Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-25
TROTTING TOPICS.
r,v;ually Large Entries Help Out
Many Associations,
Fl3D GAME FOR HORSEAES.
4, tho Cleveland Meeting the Actual start.
ers Paid 20 Per Cent. OF the
Prizes offered.
phlIadelphIa Pressl

- ever known In the history OF harness
.,, many Of the prominent associa-
I'd. are already laying plans for next
p,cember IS by common consent
-. month for annual meetings OF the
...a. examinations that manage the
..-.f driving parks found In every
..., Cd. the Union. Reports from al,
...-..-> show that the profits have been
....I. large quite she most striking
'....., being that Of the Driving Club,
N,a York. Last year, when Fleet
49,. I.s-k had joint programme with
o.. carter oak Park Association. OF
,..l.l. 10 was considered remarkable
-. mo SIX days yielded a balance OF
...t 90 % be divided between the
...,. This season the local club fill
y .t. -laud-clrcult date alone and clear
.-. sauS sum OF $ll.2S3. The most no.
... hing about these two meetings is
a.. ..e one % 1898 had a much larger
suce than that OF last September.
..s jhtn that the goodly balance
- t... yttr lid not come from thg SAFE
hts. the fact being that 1t was the
,t Of ,hc large support given to the
.... opened last February with pay
... ou me .nstalmeut plan. Up 10
frr There was a general lack OF
..r-, ,u these futurity events. caused
... failure OF some Of the western
i...s 0, make good their premiums.
MILL1ONA1RES
,- r-s1n.zation that has so many
r..r.s as the Driving Club, OF New
SIS not included in the category
l.t. defaulters by the owners
,-I trainers. 50 that the early action OF
-, ... 100 Offering these purses of a
-....sl amount was hailed with sat
..r oa all sides The metropolis
.. taken the initiative, other men,
O.. g g. grand circuit followed suit.
e-.c 0lt with their respective pro-
.,- several months before the
- aai premium lists are usually
..uu Entries came pouring in
p. Cd ,I,s and the long lists of can
...- Nr the events of the summer
assured the success OF the
a., mos so far as the track mana
g. r.r. Concerned. These purses, be-
arranged or the basis Of ; per cent.
starters. were regarded as liberal
t..f was scarcely any objection
OBJ. .fttlnnal per cent. that was 10
..t.l from winners. AS the pay
f... .swe due IL was apparent that
& OBJ. t.Ify ~ cases the money con-
,... lv the horsemen was sufficient
...' 20 demands Of the premiums
...- and many OF the contests
N.l q substantial profit In
,--- piss the horses were competing
Q. ... money advanced by those who
t-.. r ntrol,el them. and in some
i....... rar'uE the association or club
q t-riiece. The result was that
a-lls were large. the sport of
q, .-..-' class. and the public support
.. -.-' than ever. the actors in this
90 -. dll not get their share Of
.r .. tho big stables. Ike those of
t-.. salisbury and John A. Gold
weu enough. but the smaller
.. raying dearly for the right
o. .. .n the select company Of the
r.. e.r p Even an oil trainer like
t.rl that he was losing money.
g.. - v.- not till the forces were di-
r.- the fortnight at Buffalo that
r able 90 hold his own. Matters
g.. -.t 60 had after that. for the
N....-.. southern Circuit increased the
,. --.-.t..s or the horses. the valuable
.. .rr purses at Terre Haute in
... i.'r.rg more than one trainer
Hrm 10 keep on TO the end
MORE CAUTIOUS.
r learned from the haste 10
--..- pupils literally has made
.... tftiners more cautious. and II
81 ..-.t.-.ng II they DO not pursue a
1 rr-s ry4.ive policy next year. Very
u. lssociatIons publish state
-.-. .r --..r business. such as was done
Driving club. II New York. There
r. that the track AT Cleveland
Fgrlng It's six days last July
o,h.r member Il the grand
g. ,a. same time. Here the gate
u.,e IN excess OF the previous
..G the entries were more nu-
Plan az any other point bur
dose I'D with the Ohio metropo-
..-s secured from horsemen'
average attendance was con-
... below that OF 1888. when two
. -tmme was first att mpte1
4 ..... member OF the circuit. De-
..fs very successful inaugura-
1 r-g, track al Crosse Pointe,
H. entrance money contrlOu'eu
4 PERCENTAGE.
4 lot distributed in premiums
r1 matter how many entries
%. large increas- in the fields
rl.. season benefited the tracks
10 reduced the chances OF the
Twelve starters In one race
...!v-l.y occurrence, ana IN
4 reached az Cleveland when
I PAGERS scored up in the -
4 rr.c the week a: the FoFes'
.. were fifteen events in when
started. so that the average
v.. ..-... ..- zen throughout the meet
mems that The actual starters
Or cent. Of the prize-money'
-lat were paid as pToh's
OIL. '.al close up 10 tull pay
3 g.. premiums. Having TINS
A -l the returns from betting
PRIVILEGES mus, have been con-
a . excess Of expenses. 50 that
Il .. receipts were all velvet
II t. outlay required 10 engage
Il racers az the important meet
a . cost Of transportation 10
-. q Incidental expenditure, IL
..-r percentage Of success 10
H. account We hear or the
nat ha.c earned small fortunes
.r nothing is said Of the prom
fnat won't wrong after beihs
Engaged when Salisbury brought
30 ~ flyers from California
his trainer. Mcdowell,
st t..t the chestnut mare Edenia,
owned. would DO for the fast
1 his side Of the Rockies.
@ made q good showing In the
r Circuit for two seasons.
Brown 20 be faster than her
-.I-- She proved such DIS
however. that Mcdowell
able % start her anywhere In
eastern tour. At the sale Of the
III , salisbury sent 10 Madison
i.r-,l. the week following the
80. Elenla was included ana she
t-.I the top price Of the lot.
tH- were entrance fees. car
ether charges that left Nc
l',e that II virtually cost hin
@ tJ Try The experiment or
-- .u This side Of the continent.
t.. someWhat similar case was
'1e stallion MOquette. who was
I'D ID D. McHenry at FTeeport, H.
- summer after a short stud sed'
H Bad reured In 1892 with the
4 i0r his age. four years. by
l -lg az Richmond, Ind. Last
.-,e was reserved for breeding
a 30 much speed with littlC
-- 'rat bis owners decided 10 give
lipoftunity for further honOrs
SEASON. lie Impressed McHenry SC
"a hat the latter advised naming
n ilr nIg stallion purse at Boston
-' ur journey 10 Cleveland viii
'i NJ his stable companions, Mo
Injured one OF his legs 30 severely
'e Was not able 20 an this nor any