Evening star., 1897-01-15
STAKES FOR TWO-YEAR oLDs.
Conditions Announced by the Wasl
ingtOn Jockey Club.

Conditions Announced by the WASH
ingtOn Jockey Club.
The conditions Of the two stakes for two
year-olds, to be run for during 1898 and
1899 at the Benning race course have been
announced by the Washington Jockey Club,
and, as was stated in The Star, would be
the case, the added money far exceeds that
ever before offered by local racing asso-
citation The stakes will be known as the
Washington Nursery Stakes, and will be
run for at the spring meeting of the club
in 1895 and 1899. respectively. The condi-
tions of the stakes are as follows:
First Washington Nursery For now
yearlings to run as two-year-olds in the
spring of 1898. Purse, 1900; to the winner
s., 200; to the second, $500; to the third,
$500. To tho nonIiRator Of the winner $500:
to the nominator of the second. $500; to the
nominator of the third, 500. By subscrip-
ton Of $40. each for colts and IS each for
ilies (to close February 2. 1S9O, the only
forfeit if declared by September /. 1887. If
left in after September /, 1897. to pay $50
each for colts and $40 each for fillies. If
left in after April l. 1S9s to pay $50 each
for colts and $40 each for fllies. Starters
to pay $50 each regardless of sex. Should
there be any surplus from subscriptions or
entries over the advertised value, it shall
be paid so per cent to the winner, 80 per
cent to the second and 20 per cent to the
third. Weights, penalties and allowances
To carry, colts 115 pounds; filfes and geld
ings 112: winners Of a race of any value, 3
pounds; Of two or more of any value, Z
pounds extra. Colts or fllies by horses or
out of mares that had never produced a
winner previous to January 1, 1897, allow
ed 3 pounds; of both, pounds. which al
trance. One-half mile. Special conditions
Entries for the above race received only
under the conditions as printed, and under
the rules of the Jockey Club, including rule
), and part ", rule 63.
Second Washington nursery-For the
produce of mares covered in 1886, to run
as two-year-olds in the spring of lS0.
Purse, 5000; to the winner, $1,000; to the
second, 500; to the third, $500. To the
pominator of the dam Of the winner, 500:
to the nominator of the dam Of the sec
ond, 500; to the nominator of the dam OF
the third, 500. Subscription for mares to
close February 9, 1897. at $40 each If the
mare produce colt. or only IS If the pro-
duce Is filly. Mares may be nominated
by persons other than their owners, but
the owner shall have prior right. Foals
the progeny of mares so nominated to be
eligible, colts at s1Gaeach and fillies at s.
each the only forfeit if declared by jan
uaIy 3, 1S99 If left iho after January B.,
ls99 colts to pay s2e; allies. SO Starters
to pay $50 each, regardless of sex.
Weights, penalties sarsd allowances-Colts
to carry 115 pounds, fiflies and geldings.
112; winners of a racsutof any value. 3
pounds; two or more f9of any value Z
pounds extra: produce of horses or out of
mares that had meyer produced, a winner
previous to-, January l. 1897. allowed 8
pounds; Of both. 3. pounds, which allow
ance must be claimed at. time OF entrance.
One-half mile.
Special conditions Entries for the above
race received only Under the conditions as
printed, and under fhe rules Of the Jockey
Club, including rule s. rule 81 and. part 4.
r,fle. 63; part 8, rule =! iFoals OF 1897 dn-
cluding those dropped in January, If their
dams are duly entered. are eligible. Three
hundred entries for mares, or the race
may be declared off. II 500 mares are en-
tered, the purse will be- raised to $500
without changing the other conditions,
|. other than the amounts of the winner,
second and third, and to nominators of
first second and third