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NEARLY UNANIMOUS FOR RACING. Hot Springs Business League Will Now Arrange for a Meeting to Begin March 10. Hot Springs, Ark.. January 21. — Out of nearly 100 ballots cast by members of the Business Mens League to ascertain whether or not tin- membership of that organization desired a race meeting here beginning March 10. only thirteen votes were recorded against the project, The result was far more overwhelmingly in favor of racing than had been anticipated. President tins Strauss of the league, who had previously made arrangements with Louis A. Cell a. owner of the Oaklawn track, for the use of that course in the event the league would undertake thirty day- of racing, guaranteeing the purses, -aid thai the expression received from tin- league member- was almost unanimous and that there was nothing left for the officials of that organization to dj but to complete arrangement s already begun. ••lie- sentiment in favor of racing in Hot Springs is most pronoun 1. declared President Strauss. "This was manifested in the election of the league Conducted last week, for we did not care to urniet-take this project unless we had the ■Manners of the league on record. By their vote in the affirmative they indicate they will give the project their unqualified Support and that is what we desired. Wo shall continue with our arrangements for the meeting and hope to inaugurate thirty days of racing in Hot Springs On March JO. Wo feel that this entertainment will materially increase the patronage here and lengthen the season by a month or more."
