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the first four or five weeks of the meeting, and when the fair was 

 on about half or a little over half of the horses saw they couldn't 

 win anything and went away. Last year we gave $250 of added 

 money. We closed the entries twelve days before the meeting 

 opened. We didn't have quite as large a bunch of horses as be- 

 fore, I think we had sixty-seven or sixty-eight straight entries, but 

 when we got ready to race we had sixty-three or sixty-four horses, 

 and outside of two or three horses they all came to race. Some of 

 our purses came up to $500, and fourth money was more than some 

 had got out of third money, and we feel that added money gave us 

 better races, better contested, than any other year we have ever had. 

 Our track record previous to that was 2:11^, which was equalled 

 last year, and our pacing record was 2:0934> which was reduced to 

 2 -.08%. this last season. To show how we were racing, we started 

 in at 1 :30 in the afternoon and on two evenings we were still rac- 

 ing at seven o'clock. I think it was the best attraction we have 

 ever had, and the best money we have ever spent in the way of at- 

 tractions. 



The Chairman : This is an important topic which we haven't 

 time tonight to go into further. I want to take occasion at this 

 time to call on a man who can tell the best stories of any fellow 

 in the United States. 



(Story telling and vaudeville acts.) 



The Chairman : At this time I want to take occasion to announce 

 the entertainment committee for the next year : W. R. Scholfield, 

 Roy Wilkinson, Carl E. Hofifman. 



I think this concludes the evening's entertainment. 



