Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-24

Officials Searching 70,
More Barn Space to House
: speeders.
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\ IL.
! First Event Of Turf Program
to Be Run Of On
| Tuesday.

q oVeI aAII m1lllonSdollArA worth OF
1 racing horses will occupy the stables.
4 at the Grand Forks fair grounds dur
T tne the exposition which opens here
To-Day. Entries indicate that there will
De more than n hundred and nifty
s nass on the premises b7fore the derby
y run on Saturday afternoon and all
ready the fair officials are looking
about for additional room to house
the nags.
Horses from as TAR south. a.. Okla
hoHaa and as far north as Saskatoon,
\ Canada, and from California to Wis
consin will take part In the different
snevents that will be run &C during the
week. Many Of them are already on
the ground and some have been here
for the past week. The big-intur be-
gan Saturday and they will continue
10 arrive, the last probably unloading
at Grand Forks next Saturday morn.
tns.
Starts Tuesday.
The first events on the horse race
/ pfHsram wi h.y Be run Of On Tdssssy
1the harness races will begin with the
2:15 pace and the 2:30 trot. These
races will continue Through until Sat
urday. when the biE-runnins program
will be held. Bill Abrahanson, Sec
rotary Of the races, stated yesterday
that a variation Ia the harness pro-
gran, would be staged on wednesday
and Thursday afternoons when one
running ace each day would be held.
sOn Wednesday there will be an event
for three-etghts runners and on
Thursday one for the i%ve-eighthg.
Worth while purses will be offered and
fans d taste OF what is coming on
1 the closing day
Altman Here.
Dan Altman, one Of the best Known
harness horsemen in this section, was
is here with NTH Marietta Patch
and Sonora. Frank Smith Of Roches-
ter, Mimi, is on the ground with his
string and has Alace Brady, n OF
sithe most consistent 2:25 trotters this
year. Nick Morrison Of Crookston.
has arrived and will enter Harvette in
, the 2:14 trot/and Bessie in the 2:12
Eace. Billie Smith and Curt Brown
are also among those present. Harry
Palmer of Lacrosse, Wis. has Lady
jolly, a lone t~rotter, which he Is try
also has Al Palmera which he will en-
kter in the 2:25 and 2:30 PAGES,
Y Today will see the last Of the. har-
itness horses. !uploaded. A large num-
Il Der will come sinsfrofns Fargo \ while
Ia few scattering entrants are expeSs
tied from other points.
& Reports from, FAtEoTjndfcate that
the city had the best harness program
in the history Of the game there, and
with practically all of those horses
and a large number from other points
. entered here there is little doubt but
: that there Will %pe some, good" and
close finishes at this meeting.
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mirty-Two Runners.
Thirty-two running horses were In
the stables last night, the last arrival
being twelve from Winnipeg. A car
load will be in from Saskatoon early
this week. Secretary Abrahamson' hav-
ing received a wire to that b 1ect yes
terday. The Saskatoon runners are
headed for Wisconsin and will. stop
of here for Derby Day iA-an effort to
clean up a little money OF the side.
Word has also been received:that there
is a carload to leave Brandon, Man,
on the 9th, and in all probability it
will get into Grand Forks in plenty OF
time. for the Saturday races. The
reason it is not being shipped earlier
is due to thS fact that there is a race
meet, on there. ) y: 4, igps
Among the many likely looking
Walter Ina Ruth Wheel and; Bob
Giles, all winners in thejOmaha meet
Ing. Two Minnesota winners.G Cold
slime andgAFaunee, belonging to Ross
wllrnanato Of Pipestone, Mimi, will
made trouble for their competitors.
While local fans ass ,y.dr to,back
; belonging to Fladland ot Portal,
Blue jay Vicious.
A. good deal OF interest is being
shown in Blue jay, the Rises horse