The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-28
RAGING.
SPRING RACES.

Spring RACES.
At the Lake and Driving Park, Roanoke, Va.
May q, IS. % and Special Races, -
May -, 1891.
PROGRAMME, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1891.
Eaee l. Running. Hotel, Stakes Five
to first; $1,000 to second.
Race IL, TrottinE, Roadster Raco,to wsg-
ons; Purse one hundred dollars. Sixty dollars
dollars to third. Mile heats, two in three
Only horses owned in Roanoke county since
January !, 1891, and have hccn used exclusively
rs road horses arc eligible to start. Entries
close 1; at GP M; day before race,
hundred and nifty dollars. One hundred dollars
to first: nifty dollars to second.
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1891.
Race L.. Running. u mile dash. Purse one
hundred and nifty dollars. One hundred dol
Knee H., Trotting $40 class Purse two
hundred dollars. One hundred and thirty dol
,ars 10 hrSt; hfty dollars 10 second; twenty dol
Race Ill. Merchants Stakes. ls-rnile
dash ~, Purse two hundred dollars. One hun
lars To second: twenty-five dollars to third
Race ~, Running, wclter- weight hnrd lie.
ono mile dash, for gentlemen riders, over our
hurdles Purse one hundred and Nifty dollars.
one hundred dollars to tirst thirty five dollars
10 second; hit, en- dollars to third.
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1891.
, Mnre L., burning. IS mile dash. Purse ono
lars TO first: nifty dollars to second.
Race H., Running. y mile heats. Purse
enty five dollars to first; thirty five dollars to
second; fifteen dollars to third.
m nee, III; Kunning, Virginia Stakes, rs
I'VE dollars. One hundred and twenty -tive
dollars I.ur to first; i,tty dollars to second
four hundred dollars. Two hundred and fiftv
dollars to first; one hundred dollars to second;
flfty dollars to third.
Entries close May ~.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891
y Purse OF three hundred dollars for 2ss0
CLASS trotters is guaranteed for Muy ~, besides
other races for that day.
RULES.
Entries to all races except Trotting Roadster
led by one half the entrance fee.
Entrce fee. per cent. OF purse to 20 to tho
Association.
Trotting races will be best three in Ave in
harness. except the roadster race, which will
be but two in three To wagons.
iit at running races will he best two in three.
Runners will carry weight for age half
bre'is allowed five pounds for half-milc seven
pounds Tor tve-cighths, and ten pounds for
greater distances.
Five hOrS, must enter and three start i'm
heat races, ana three To enter and start in dash
races.
start in one race.
tingiecor'ls after May |. no bar.
American racing rules will govern running
races, and National TrOttng Association rules
VIII govern trOtting races.
iiorScs not al the post promptly may DO de-
clnrcd out or fined.
Ovcr-wcghts must be declared before horses
are at post.
Right is reserved to change order OF pro-
gramInc: also to postpone or declare or any
race on account OF weather.
progralnme for special races May 80 will be
announced the first day of the meeting
The Executive Committee will have entire
charge OF races.
Stalls, with straw, two dollars each
HENRY DAWN President.
GEO. G. MCCAHAN. Secretary.
Executive Conmittee-J. IL. WINGATE j. C..
RAwN, Dir. LEIGH HUST.
AT meeting of the Board of Directors il
was resolved that all Stockholders who had
paid their stock in full would be fur
share OF stock, upon application to the
Secretary. MyfTtolY