Chicagoans Derby Bound: At Least 50 Trains Expected to Carry Many to Louisville for Great Race., Daily Racing Form, 1930-05-12

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CH1CAGOANS DERBY BOUND At Least 50 Trains Expected to toCarry Carry Many to Louisville Louisvillefor for Great Race Directing heads of transportation lines from Chicago to Louisville following a checkup of reservations for the Kentucky Derby state that traffic on this account will be greater than in other years In 1918 when Chicago ans first began to go in large numbers to Churchill Downs the total number of indi ¬ viduals carried amounted to 503 It is ex ¬ pected at least fifty trainloads will make the journey for the event to be decided Saturday May 17 This will be the biggest rail fleet ever sent from this city to any turf at ¬ traction tractionThe The Hamilton Club will travel in several sections this organizations having the larg ¬ est crowd Among others will be the Chicago A C Illinois A C Lincoln Fields Jockey Club Midland MidWest Lake Shore South Shore and Gold Coast clubs also several private cars and parties conducted by news ¬ papers also Sammy Wolf Edward J McCabe Xoseph L Coffey and others Among othersAmong those who will travel with the Cof ¬ fey party are E B Sullivan Gus Mann Dr Leon K Leigh E E Roff J J ICava Charles Shultz Luke Cunniff Mrs M J Kelly Chris McGurn and Helen Tully


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