Crawfordsville Driving Association - horses - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Crawfordsville June 6 – Today was the last day of the spring races of the C’ville Driving Assoc which forms a part of the Indiana and Michigan circuit. The races have been remarkably successful in every particular. The attendance increased from day to day until it reached a very satisfactory point. The horses entered were all good timers and though all entered were not present, will these races are the best ever given on this track. Some horses advertised to be here were absent through the fault of their owners not of the association. CM Smith, the starter was firm in his dealings with the drivers and enforced the rules without favor, which, together with the decisions of the judges made these races almost faultless as to all manner of horse jockeying. The weather was favorable every night rain enough falling to lay the dust and cool the atmosphere. Betting on the races was conducted rather slyly at first. The success of these races is largely due to the energetic efforts of the secretary, FL Snyder.  In the races today there were 10 entries in the 2:40 class and six in the free-for-all trot; purse $400 in each. There was also a running race with a $200 purse. The races were favored with fair weather and a good turn out though not so large as yesterday. Jack Wilcox of this city, owner of Gray Chief and Billy F has sold the Gray Chief to WR Robinson of Saginaw City Mich for $800. He also had an offer from parties in Chicago for Billy F.  The association expelled McQuinn of Anderson and his horse Sunrise because he changed the name of his horse from CBS which it went by last year to Sunrise this spring and had entered the horse in the 2:35 class when the horse had a better record.