Connecticut western news., 1921-01-27
HARRINGTON :.
 MAY HAVE RACING
Horsemen Throughout This
 Section Interested in Event

Horsemen throughout this section are considerably interested in the proposal that weeks racing pro gram will be held in Great Barring ton in, August. Horseracing is gra- dually coming back and perhaps the time will again come when "every deacon in the church" will have a fast mare to perform on the track.
 With regard to the possibility of | Great Harrington being included in ! the circuit, the Berkshire Courier says:
 "Great Harrington has chance of getting a weeks racing entertain ship circuit as result of the annual meeting of the stewards of that or ganization at Worcester Tuesday.
 Some time ago, after the with drawal of one of the cities holding the circuit races, it was apparent that there was possibility of a Berk- shire county town getting the en- gagement left open. Several county racing enthusiasts immediately start
 
 event for Great Harrington, as it was realized that because of the Housatonic Agricultural society's track being ready for racing, such a plan could be carried out nicely. At a meeting held recently of the Berk- shire County Driving club at Pitts field of which Warren J. Wood, of Chatham is secretary, a sufficient sum was guaranteed by the members of the transaction being completed, and Dr. J. M. Cone of Pittsfield and M. McDermott, a we'll known horse man of West Stockbridge, were delegated to present the proposition to the stewards of the circuit at the annual meeting in Worcester.
 Messrs. McDermott and Cone at- tended the meeting Tuesday and the published report of the affair indi- cates that Great Harrington, North Adams, Marshfield and Brattleboro all made efforts to secure the weeks program with Great Barrington's claim looming foremost in the nego- | tiations. The matter of dates gov- erns the event to large extent and there are two weeks of the summer schedule open for disposition. These weeks are the second and third in } August. The second week of August was offered to the Berkshire men for } Great Harrington meet, definitely, 1 but was temporarily declined because of possible conflict with the Great Harrington fair. Final settlement of the question of dates was left to a committee which will report at Bos- ton in February. At that time the
 decision as to the years program will be made
 Purses of $5,5Oo were to be the ? prizes for the Great Harrington meeting if the town could be ad- mitted to the circuit, the plan being }, to offer the drivers he best there 7 was at any cost, The geographical position of Great Burlington also enters somewhat into the proposition as it is said that Springfield is the only city from which shipments could
 be made advantageously.
 , North Adams cannot be consider. ed this year on account of the condi- l tion of the track, and if Great Bar ? rington loses out because Of inter. ference with the fair it is probable
 that the circuit would be suspended during the last two weeks in August The short-ship racing circuit would be something of an attraction for Great Harrington if 1t could be ar ranged. The meets wherever held are , considered second only to the grand circuit in New England racing, and : as there would be no other meet of the circuit in the counJy the entire territory would be a field for draw ing an attendance. Many summer , residents are interested in horse racing and the town would undoubt-
 edly benefit in a business way from the presentation locally of such an
 event. The circuit is averse to in- terfering with any of the county fairs, although the class of races is somewhat different than those which are included as attractions at the fairs. The final decision as to the bringing of the races to Great Bar rington will come at the February meeting of the circuit at Boston, and in the meantime every effort is being made to provide the booking of the circuit here"