The Marlow Review (Marlow, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1917 Page: 4 of 12
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100 Thoroughbred 'Horses'' to -Fill 5 Big Races
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$1200 in PursesGood TrackFair and Competent Judges
Oh! what sport to see those beautiful satin-coated fleet footed racers on the smooth track ' '
struggling for supremacy Eager owners and riders urging them on to yet more speed that" ' v
they may be first to pass under the wire where gorgeous ’ purses' are' waiting The Carni- ' -val
track has long been the' meeting' place' for lovers of this’ the greatest sport Here they
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are sure of a good track equitable rules 'fair judges and liberal purses: 1 :
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The Flying Quinnettes
a skilled and daring troupe of circus fame have been employed to present their
unequalled gymnastic flying trapeze and roman ring act on a specially construct-
ed platform in our spacious infield '
Ouj program was full before this but we are always alert and looking for a
new thriller we have added ‘
T orpedo Ballooning
Think of it! A date-devil of a man being loaded into a huge fire-belching torpedo which is hoisted
thousands of feet into the air by a monster gas balloon 'At a height of about 2000 feet the torpedo
is fired hurling its human cargo into space Then this daring aerenaut makes his decent by a series
of parachute leaps This is a war-like spectacle brought to your door nothing like it ever seen be-
fore - the only act of its kind before the public today This wonder of wonders to be seen on the
first day of the Carnival Aug 16 Don’t miss one minute of this year’s program the best features of
which start promptly at 10 o’clock Thursday morning August 16 and run well into the evening of
the last day
Notice to Owners of Outlaw Horses
Bring them in drag them in haul them in— the grandmother can ride tliem home In the handling of both horses and cattle there
is no abuse to the animal but they are handled by masterful men showing the sport as well as the business side of Plains Life
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Nance, James C. The Marlow Review (Marlow, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1917, newspaper, August 9, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1862009/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.