The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-11

| No, 9. $500. For 2.3l class. Open to horses
owned in Maine and the Maritime Provinces.
No. 10. $500. For free for all PAGERS. Open
to the world
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 2.
No. IL. 5000. For minute class, trotters
and PAGERS.
No. II. $3.50. For 2.37 class. Open to
horses owned in Maine and the Maritime Prov
| inces.
No. ID. $1,000 Free for all trotting horses
| Open to the world.
No. IA. $500. For 2.34 class. Open to
horses owned in Maine and the Maritime Prov
inces.
Special Conditions
Purses to be divided as follows 50 per cent
to the first horse, rs per cent to the second
horse, Is per cent. to the third horse, 10 pei
cent. to the fourth horse
| All trottDg and pacing races will be con-
Quoted according to the rules of the National
| Trotting Association with the exception of the
reservations made by this Association.
| The Association claim the right to sand wich
in between heats, exhibition heats or any race
they may deem necessary to facilitate the days
| programme
Heats in each days race will be trotted ai
| ternatelv.
Horses distancing the field, or any par! there
| of, will receive first money only.
In case horse should distance the field in
Nos. 3, and the race will be continued for
second, third and fourth moneys witn that
| horse out, those having been distancei retain
ing their several positions and heats won.
In all purses there must be five or more to
enter and four to start.
The Association reserve the right to have all
unfinished races and any part of the programme
| which, for any cause, cannot be carried out Oh
the days as advertised, completed on the fore
noon of the following days, reserviDg the right
to have the regular schedule list adhered to sc
! far as the weather will allow for the afternoon
named in the Official schedule.
| All nominations must be accompanied with
the fee OF per cent. of the purse, otherwise il
will not be recorded. An additional fee of {
per cent. will be demanded from winning horses
only, to be deducted from their winnings.
Formerly this Association demanded 5 pei
cent. of the purse at the time the entry was
made and an additional per cent. had to be
paid before starting. Now the additional pei
cent. is only deducted from winning horses anc
| for this reason horses will not be entered ex-
cepting in such classes as the entrance fee of 5
per cent. of the whole purse accompanies the
nomination. Owners and drivers OF horses
who may desire to compete for purses must OBJ
serve this rule as entries will not be recorded
unless the entrance fee of per cent. accom-
panies each nomination or the payment of same
! is guaranteed.
Any person having horse that is not to
start in the race for which entry has been made
must give notice, in writing to the Supern
t'ndent OF this department before O'Clock
previous to the day of the race, failing to dt
this they will be charged the full 10 per cent. O
the purse same as from winners.
Races to harness must be mile heats, best {
in 5, except Nos. 3, and 5.
| If, owing to bad weather or other unavoid-
| able cause the Association shall be unable to
start one or more races, the last day of th,
Fair, such race or races may be declared off
and the entrance money therein refunded.
Horses will be called at l p. m. (sharp)
The ASSOCIATION reserve the right to call at al
earlier h ur but in this case notice will be giveI
prior to p. m. of tn. preceding day.
All entries, checks, money orders and com
munications must be made to the Eastern
Maine state Fair, Bangor, Maine.
Entries mailed on day of closing will be con
sidered eligible.
Entries will close August Is, at II oclocl
p. In.