Schedule of Nebraska Circuit Dates Revealed: Meetings Planned at Madison, Columbus, Lincoln and Mitchell, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-01

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Schedule of Nebraska Circuit Dates Revealed RevealedMeetings Meetings Planned at Madistfn Columbus Lincoln and Mitchell MitchellAKSARBEN AKSARBEN Omaha Nebr May 31 R E Boomer secretary of the Nebraska State Racing Commission and presently serving as steward at the AkSarBen meeting recently announced the schedule of dates for the Nebraska circuit thorough ¬ bred sport sportImmediately Immediately after the close of the Ak SarBen session eight days of racing will be presented by the Madison County Agri ¬ cultural Association at Madison Earl J Moyer chairman of the state racing body will serve as general manager at the Madi ¬ son half mile track Dates for the Madison meet are July 8 through July 17 17Following Following the Madison meet the Platte County Agricultural Association will stage 15 days at its halfmile oval in Columbus Nebr Warren Albert is the managing director of the Columbus plant which will open July 20 and operate through August 7 7The The Nebraska State Fair Grounds is to be the scene of 17 days racing this year at the Lincoln course One of the more suc ¬ cessful Cornhusker State tracks Lincoln will stage its inaugural program on August 10 and the sport will continue through August 28 according to Edward Schultz who manages the Fair Grounds Edward Simpson manager of the Scotts Bluff County Agricultural Association has been granted dates by the commission for a sixday meeting at the Mitchell course The Mitchell season will operate from Sep ¬ tember 6 through September 11 11All All racing on the Nebraska circuit will of course be conducted under the super ¬ vision and according to the rules of rac ¬ ing adopted by the Nebraska State Racing Commission Wagering will be under the parimutuel system and electric starting gates and photo finish equipment will be in use at all of the above mentioned Nebraska tracks tracksInformation Information concerning pursesT stalls etc can be secured from the managers of the various tracks According to secretary Boomer turfmen should make their re ¬ quests for stall space at the Nebraska courses wen in advance of opening dates


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