wɪð mˈʌtʃ ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ɐ mˈætʃ ɹˈeɪs bᵻtwˌiːn nˈæʃjuːə ænd swˈɑːps lˈuːmɪŋ, ɐ dˈiːl bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈæmps wʌz ɹˈiːtʃt fɚðə kˈoʊlts tə mˈiːt æt ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊz wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈɑːɹk ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
With much interest in a match race between Nashua and Swaps looming, a deal between the camps was reached for the colts to meet at Chicago's Washington Park on August 31, 1955.