, 1880-03-14
THE TURF.
Completion of the Program for the
July Trotting Meeting.
ALI tho Events in the Shape Of Stakes
Which Close May 8.


The Lincolnshire Handicap ana
the American Horses In It.
Notes and News Concerning the Trottera
and Runners in Chicago and
Elsewhere,
CHCAGO,S TROTTING-STAKE
As predicted in Inst Thursdays TRIBUNE, the
Executive Committee Of the Jockey and Irot~
ting Club decided, at its meeting Friday alter-
uoon to put all the events to be tFotteo at me
July meeting in the shape of stakes, thus doing
AWAY entirely with the purse system, which, ex~
pcrieuce has proven, Is both cumbrous and uu-
satisfactory. When 1t WIS first decided TO MAKE
q new departure in trotting, and give the public
something in the way Of sensational races, the
stake system WAS adopted as the one
that, above all others, would remove
every incentive to fraud, since By its work
ines the winner receives tEo-thirds OF the
money trotted for, and at meetings In the
larger cities Of the country, and especially CHI
cago. this will amount In most Of the events 10
a far larger sum than has been given for years
In the shape Of purses. Under the stake system
it is probable that the amount to be trotted for
at the meeting here next July will be from 6"o,-
900 to $4,000, two-thirds Of which will go to the
winning horses, thereby giving the owners OF
ffst~class trotters chance to realize something
substantial from their animals-a privilege not
enjoyed By them forsereral years The Chicago
progran which Is the first Of its kind ever Of
fered, was originated by the officers of the
Jockey Club, and their efforts were ably seconded
BIZ tho liberatity OF Dir. Alvin Hubert, Thomas
H. Brown, J. Il Haverly, Frank H. Dun
ton, S. & Dow, Chaplin s Gore, and
Willoughly, Hill & Co., all OF whom
have contributed added money to the
various events. With the biggest money Of the
year to be trotted for here, and the ulr1aon Of
stakes SO arranged that every starter will have
plenty Of inducements to win and none 70 lose,
it Gun never again be truthfully said that run
ming races are less liable to crookedness than
trotting, or that they are attended by better
That the Chicago idea will become immensely
popular everywhere there is not the slightest
doubt Col. King, Of Minneapolis, has decided
to adopt the stake system at the meeting to be
given there next fall. The entries at Chicago
close May 3,-far enough ahead to place all the
horses IN each class on an equality, and TINT the
nominations In each event will be numerous
there is not the slightest DOUBT chicago has
taken long steP in the egns fal ahe 1
=, q, aud II, is as follows:
FIRST DAT.
i. Dunton's Spfri: Of the Turf stakes-Open to
al 81 stallions; 500 entrance half tor1e't' with
:. Novelty Carriage Works stakes-open to all
horses that have never trotted better than s:21;
$50 entrance, half forfeit, with $50 added.
sECOSD DAT.
3. The Haverly Stakes-Open to all horses that
have never tr0tted better than 2:2l; 500 en-
trance, half forfeit, with 1000 added.
l. The Sherman House stakes-Opon to all
horses that have never trotted better than 2:40;
500 entrance. half furfeit, with S5D aIded-
i. Breeders Stallion Stakes-Open to all stall
kfr%1 1~or- f+r1f$ $aC hat ri
500 entrance, half forfeit, With $500 added By ].
II. Haver1y.
THIRD DAT.
The a.e Dow s tS.n to az ecrsss tsat
trance, half forfeit, with y 900 nddcd.
The Mcyoy s3ake0psn to 81 nosses s teat
trance, half forfeit, with $50U added.
g. Special stake, to be announced hereafter.
FouHTH DAY. H..
.. The Bemis stakes-open TO l:hozses that
have never trotted better M than 2:l9; 500 en-
10, The Armstrong & Bride Stakes-0pen to
a added. el '' '1 '' -
IL Chaplin + Gore Stakes-Open to al horses
that have never trutted better than 2:3o; s10o
entrance half forfeit, with 55o added
II. Wifluughby, Hill & Co. StAkes-0pen to all
horses that have never trotted better than 2:25;
500 entrance, half forfeit, with $1,000 added
CONDITIONS.
AL the above stakes to be for trotting Except
No 101, mile heats. three in five. in harness. I'M
der the rules Of tie National Trotting Associa-
ton, and the stakes and added money will be di-
yided US follows: Sixty five per cent to the win
ner, 70 per cent to the second horse, and Is per
cent to the third. In all stukcs three entries are
required to ill, and two to start All stakes
close 31uy 3, 1884, and nominations must conform
strictly to the rules Ut the National Trottfng As
soctation, and be addressed to D. L. Hall, Super
intendent, No. l1a Monrpe street, Chicago,
Qne-hAlf the entrance money is forfeit, and
becomes due at tue time Of making the entry.
due and payable at o'clock Of the night prcy!-
GUS to the race at this office of the Club, No. 16
Monroe street, after which time any horse whose
second payment is not made shall be considered
drawn, and will not be permitted to start.
Any forf9its not paid before the race will bo
paid by the Club to the winners lin proportion to
their wnnings) by orders on the owner or no1ni-
nator Of the horse in default and il such order
horse, owner, and >nominator will be suspended
Of the National Trottiug Association.
In order to avoid any misunderstanding as to
the classes of horses eligible to these sakes 1t is
have never trotted better thnn 2; 10, .:s1 e@,} @
etc, etc, is meant horses that have NO lower
record than the time mentioned. and has no ref
erence to their being eligible to such class by
virtue of the new rule of the National Trotting
second. In the above stakes horse with a
record Of 2:a07 is orelgibe in the stake for :21
hprses, and 50 OH. For full information, pro-
grams, and entry blanks, address D. 7, Hall,
Club, No. 1l6 Monroe street. Chicago, LII.
s. Z. Dow, President
Il. H. CAMPBELL, Vice-President.
H. V. HEM1s, Treasurer.
N. HOWE. Secretary.
J. H. HAvERLY, General Manager.