Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1918 — HORSEMEN USING VANS TO TRANSPORT RACERS. [ARTICLE]

HORSEMEN USING VANS TO TRANSPORT RACERS.

During the present season owners and trainers of racing ’ thoroughbreds have experienced considerable difficulty In transferring their horses from one track to another on account of the congested condition of-the railroads. In a measure this , transfer/has been made more feasible by the use of ous motor vans, which are now 1 employed almost daily in carry- i ing the racers from training , quarters and tracks to whatever point the horses have to reach 1 in order to fulfill engagements. f < Many of the trainers availed < themselves of this motor van ( service to convey their charges from Long Island to the Empire * City track, near Yonkers. (