the first day or Two.
wncn II becomes generally kE"W9
that a real race meeting IN ho!nE
held at Clarcmorc. ho cnicruIns h'r
tle fears as 10 the ultimate success
ful outcome Of the meeting Large
crowds are expected dnils from Tul.
"a as Il is an established faci ihai
many Tulsnns like to see tho ponies
run
Therc will be five big races each
dpv with eight entries IN each race.
The first iaoc each day viii start az
..9g-li minutes after the pr. .s'"
train arrives here from Tulsa me
f~qln back leaves here AT 80 y. M
m4t after the races.