Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-04
The Grand Rapids Jockey Club
Program
FOR TWELVE DAYS OF RACING
Liberal Purses VIII Be Offered, and .
Notable String Of Thoroughhreds Is
Sure To Be With Us.

County Agricultural society's race
track. shows C. NJ. Waters, president.
and L. \. Hodges. secretary. The total
amount to be offered IN purses will be
SIS 900, aud five races will be given on
each of the twelve days of the m Getting.
The fret tour races Will be dasnes and
the fifth heat race. The purses
range from 500 TO $500. The race will
weights OF Jockeys are ilxed at ~ 10
l2o, according 10 ages. The rules and
regulations for the meeting are accord
ing 10 the rules and regulations OF the
Jockey club and are the same as are IN
force at Chicago and the other large
meetings. Messrs. Waters and Hodges
say they expect at least 200 runners
here. Colonel Dempsey wall sell the
auction pools. The track is already
heing resoiled and retitted for the meet
ing. The weight OF jockeys VIII be
fixed according TO how horses are put
in for greater or less money. The pro-
gram for the meeting is as follows;
First Day. Friday, July 4.
First Race-Purse $500, $50 to second
horse, Tor 3-year-oids and upwards,
twelve pounds below the scale, seven
furlongs.
Second Race-Selling; purse $3.50. $50
TO second horse, for 3.year-olds and up
wards, six furlongs.
Third Race--Selllng; purse $3.50, $50
to second horse, 3-year-olds and up
wards, half mile heats; two in three.
Fourth Race-Purss $3.50. $50 "a
second horse, 3-year-olds and upwards,
one mile dash.
Second Day. Saturday. July e.
First Race-Selling; purse $3.50, $50
to second horse, 3-year-olds and Cd
wards, five furlongs.
Second Race-Seiling; purse $50, $50
TO second horse, for 3-year-olds and up
wards, five furlongs; heats, two Ia
three.
Third Racc-Selling; purse $500, $50
TO second horse, for maldcns. 3-year.
olds and upwards, SIX furlougs.
Fourth Race-Purse $500, $50 10
second horse, for 3-year -olds and up
wards, mile and one-sixteenth dash.
Third bay. Monday. July g.
First Race-Selling; purse $500, $50
to second morse, six furiongs.
Second Race-Free handicap for ali
ages. 500 added money, of which $I00
to second horse. Entries close Friday,
July /, five furlongs.
Third Race-Selling; purse $3.50, $50
to second horse, mile heats, best two IA
three.
Fourth Race-Handicap steeplechase
purse $500, of which 800 to second
Fourth Day. Tuesday, July 5.
First Race-Purse $500, $50 to second
horse, for 3-year-olds and upwards,
one-half mile heats, best two In three.
Second Race-Purse $500, $50 to sec
end horse, fo- 2-year-olds, one-half
mile dash.
Third Race-Seling; purse $3.50, Sc
to second horse, for 5-ycar-olds and
upwards. Those that have run and
not won at this meeting allowed five
pounds extra, SIX furiongs.
Fourth Race-Purse $500, $50 to sec
ond horse. for Swear -olds and upwards
five pounds below the scale, one mile
dash.
Fifth Day, Wednesday, July @.
First Racc-Sellng; purse $3.50, $5C
TO second horse, 3-year-olds and up
wards, five furIongs heats, best two IN
three.
Second Race--Selllng; purse $3.50, $50
TO second horse. for 8 3.year-olds and up
wards. SIX furlongs.
Third Race Purse $3.50, $50 10 sec.
ond horse: maiden 3-year-olds and up
wards. Those that have run and not
been second or third at this meeting
allowed five pounds. seven furlongs.
Fourth Race - Handicap hurdle,
purse $3.50, $50 TO second horse. En-
tues close Monday, July 4, one mile
and one furlong.
Sixth Day-Thursday. Juty =
First Race-Selling; purse 500, $50
! to second horse; for horses that have
entered and not been first or second q,
this meeting. one mile.
Second Race-Selling; purse $500. $5(
to second horse; 3-year.olds and up
wards.
Third Race-selling; purse $3.50, s5t
to second horse; 3-year-olds and up
wards, oue-hslf mile heats, two IN
three.
Fourth Bace-Purse $3.50, $50 TO ee
cond horse, six furlongs.
seventh Day. Friday. Jaly ..
First Race-Purse $3.50. $50 to second
| horse; for 3-year-olds and upward
three-fourth mile heats, best two in
three.
Second Race-selling; purse $3.50, s5t
| TO second horse; for 2-year-olds. one
| half mile dash.
Third Race-Selling; purse 800, S5(
to second horse; 3-yesr-olds and up
ward; FIVE furlongs.
Fourth Race-Free handicap; s2oC
added, of which 800 to second horse
for 3-year-olcs and upward; entries
close July s. one mile dash.
Eighth Day, Saturday, Jnfy ..
First Race--Purse 500. $50 10 second
| horse; for 3-yesr-oids and upward
horses that have started at this meet
ing aud not been first or second al.
lowed Eve pounds, rnaidens allowed
| fifteen pounds. one-haif miie hests,
best two in three.
Second Race-Sellinf purse 500, f5C
to second isorse; for 3-year -olos and up.
ward. Eve folrlongs.
Third Rscs-Pnrse $3.50, Of which
si9o 20 second horse; for S-yesr-old.
and upward. seven furiones
Fourth Esce-Hsndicap sieesiecbase
pure $3.50, $50 70 second horse: for 3
year cids ard upward, entries Gloss
Jelly :; fun course
Ninth psy. aenasy. Jelly II.
First Race Purse $50. SO 70 second
horse. for 5yesr-olds 3 ard upward mi.
heats. best 'wo 20 three.
Sseeod Race Selling. parse $3.50
/ 60 90 second horss, far ali ages. fv,
/ iuficnEs.
lard Race -y'usse $50. SO to sec.
cad hof~e. Tor s.yeay-olsis sBe npwsr6s
hsfses that have szTted st ths meet