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(Transcribed by: Teri Moncelle Colglazier)

Soon after LeRoy had been laid out it was circled by a half-mile race track. Horse owners came from Bloomington and other nearby towns. There was lively betting and much excitement. Some people felt these races brought in an element unwholesome to the best interests of LeRoy. [Heritage of the prairie : a history of LeRoy and of Empire and West townships, McLean County, Illinois (1976) LeRoy Historical Society; LeRoy Bi-Centennial Commission]

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