Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-07 | Page 1 | Hawthorne Track to Open for Race Meet

00 HAWTHORNE TFTaCK TO OPEN FOR RACE MEET Chicago, July 7. Turfmen are planning plan-ning a thirteen days race meet at Hawthorne track for this month One of the promoters last night said: "I believe thatpeople want to see racing and that a short meeting without with-out bets would be a success Many of the big merchants are in favor of such a movement,, I am informed, as they would like' to nave the trade of the" visitors whom the races would draw . "No definite date has been set for the meeting as yet, but I should not be surprised if it were to open a, week from next Saturday and close July 29 That wjouhl give thirteen days racing, with ithree Saturdays included. in-cluded. The big -feature race, the derby, probably would be run on the opening day' -oo