The record-union., 1898-07-12
STATE FAIR SPEED EVENTS.
SINGLE DASH SYSTEM IN HAIR
NESS RACES.
It Will be Tried This Year-Chief
Trotting, Pacing and Rum
ming Stakes.

Inc directors of the State Board of
agriculture held their regular July
meeting yesterday, with the following
named directors present: A. b. Spreck-
els General j. w. Barrett Fred. Cox,
=. u Cobb, c.. M. Chase, f. w. Covey,
:. r. Terry, DIR. w. P. Mathews and
J. w. Wilson.
Ihe Speed Program Committee sub
united their report, which was adopted
1T, will be- observed that the single
Dash system in the harness races has
been adopted by the State Board, an
innovation that seems to take with the
public, and does away with the long
and tedious heat affairs Each day
viii furnish five events, one of which
Will be a mile and repeat race, thus
giving quick action and snappy alter
moons sport. Under this system horses
can be raced every day and not expert
ence any bad effects, as in the six or
seven-heat races.
It was decided to alternate the twelve
days of the meeting with trotting and
running. The first day will be Septem-
Der 9th, and a harness horse day. The
classes to close are as follows:
TROTTING AND PACING PURSES.
September 5th-Occident Stake; 800
Il
trot, mile and repeat, $500: 300 class
pace, mile dash, $500; 2:1S class pace,
mile dash, $500.
September 1th-2:25 class trot, mile
dash, $500; 2:20 class trot, mile dash,
2:3O class pace, mile dash, $500; PIP
class pace, mile and repeat, S4oO;
three-year-ol -olds trotters, mile dash,
500
September 9th-2:12 class trot, mile
and repeat, $400; 2:4O class trot, mile
dash. $500; PIG class trot, mile dash,
$500; PA class pace, mile dash, $500;
2:17 class pace, mile dash, $500
September 18th Stanford Stake;
2:30 class trot mile dash, $500; III
class trot, mile dash. $500; 2:2o class
pace, mile DASH $500; 2:15 class pace,
mile dash, $500
September 14th-2:22 class trot, mile
dash. $500: 2:14 class trot, mile and
repeat, $40O; 2:21 class trot, mile dash,
$500; 2:2O class pace, mile dash, $500;
2:14 class pace, mile dash, $500.
September 16th-Free-for all trot,
mile and repeat, S400; 2:16 class trot,
mile dash, $500; 2:20 class trot, dash
two miles. $500: free-for all pace, mile
dash. $500; 2:23 class pace. mile dash,
$500
start If but two appear TO start mon
ey paid in to be trotted for divided
2-3 and 1-3 Entrance > per cent, and
: per cent from money winners. Di-
vision of purses 60, 80 and 10 per cent.
Entries close August 10Th with the Sec
retary.
RUNNING.
The following running stakes will
close August 18th. The purse events
will be announced September 1st, and
will provide for six days running:
No. 1.-The Vinctor Stakes. for three
year-olds and upward. Entrance $40
to accompany the nomination; SO ad-
ditional for horses not declared by 4
p. m. on the day preceding the race;
with $500 added by the society, of
which $50 TO second, and SO to third;
$500 additional and stake to be named
after winner if Vnctors time GAO
is beaten. One mile.
No. 2-The Dewey Selling Stakes, for
three-year- -olds. Entrance 81, to ac-
company the nomination: SO addition
al for horses not declared by p. m
on the day preceding the race, with
$3.50 added by the society, of which
$40 to second and $50 to third. Winner
to be sold at auction If for S1,5D
for each 500 to $1,000, then three
pounds for each 800 to S400. Value
placed on starters through entry-box
by D. m. day before race. Six fur
longs.
No 3-The Capital City Stakes, a
handicap for three-year-olds and up
ward. Entrance so. to accompany
nomination, with S15 additional for
horses not declared by p m on day
preceding the race; with $500 added by
the society. Of which $50 to second and
SO to third. Weights posted by II m.
the day before the race. One mile and
q furlong-
No 1.-The Favorite Stake, handicap
for three year-olds and upward. En-
trance SO. to accompany the nomina-
ton. with $40 additional for horses not
declared by 1 p. m. on day preceding
the race: $500 added by the society, of
which so to second and $50 to third
horse Weights posted by II m. the day
before the race. One mile and a quarter.
No 5-The Sunny Slope Stakes. for
two-year-old FLIES. Entrance SO. to ac-
company the nomination; SO addition
a for aacb filly NOT declared by ID m