Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1922-07-15
TURF Blue BL00DS
TO CLASH IN BEST.
RACE CARD Of YEARS.
OTTAWA INSURED GREAT WEEK
OF PAsTlktiNo WHEN HoRsfs
START GREAT WEEK or SPORT
AZ DRIVING rAfk

Tuesday afternoon. weather per
mittsns. some mighty sweet word'
viii ibe heard by ottawa's racing
public.
Come down together boys, SLOW
slovs Easy boys CO." 1t is the
starter cauHonmg the drivers in the
first heats Of the 1922 trotling season
at the north side drawing park 10 line
up ahd not gel ahead Or the pole hoss
or else he will have To send them
back 10 score again.
T0s the dyed-in-the harness
enthusiast there are no more musical
phrases than those that come from
the Judges stand whilst the starter
is trying 10 send them away in Il
bunch TO the horseman The word
go" spoken cr.sply by the starter
means the royalty OF turld0m is pit
ted in the oIly pastme that can
can bring thrift 80 regular red
blooded lover OF hoss flesh. Behind
each horse is long tine OF forebears
that have just that same thing In
the nag itself is the sporting element
that goes to make racing supreme
among all other forms OF pastiming.
The hoss, knowing himself - be.
in class where his own O!eyerness
and resources are aided and a)elted
by the shrewdness OF willy man att
the helm, seems to realize the sporti
ness OF the occasion and enters intol
a.. stp
as the throngs in the grand stand
that wildly cheer him on. He is bent
on winning.
Oh, it's a great game boys.
And Tuesday will see 0ttawa's fair-I
est turned out enmasse 10 glimpse |
the ponies in their "go" day, for
ladies', as has always been the Gus
tom. are guests of the association on
the opening afternoon of the races
Accompanying the women will be
their men-folk,. a little less classy in
attire mayhap, but more involved in
the game of kings To them trot'
ting race means the zenith of fun and /
they don't as rule care about ,og-G I
ging up TO see the campaigners per
form. They just want to loll around. |
smoke big black cigar occasionally
and II the day be hot, strip off coataE
and vests, aud tuck handkerchiefs inl
their necks tO save fastE wiltinE
collars from any more withering nm
der perspiring heads and necks.
Love of the horse is bit more
primitive in man than in his better
half. That's why males usually are
in the majority al the driving park.
Ottawa, however claims the distlnc'
ton Of having almost as many lady
devotees of the harness game as it
has men In any event there are
hundreds upon hundred OF fappers.
aedate wives and mothers and girls 4
of ali other walk9 in life who adore (
the ponies and are not ashamed OF II.
For that they are merely honest-to
goodness red blooded Americans
worth while sweethearts OF us all.
Next weeks racing card is one any
city possessing half mile trac"
could be proud Of
Recent years have not uncovered
90 much talent Of the turf nor in such
Quantities as that which will grace
the north side oval for the fonr-dayS
session The entry list surpasses I
records Of the last ten or fifteen /
yearg, a total OF 300 horses being (
shipped here to take part IN the meet 4
ing. 80 great is the overflow Of blue
bloods that additional stalls had to <
be built TO house them all. the ac-
cumodations at the barns being only
sufficient for about half the number
scheduled to be here
Four days Of as fine going as has (
ever been promised Ottawa are in
store for the fans. The adjoining
entry list shows the names and cali I
her OF the trotters and PAGERS, from
which number Tuesdys card will be
made up. Look shat list over and
follow closely those to be published
the day before each meeting and then
compare the entries with those of
former wears to be convinced that
some Of the rarest sport in long and
mighty fine record Of horse racing Is
tucked away for the edifcatioh and
elation of Ottawa and the surround
Ing countryside, next week.
The weeks card follows
Tuesday.
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