The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-21
RACING FOR THE FAIR.
The Program Is Designed to Interest
'tHOme Talent"

ever gOCIOn OUT, as 1t IS 1nC0nQGd 10 at
tract larger number of entries of home
grown stock. This will undoubtedly
make the speed program of more general
interest to the farming community
than formerly. Following is the five
days program.
TUESDAY, Der. 20.
Race No. 1.-Running-Qus
dash, all ages; weight for age. Purse,
$75.
Race No. -Running-411s furlongs.
handicap, for 2.year-olds. Entries close
Oct. 10, 1895; at 6 p. M, with payment
of So; weights announced l a. M, Oct.
Goth, when acceptance and balance of
entry fee due. Purse, 500.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 81.
Race No. 3.-Running -Three-eighths
mile and repeat; all ages; 5 lbs below
the scale. Purse, 500.
Race No. 4.-Running g-Five-eights
mile handicap; all ages. Entries close
Oct. 10, 1896, with payment of So;
weights announced p. M, Oct. Goth,
when acceptance and balance of entry
fee due. Purse $i25.
Race Nos 5.-Running- -Three-eighths
mile dash for ponies owned and located
in this district or Klickitat county,
Washington, prior to Aug. 1, 1896, and
not over 1879 hands high. Purse, $25.
THURSDAY, OcT. %.
Race No. 6.-Running-41S furlongs,
all ages: weight for age. Pulse, 500.
Race No. 7.-Running-41a furlongs
for saddle horses owned and located in
this district or Klickitat county, Wash
ington, prior to Aug. 1, 1895, to carry
100 pounds. Purse, $50.
Race No. 8.-Trotting and Pacing
For gentlemen's roadstere, owned and
located in this district or Klickitat coun-
ty, Washington, prior to, Aug, /. 1896;
to be driven by the owners to cart; mile
heats, in 3. Purse 500.
FRIDAY, Der. 23.
; Race No. .-Running-Three quart
ers mile handicap for 2-year-olds. En-
tries close 6 p. M, Oct. 81, 1896, with
payment. of So; weights announced and
balance of entry fee due at p. M, Oct.
%, 1896. Purse, $125.
Race No. 10 Running IL mile
handicap,hurdle race; over five hurdles,
all ages; same conditions as race No. 9.
Purse, $3.50.
Race No. 11.-Trotting- gentle
mems roadsters; same conditions as
race No. s. Winner of race No. 8, if
trotter, barred; mile heats, 2 in 3.
Purse 500.
SATURDAY, OcT. "A, 1896.
Race No. 12.-Running- furlongs
and repeat; all ages; 5 lbs below the
scale. Purse, $125.
Race No. 13.-Running-T g-Three-quar-
er-mile handicap; all ages. Entries
close, p. m. Oct. %, 1896, with pay
ment of So; weights announced and bal
ance of entry fee due at p. M, Oct. %,
1896. Purse, $125.
The conditions are as follows:
Entrance in all the purse races, 10 per
cent. of the amount of the purse; five or
more to enter, three to start.
All trotting entries, not otherwise
specified, to close with the secretary at
The Dalles, on October 1S, 1896. All
running entries, not otherwise specified,
to close at p. m. on the night before
the race. No money given for a walk
over. Entries not accompanied by the
money will not be recognized. Nomi-
nations to be made in writing. giving
name, age, color, sex, sire and dam
(if known, and when not known. that
fact should be stately, and colors of the
owner. This rule will be strictly en-
forced. :
In case the purses above given do not
fill with five complete entries, the board
has the power toreduce the amounts oi
the purses as in their judgment seems
proper.
The board has and reserves the right
to postpone races in case of Inclement
weather.
Any horse distancing the field shall be
entitled to first and third moneys only
In all races not otherwise specified
money TO be divided 20, 20 and 10 pei
cent..of the purse.
All running races to be governed by
the rules of the Pacific Coast BLOOD
Horse Association.
All trotting races to be governed b,
the rules of the National Tretting Asso
citation.
Blanks for entries will be Furnished
: upon application to J. o. Mack.