Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1888-09-20
RULES FOR SPEED RING

/. All trotting races shall be governed
By the rules of the National Trotting asSo-
citation, and all running races by the Louis
vile Jockey club, when their rules do not
conflict with published rules of this SO
ciety.
2. Three entries and four starters re.
euired in all purses, and no money for
walkover.
3. In heats, where 8 or more horses
start, the distances shall be $50 yards. In
heats Of one mile, so yards shall be dis
tance. In heats of half mile, 30 yards
shall be a distance.
4. The Judges shall draw for the posi-
tion of the horses, and give notice TO all
parties to prepare for the race at the ap
pointed time. The judges shall not notice
complaints of foul from any person or per
sons except those appointed by the judges
for that purpose and the riders AMI drivers
of the rare.
). In any case where driver is run into
and his wagon or sulky broken down, with.
out fault on his part, the heat shall be
deemed no heat so far as the horses not in
fault are concerned, but he who causes the
breakdown shall be distanced, if the judges
find it was done willfully, and the driver
IN fault shall be forthwith ruled of the
course. or, if by an outside interference or
obstruction a vehicle be broken down in a
race, the heat shall be deemed no heat.
6. The judges shall inform the riders
or drivers Of their position in starting for
the race, in order to prevent delay in start
ing, and, to obviate long scoring,it shall be
the duty of the judges to secure a start in
reasonable time. After fair number of
scorings, not to exceed six, the judges shall
either give the word when the horses come
up Sell,ar in position to start,or they shall
cause the horses to be ranged in line at the
distance post and make them come from
there for the word, and If the judges be.
come satisfied at any time that driver or
rider is willfully delaying a start they shall
give the word next time, if the other hor-
ses are well placed, though such driver or
| rider be behind.
Z. The winning horse in the heat shall
take the pole the succeeding heat and all
others shall take their position in the order
in which they came home the last heat
| When two or more hoIses shall make a
dead heat the horses shall start for the sue
| ceeding heat in the same position they oc
cupied at the finish of the dead heat. IL
coming in the home stretch each horse
shall keep the position first selected excep
the hindmost horse, which when there is suf
licient room to pass on the inside, or any
where or the home stretch, without inter
feriug with others, shall be allowed to do so
| 3. Weights
| -olds.........-............. .....90 pound
3 year pound
1 year .....".-.........".....ll pounn
year ...............".........ll pound
With three pounds allowed in all case
for mares and CEILINGS.
9. The entrance fee TO all speed ring
will be Ten per cent Of the purse.
10. Any horse disiancing the field, o
any part thereof, will be entitled TO FIR;
money only, and all races will be declare
of where the horses are pulled or not pc
mitted to make their best speed.
IL. Any driver or rider that fouls an
competing horse To interfere with his spec
will be ruled ont of the race and sent
the stable, and the race to be declared u
I or run over by the rest of the horses; to /
determined by the judges Of the race.
~. T0is association reserves the rigl
E to declare any race of, for any cause at
Z, upon any terms that it may deem right an
proper under TIE circumstances.
IL. The ages of all animals competir
for premiums shall be competed from ia
! . uary lst of the year they we're foaled.