Harness horse races were held at the Washington Harness Track in South Tacoma on Highway 99 near the McChord Field Junction until 1953 when racing meets were denied because the tract was too close to Longacres. This is one of the first races of the 1948 season which began on July 10. Events were held on weekends with seven races each day. Drivers included both men and women from Washington and Portland, Oregon. Although the half-mile track was seen as competing with Longacres, it lacked the same amenities. In 1948, the paramutual board is a simple chalk board where race results are posted. The judges stand at the finish line is an open platform where an announcer calls the race over a public address system suspended from a utility pole. (T.N.T., 7/15/1948, p.21).

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Harness horse trotters (l to r) "Captain King" driven by Bud Kennedy, "Fez Hanover" driven by Sam Askew, and "Maxie Hal" driven by Jerry Buck worked out in June of 1948 to prepare for the coming racing season at the Washington Harness Track. The half-mile track was located in South Tacoma near the McCord Field Junction on Highway 99. The short racing season began on July 10 and ran four days, over two weekends, with seven races each day. Drivers, including three women, were from Washington and Portland, Oregon. Sam Askew was 78-years-old; Jerry Buck was only 15. (T.N.T., 7/11/1948, p. B-3).

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