The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-18
CAPITAL CITY H0RSEMEN WILL
RUN TWO SETS OF
EVENTS.
OUTSIDE HORSES WELCOME,
BUT THEY MUST ENTER ON THE
BASIS OF TRACK REC
sORDs,
AS WE'LL AS THOSE ON THE ICE.
Racing Season VIII Open New
Years Day If the Ice Is in
e7t-e Condition..

The Capital City Driving club held a
meeting at the Windsor last evening
for the purpose of putting the organi-
Zation upon a good footing for the
winter events which are scheduled.
Under the auspices of the Carni-
val association the club will run a
number of events on the carnival
grounds, but the winter programme Of
the club is not confined by any means
to carnival races. 1t is expected that
during the coming months both the
River and Como Park courses will see
some very fast stepping on the ice.
There are any number Of men in the
Twin cities who are anxious to try
their flyers on ice and some very fast
sport may be anticipated.
Private individuals and the Carnival
association have pledged nearly s.. 900
with which to hang up prizes for the
carnival races and to pay the cost Of
putting a half-mile track in shape on
the river. The meeting last night was
but preliminary, as another will be held
next week to adopt certain changes in
the bylaws which were recommended
last night. 1t becomes necessary to
change the section relative to the rec
ords Of horses entering a race on the
ice. 1t was thought that a ground rec
ord was not a fair bar for horses enter
ing on the ice, yet it was not clearly
understood at first how the objection
could be satisfactorily overcome. The
owners of horse flesh which could
travel in 2:17 did not like the idea Of
having their horses entered in the
three-minute class on ice. merely he
cause their racers had never estab-
liShed an ice record. Things were, how
ever, equalized by the adoption of the
following amendment, which will be
definitely voted upon at the next meet
ing. The amendment reads: ''All rec
ords, whether obtained on the ice or
elsewhere, shall be considered a bar.
mile records to be divided in proportion
to the distance Of the race given, l. e..
whether half or quarter mile" 1t is
thought this provision will fully cover
the point. r
The question as to eligibility of en-
tries was also raised, there being some
objection to the clause in the old by
laws requiring every horse entered to
be owned by member of the club. at
least fifteen days before each race,
except in races especially arranged for
outside horses. The fifteen-day clause
was thought to exclude many horses
which were justly entitled to enter
IL.
though, perhaps, not the length of time
required in the section referred to. 1t
was finally decided to recommend the
following substitute for the unsat1s-
factory section: Each horse to be
eligible to start in a race, shall be
owned bona flde by a member of this
club, excepting in races especially ar
ranged for outside horses" ,sS
1T was decided not to wait for car
niVal week before starting the winter
events, and the first event of the sea-
son will come off New Years after
noon. If the river ice is not favorable
the races will be run at Como The
cIub VIII, however, use the river course
whenever possible, as it is more con-
venient. The New Years programme
VIII be confined to three-ninute horses,
gentiemen's roadsters, a -for-all,
and probably a 2:30 class. An en-
trance fee of 81 will be charged, the
money being divided among the win
ners. The directors of the club are
determined that the races shall start
on time this year, and will sound the
bell at 2:30 o'clock sharp. The race
Will be open to either PAGERS or trot-
ters.
The executive committee Of the car
nival association held another private
meeting yesterday afternoon, but the
matters under consideration were not
fully disposed of, and no report is as
yet ready. Another meeting will prob
ably be held today at which reports
Will be received from several commit