Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-19
THURSDAY OTTAWA
DAY AT RACES; BIG
PROGRAM FOR FANS
WHOLE CITY WILL TURN OUT
TO PAY ITS HOMAGE TO KINGS
AND QUEENS OF THE TURF
GOODlY NUMBER AT TRACK
TODAY.

Ottawa Day, at the races will b,
observed tomorrow. The business
houses of the city will close at noon
IN compliance with the regula
Thursday closing regulations. Tn,
day viii be by far the biggest from
the viewpoint of attendance, OF any
OF the four day race sessions.
! The crowds will start flocking into
the grandstand before the noon houl
is over, and every seat will be filled
| by shortly after the time the ponies
make their first run.
| Each Thursday of race week has
been the official Ottawa Day" al
! the races for a number of years. The
best program of the week, is always
arranged for this day.
In addition to the race program, ar
rangements are being made for ac
comodatng very large crowds at the
carnival, which is showing this weel;
at the west end of Jefferson St The
grounds and shows have been
ratronized by very big crowds all
week, but an unusually large attend
enGe is expected for tomorrow after
noon,
Numerous picRics and outings
have also been planned for tomorrow
The Zion Evangelical church will
hold their annual Sunday school pie
nic tomorrow at Chautauqua Park.
Trucks carrying the children of the
Sunday school will leave the church
tomorrow morning at 1880 O'Clock.
Both dinner and supper will be
served at the park, and the arrange
meat committee has planned plenty
of sport for all who attend.
Light Attendance Today.
Light attendance was a cOnspic.
uous feature of this afternoons pro
gram-one of the best of the week,
with four fast events scheduled to be
run off before nightfal, So sparse
was the audience that only a por-
ton of the new concrete amphithea-
ter was filed. But what the crowd
lacked in numbers it made up for
in enthusiasm and appreciation of
the sport of kings.
The first event on today's program
was the 2:16 trot with field of
ten starters. The nags were sent
away in good order and a spirited
chase marked the victory of The Up
holder who romped under the wire
q victor in the opening heat with
only shade to spare. The heat
closed in this order:
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Ruth Stout (Kelly) ........... 2
VIM. Donlin (Quinn) .,........3 3
Elizabeth d (Cain) ........4 a
Cinlock (Morgan) .............5 5
Tom Bigby (Heini) .........6 s.
Dallo Grattan (Finch) .......7
Jimmie Mack Uistle) .,.,S
Achquillon (Thomas) ........,..9
Volta Chimes (Johnsom ..... 10
Time-2:15h
2:12 Pace.
The first heat of the 2:12 pace was
won by Happy Hal, who stepped the
first mile of the contest in 2:10h
The heat resulted in the following
finishes
Happy Hal .................. l
Nicholas .................. z
Gent Baldwin 3
DR.. Burgess ............... 4
DR.. II ........ ................. b
kaIendar ................. b
H3ppy Lad .................. Z
Edith McKenny .................. s
Time: 10A
Woman Driver Seventh.
The third race of the afternoon
gave Ottawa it's first glance of lady
driver. with Daust driving Bradber-
ry, who finished seventh among a
fad of nine entries in the 2:17 pace.
The heat was a hair breadth finish
with the animals we'll punched down
the stretch. Ribbon Cane copped the
opening stanza in 2:12A. The sum-
mary,
Ribbon Cane (Dobbins) ........ l
Walter M(keirh ............ 2
Sailor Ridlac (Bullinker) ...... 3
Wanda Directly (Smith) ........ 4
Bird S CMann) ........... 3
Amy Reject (Hawkins) ....... G
Bradberry MRS. DausD ....... z
Ressie Gano (Thomas) ......... 8
Bill Hurst (Caine) ......... 9
T;me-2:124.
Produce Company Files $500 Suit.
A $500 damage suit was started
this afternoon in the Circuit Court by
the Chicago Fruit and Produce Sup
ply company of Streator against the
Wabash Railroad company. Only the
praecipe in the action was filed to