The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10

| A. Entrance fees must in all cases be paid
m a far to SO Pay shall
| executive board of the race meet. The racing
board will not collect entry fees.
| If contestant shall have won a prize, and
| for any reason his fees shall not have been
| paid or collected. he shall be given thirty
days In which to pay same. and one week
before the expiration of that time the man
registered letter. and II no reply is received
may sell said prize Tor, If cash, retain same for
its own accounD and the contestant shall
forfeit ali claims to same.
| o. Entry forms shall contain list of the
| events Of the meeting, and state the prizes
| apportioned to each event and the value of
each prize. Every entry form. when signed
| by rider or his agent, shall constitute an
agreement between-him and the pro-
motor to the effect that the rider will COM
pete (subject to the exceptions hereinafter
| mentioned) in the event or events for which
he has entered, and that the race promoter
will award him any prize he may win, such
prize to be of the character and value stated
in the entry form. Where the value Of a
prize is brought into dispute, the retail price
| of such prize shall govern the settlement.
Where cash prizes are offered, only the
| amount that Is to be actually paid in cash
| shall be advertised.
| 6. Every entry shall further constitute an
agreement that all persons concerned will
submit all questions and disputes arising out
Of such entry to the authority and Judgment
Of the racing board. and will abide by any
| ruling upon disputed questions made by said
| board.
| T. Promoters of races must send to the
| official Handicapped of the district in Which
! the races are to be held a complete list OF
entries. accompanied by entry blanks. not
| later than five days prior to the GATE OF
| races.
8. All entry blanks shall become the prop
| erty Of the league, and shall be In charge
of the official handicappers.
8. Race promoters shall not advertise the
| intended presence of any rider unless an entry
or other notice. in writing to that effect, is In
| their possession, signed by the rider or MS
agent
A rider may withdraw his entry to any or
| AL events Of a meeting by giving notice to the
promoters not later than one week prior to
the date of the meeting In default Of such
notice, of a satisfactory and conclusive ex.
PLANTATION of his failure to compete in any of
the events for which he has entered, he shall
be suspended from all track racing for
period to be determined by the chairman of
the racing board.
10. Any entrant making a false entry shall
be disqualified and debarred from any pace
or prize, and will be liable to suspension from
all competition or time trials at the option of
the racing board
II. Any entrant who neglects to give his
legal residence, or who gives other than his
legal residence as such, or who. gives any
incorrect or misleading information his
entry form. shall be considered to have made
a false entry, and will be subject to the PEN
atty for false entries
II. By violation of the rules defining his
class. an amateur instantly forfeits his status,
and his subsequent entry to amateur events
is false entry, for which due penalty is pro-
10: A legal entry, which cannot be reject
ed by the promoter is one which complies
with the racing rules and is accompanied by
the fee required for all entries at that meet.
IA. When professional makes an entry
OH the regular blank seven days prior to
cate Of contest, and thus enables the promoter
to advertise his attractions, the professional
may insert in the entry the name of the
wheel or tire he rides, and the promoter must
then insert the same, opposite his name. on
prohibited from inserting name of wheel or
tires Of amateurs of late entries.
Is: The register number Of the professional
contestant must appear on the entry blank.
16. Promoters may make it condition that
certain number must start to make race;
but in that case. to make it contract the
entry blank must contain a clause similar
to the following. In scratch races there
must be four starters or they will not be
run, and in handicaps there must be six start
ers or they will not be rum If this clause
is not inserted, every race on the entry blank
Tor which there are starters must be run.
Distinctions.
i. Promoters Of race meets must in all cases
apply to the member of the national racing
board of the district in which the event or
events are to be run for official sanction
They shall remit with such application the
| sanction fee required by the rules, viz: For
| each national circuit meet, $25; for each open
meet or general sanction S.; each additional
JISpy,slpA, MSetS, IL only TWO events are
schedu,ed 50; but no fee shall be charged
for a. sanction for a meeting the entries to
which are limited to the members of the
| school or club holding the meeting Closed
school and club meets and L. A. W. clubs
must in al cases obtain sanction No fea
shall be charged L. A. w. clubs fully cont
REGARDING such clubs. but the application
shall be signed by the president and secre-
tary ct the cub, who shall certify that the
club itself is to give the meet, pay al eX-
DenSeS and take all tha
national circuit meets fee Of SIS will be
charged for special permit to exceed the
professional prize limit. Applications for
national circuit meets must contain a state
ment that at least one professional national
championship race will be run each day.
IN II which the first prize will be not less than
SloO National circuit sanctions shall carry
with them authority to exceed the prize limit
In professional events and authority to run
match races. exhibitions. and those other
special events for which a permit is neces-
sary at an open meet except mu.ticycle pac-
Ing 1t is not a rule, but it is recommended
that at least one class race be run at ma
tlonai circuit meets. and promoters will find if
to their advantage to do So
All applications must state the track on
which the meet is to be held. and if the ap-
plicant does not own the track, he should
inclose the consent Of the track owner for
its use on the date applied for.
z. II It shall appear that there will be a
CONJUNCTION OF interests. the first application
under this rule shall have precedence, the
priority to be decided by said meInbsr of
tne Dosfu, ana notice OF such race meet or
event must be forwarded to the chairman
OF the national racing board by the mem
Der In charge. guarantee of $780, at the
discretion of the member may Exceptional
cases or where a number of sanctions arc
applied for) be required of an applicant he
lore issuing each sanction, the amount II he
forfeited in case the holder of the sanction
abandons the meet for which 1t is issued or
to be returned to the holder of the sanction
If he give the meet.
d The board reserves the right to valve
nfi
idays or any other holiday
4. Board reserves the right to revoke apy
SANCTION where trickery, subterfuge and eva
slons are attempted, or sufficient reason ex-
lists IN the judgment of the chairman or
member who issued the sanction
5. Sanctions and special permits vii no
issued IN duplicate, and one copy shall be
! posted near the tape, in convenient viaw of
the starters when lined up. Any racing man
starting when such Sanction is not in view
| Will not be allowed the plea Of Ignorance for
starting in unsanctioned races, or starti lop
or exhibiting in event for which a snn
cial permit is required.
o. Sanctions will be refused those promo
ters who do not provide proper accon,moda-
LOIS iof racing men, trainers and managers,
Doth IN training quarters and a convenient
| place to witness the races.
Z. promoters must send the member grant
| Ing the sanction copy and the entry
blank Immediately upon its being printed
3. Race promoters failing tn observe tho
| requirements Of these racing rules shall he
placed upon tine list OF those to whom the
sanction privilege Is denied and refused fur
| ther sanctions. or, in lieu of that, may be
| fined. ~
| Equities of Race Promoters.
l. Promoters Of race meets shall send to
| the official Handicapped of their races, and
| to the member Of the racing beard granting