The record-union., 1891-04-10
STATE FAIR TROTTING.
The State Board of Agriculture Ar
ranges the Programme.
List of Pacing Events Also - The
Premium and Award Lists
Are Revised.

The State Board of Agriculture met
yesterday for the purpose of formulating
the speed programme, revising the pre-
MUM list and making arrangements as
to the awards for the coming State Fair.
Several innovations were made in the
trotting and pacing departments, where
by contests are insured in each class.
The running programme will be ar
ranged hereafter.
There will be several changes, and
special awards for additional features at
the Pavilion.
The subject of ramie culture was taken
up, under the law recently passed, and
arrangements will be made for imme-
diate planting of this valuable product
The trotting and pacing programme
was arranged as follows, the closing dates
peing designated after each class as it ap-
pears here:
FIRST TROrTING DAY--TUESDAY SEPTEM-
RER 8TH.
No. l. Oecident Stake. Closed.
No. 2. Trotting Purse SS00-2:23 class !;
to close September 5th.
No. 8. Stallion Purse $500. Closed.
SECOND TRoTTING DAY-THURSDAY, SEP
TEMPER 10TH.
No. l. Two-year-old Stake. Closed.
No. 2. Pacing Purse SS00-2:25 class to
close August lst. Horses making a
record of 2:1S, or better, on or before Sep
tember 5th, shall receive return of
entrance money, and be barred from
starting in this class, but may re-enter
September 9Th iii the faster class.
No. 3. Nomination Purse S600-Mile
heats for double teams, for horses of
record not better than 2:30; to close Au-
gust lst; teams to be named September
5th.
THIRD TRoTTING DAY-sATURDAY, SEP
TEMBER 18TH.
No. l. Three-year-old Stake. Closed
No. 2. Trotting Purse 81 ,200-2:20 class,
Hazel Wilkes barred ito close September
5th.
No. 3. Trotting Purse SSOO-2:3O class !;
to close August lst. Horses making a
record of 2:23, or better, on or before Sep
tember 5th, are to receive return of
entrance money, and shall be barred from
starting in this race, but may re-enter
September 9Th in proper class.
FOURTH TRoTTING DAY-TUEsDAY, SEP
TENDER 18TH.
No. l. -year-old stake. Closed.
No. 2. Trotting purse 81 ,500-2:1S class;
to close September 9TH.
No. 5. Trotting purse $S00-2:40 class; TO
close August Ist. Horses making record
of 2:25, or better, on or before September
5th to receive return of entrance money,
and shall be barred from starting in this
race, but may re-enter September 5th in
the faster class.
No. 4. Yearling dash $500; to close Au-
gust 1st.
FIFTH TRoTTING DAY-THURsDAY, SEP
TENDER l7TH.
No. l. Pacing purse 81, ,000-2:15 class; to
close September 5th.
No. 2. Two-year-old pacing stake.
Closed.
No. 3. Two-mile heats purse $500 for
2:35 class; TO close September 5th.
No. 4. TrOtting purse 81, ,000-3:0g class;
to close August lst. Horses making q
record of 2:26, or better, on or before Sep
tember 5th are to receive return of entrance
money, and shall be barred from starting
in this race, but may re-enter September
9th in the proper class.
SIXTH TROTTING DAY-SATURDAY, SEP
TENDER 18TH.
No. l. Trotting purse $S00-2:26 class; to
close September 5th.
No. 2. Nomination trotting purse 81, 600
mile heatS-for double teams; for horses
with records not better than 2:I9. Nomi-
nations to be made August 1st; teams to
be named September 5th.
No. 3. Nomination trotting purse 81, 500
free for all. Nominations to be made
August 1st; horses to be named Septem-
Der 5th.