. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 178 ©if* $vw!bev mtb ^pcvt^nttau [|§EPTEMB15B 1?, 1898. DRIVING ASSOCIATION RACES Nearly Four Thousand People Visit Inglaside Admission Day and EDJoy the Sport. When the Golden Gale Park Driving Association 6tarts out to give a meeting at which the members can test the rtl- tive speed of their horses, they know no such word as fail, and from the time the association was first organized its meet- ings have been largely attended and very successful. The first meeting ever given by the association was held on Sep- tember 9, 1896, and last Friday, two years from
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 178 ©if* $vw!bev mtb ^pcvt^nttau [|§EPTEMB15B 1?, 1898. DRIVING ASSOCIATION RACES Nearly Four Thousand People Visit Inglaside Admission Day and EDJoy the Sport. When the Golden Gale Park Driving Association 6tarts out to give a meeting at which the members can test the rtl- tive speed of their horses, they know no such word as fail, and from the time the association was first organized its meet- ings have been largely attended and very successful. The first meeting ever given by the association was held on Sep- tember 9, 1896, and last Friday, two years from that date, the sixth meeting was held at the same place. It wes the first meeting of the association at which an admission fee was charged, but that did not keep the crowd away, and in spite of a half dozen other attractions which were advertise d for that day, nearly four thousand people passed through the gate at Iagleside track and thoroughly erjjoyed one of the best programs of mixed trotting and pacing events that has ever been given by this organization. The officers of the associadon are as follows, and we be- lieve everv one was present without exception : J. C. Kirk- patrick, President; Ed. H. Mgeltioger, Vice-President; E. Stewart, Treasurer; F. W. Thompson, Secretary. Directorsâ Frank G. O'Kane, Geo. Berry, Harry Patrick, Jae. Cbesley, Dr. W. F. Egan, H. W. Miller, J. C. Ohlandt, W. Hamer- ton, I. B. Dalziel, R. F. Gallagher, C. F. Kapp, F. Vetter. Id the judge?' stand Directors O'Kane & Gallagher offici- ated, while Mr. T. Crowley acted asBtarter. Dr. Ira B. Dal- ziel was Marshal, and to his untiring energy and enthusiasm much of the success of the meeting is due. The track, which was in no condition for fast time, was Bafe, but as it had been cut by the harrows to a depth of three inches, good judges were of the opinion that it was at least eight seconds slow, while some claimed ten seconds would be nearer the mark. During the two days of mixed trotting an
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