The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-23
RACING.
SPRING RACES.

At the Lake and Driving Park, Roanoke, Va.
May -, 81. go and Special Races,
May 10, 1881.
PROGRAMME, WEDNESDAY, MAY 81, 1891.
Race L. Running. Hotel, Stakes Five
eightiis OF q mile dash. Purse Si.5O0. $500
TO iirSt; SiUUO to second.
Race ii, Tr0tting, Roadstor Race. to wag-
onS. Purse one hundred dollars. Sixty dollars
dollars to third. Mile heats, two in three.
Only horses owned in Roanoke county since
January !, 1891, aud have been used exclusively
MS road horses are eligible to start Entries
Rice ,re III; Kmnning, Mile dash. Purse one
To first; fifty dollars to second.
THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1891.
Race l.. Running, y mile dash Purse one
hundred and fifty dollars. One hundred dol
"fs Race I" i'rfI Trytt Gsrs to second
hundred dollars. One hundred and thirty dol
lars to iirst; fifty dollars to second; twenty dol
Race Ill, Merchants Stakes, ls.mile
dash. Purse two hundred dollars. One hum
lars tn second; twenty five dollars to- third.
Race ", Running. weltcr-wcght hurdle.
One mile dash, for gentlemen riders, over TOUR
onc hundred dollars To first: thirty five dollars
to second; ilftt en- dollars to third.
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1891.
Race L., Burning. IS mile dash. purscon
hundred and nifty dollars. One hundred dol
Race H., Running, i mile heats. Purse
one hundred and twenty i've dollars. Sew
cnty i've dollars to first: thirty five dollars to
RnS eel III; Running, Virginia Stakes, ls
five dollars. One hundred and twenty-five
dollars to first; fifty dollars to second.
four hundred dollars. Two hundred ana Tfty
dollars to first one hundred dollars to second;
fifty dollars to third.
Entries close May -
SATURDAY, MAY 30 1891.
y Purse OF three hundred dollars for $50
class trotters is guaranteed for May -, besides
other races for that day.
RULES.
Entries To all races except Trotting Roadster
Race will close May % and must be uccompin-
led by one-half the entrance fee. ;
Entrce zee, D per cent. OF purse, to 20 to the
Association.
Trotting races will be best three in ivo In
harness. except the roadster race which will
be but two in three to wagons.
"a ut running races will be best two in three.
Runners will carry weight for age. Half
Drcds allowed 1--WE pounds Tor half-mile, seven
pounds FOR hve-cighths, and ten pounds for
greater distances.
Five horses must enter and three start in
heat races, ana three to enter and start in dash
races.
Two horses owned by one person shall not
start In one race.
Trottnglccor,is after May |, no bar.
Amcrlcan racing rules viii govern running
races. and National 1'rotting Association rules
Will govern trotting races.
Horses not ut the post promptly may be de-
clarcd ont fined.
Ovcr-weightS must be declared before horses
are at post.
Right is reserved to change order OF pro-
grainMc; also To postpone or declare oil any
race on account OF weather.
progt'imme FOR special races May 50 VIII bo
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. &. MCCAHAN. Secretary.
Executive COpimittcc-J. Ill. WlSGATE, J. e.
RAwN, DIR. IEiGH HUNT.
Alta meeting OF the Board of Directors it
was resolved that all Stockholders who had
paid their stock in full would I've fur
nished with one complimentary ticket or each
share OF stock, upon application TO tho
Secretary. MylItos,