Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1917 — POPULARITY OF HORSE RACES [ARTICLE]

POPULARITY OF HORSE RACES

Past Year Was One of Most Brilliant in History of Trotting Turf— Many Records Broken. \ In many respects the past year was one of the most notable and brilliant in the history of the American trotting tgrf. In point of speed the season’s records far surpassed those of any past year, as shown by the notable changes in the table of world’s championship marks, records for the year, number of fast performances, both trotters and pacers, and number and quality of performers in the juvenile divisions. That the harness racing sports or “the trots,” are still popular with the American public, was demonstrated by the fact that close to 1,300 separate racemeetings were held in this country during the season extending from June t<> December. ■ „