Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-10
HORSE GOSSIP.

| at Billings Park, White River junction, on
| Tuesday and Wednesday October Il and
| 10 under the auspices OF the Connecticut
| River Valley association have been com
pleted. Tho programme is as follows
Tuesday, l4th 4-year-olds and under,
$500.
Tuesday, 18th, o.iO class, 800.
| Tuesday, 14th 2:22 class, $500.
| Wednesday, 18th 233 class 300.
Wednesday, 10Th. 2:21 class 300
The Connecticut River Valley Association
will also open standard stake races for
obtaining authentic records of 2:3O or
better, in accordance with the revised rules
of tho National Trotting association. The
| entrance fee to these stakes will be ten
| dollars. Horses entered will be started in
divisions of three. Tho entrance money
constitutes the stake, 80 per cent of which
| goes TO the horse making the fastest time in
his division, provided that no money shall
be paid to, or be con ,idered won by, any
! horse which does not win heat in 2:30 or
better. Tho money in such cases TO go to
the association. only two trials, trotted
strictly to rule, allowed. Entries to the
stakes close at II o'cloct p. III. the day
| preceding the race
The kite-shaped track al Billings Park is
attracting a large amount Of attention and
| is being visited by horsemcu from all parts
of New England. The time made under the
unfavorable conditions prevailing at the
time Of the Seutember meeting state fair
placed the track as the fastest i'll View Eng
land, if not the fastest in the world the
kite track of Independence, Ia, excepted.
| Some doubt its beng popular with the
public because of the fact that for the
greater part of the mile the horses are 70
ing from or coming toward the spectators,
but IT is the best track for getting off
large field of horses and many horsemon
say it is tho finish that is most interesting
and that with good weather the races to DO
trotted here the l4th and 10Th will settle
the question of popularity in favor off tho
track. They predict that II Nermont's best
youngsters trot at that time there will be
some record breaking and that tho value Of
Vermont horses will be greatly increased on
account of the reputation gained.
Standard stake races for obtaining an
thentc records of $50 or better, in accord
ance with tho revised rules Of the National
TrottinS association, will bo open to all
horses the entrance money constituting the
stake. The Connecticut River Valley as
ISOLATION offer the purses that are TO be
trotted for and announces that there will
he no pro rata purses or entries The four
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lively on Friday, October 10, at 10 p. m
Entries will be allowed to date from Sep
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