The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-17
RACING.
Spring RACES.

Spring RACES.
At the Lake and Driving Park. Roanoke. Va,
May -, IS, % and Special Races,
May 80, 1891.
PROGRAMME, WEDNESDAY, MAY 81, 1891.
Race i, Running. Hotel. Stakes. Five
tighths of a mile dash. Purse Sl25.U0. $500
to first; Sf0OU TO second.
Race III, TrOttinG, Roadster Race,to Wag-
ons. Purse one hundred dollars. Sixty dollars
to first twenty, five dollars to second; fifteen
dollars to third. Mile heats two in three.
Only horses owned in Roanoke county since
January. |, 1881, and have been used exclusively
ms road horses are eligible to start. Entries
Race III. Running, Mile dash. Purse one
hundred and nifty dollars. One hundred dollars
To first; nifty dollars to second
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1891.
Race l., Running, q mile dash. Purse ono
hundred and fifty dollars. One hundred dol
lars to first; fifty dollars to second.
Race III Trotting 2:4o class. Purse two
hundred dollars. One hundred and thirty dol
lars to first nifty dollars to second twenty dol
lars to third.
Race Ill, Merchants Stakes. X mile
dash. Purse two hundred dollars. One hun
drcd and twenty-five dollars to first: fifty dol
lars to second; twenty-five dollars to third.
Race w, Running, weltcr weight hurdle.
hurdles. Purse one hundred and fifty dollars.
One hundred dollars to first thirty five dollars
to second; fiftt en- dollars to third.
FRIDAY, MAY 90, 1891.
Race l., Running, IS mile dash. Purse one
hundred and fifty dollars. One hundred dol
lars TO first: Atty dollars to second.
Race H., Running. X milo heats. Purse
one hundred and twenty-hv dollars Sew
second; fifteen dollars to third.
lace IL; Running Virginia Stakes, Is
mile dash. Purse one hundred and seventy
hvc dollars. Ono hundred and twenty five
dollars to first: iifty dollars to second.
Race iii. TrottinG, free (, rail. Purse
first. hundred tn IL.
nifty dollars to third.
Entries close Nays.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891.
A Purse Of three hundred dollars for 2:3C
class trottcrs Is guaranteed for May 3D. besides
other races for that day.
Entries to all races except Trotting Roadster
Race will close May %, and must DO accom- pan
led by One-half the entrance fee.
Entroe fee, b per cent. of purse, to go to the
TrOtting races will be host three in five In
harness. except the roadster race which will
be but two In three to wagons.
III at running races VIII DC best two In three
Runners Will carry weight for aye Half
BREEDS allowed five pounds for half-mile seven
pounds for fivc-cighths. and ten pounds for
greater distances.
Five hors, must enter and three start in
heat races, and three to enter and start in dash
Races.
Two horses owned by ono person shall not
start iv5Onc race.
Irott1ng ccords after May |. no bar.
American racing rules will govern running
races, and National TrOtting Association rules
Will govern trotting races.
Horses not at the post promptly may be de-
clarcd ont or fined.
Ovcr-weights must be declared before horses
are at post.
Right is reserved to change order OF pro
grnmmc; also to postpone or declare OF any
race OH account OF weather.
Programme for special races May 80 Will TX
announced the first day of the meeting.
The Executive Committee will have entrt
charge of races
stalls, with straw, two dollars each.
HENRY DAWN President.
GEO. G. MCCAIIAN. Secretary.
Executive Commttce-J. II. WISGATE j. G.
RAwN, DIR. LEIGH HUNT.
AT II meeting of the Board Of Directors 1
was resolved that all Stockholders who ha,
paid their stock In full would be fur
nishod with one complimentary ticket Ior Gael
share or stock, upon application TO tn,
Secretary Mylsto27