The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-03
LARGEST SINCE WAR
WILL BE THE HARNESS RACE
MEET NEXT MONTH.
PURSES AMOUNT TO 5000.
OUTLOOK FINE FOR BIG RUNNING
MEET IN SPRING.

For Harness Events Horses Are Ex-
pectcd From VaIdosta, Atlanta,
Macon, Memphis and the East.
Smallest Purse offered for Any
Event Is S5OO-WiI He Eighteen
Events in All, in Each the Race to
BE Decided by Best Three Out OF
Five Heats-Entries to Be Closed
Nov. G-Many Inquiries for InfOr-
nation Show Interest That Is Be-
ing Taken.
Arrangements for the six-days' race
meet to be held at the State Fair
track Nov. 10 to 20, under the auspices
of the Savannah Racing Association,
are so nearly completed that a pro-
gramme has been prepared and will
be issued within the next few days.
Directors of the association assert
that the meeting will excel any similar
event held in the South since the Civil
War. The value of the purses offered
and the advantage of the arrangement
of dates will mean that splendid har-
ness horses will be entered.
If the fall harness meeting proves a
success, as is not doubted, 1t is the pur-
pose of the association to arrange for a
meeting for running horses. This, If
held, it is said, would probably be dur
irg February, possibly lasting through
out the month and meaning great adj
vantage in a business way to Savan-
nah, because Of the many horsemen
and horses 1t Will attract.
Recognition by the American Trot-
ting Association has already been Sc
cured for the Savannah track. Under
this associations auspices the harness
races will be held. II is further desired
to secure the recognition of the East
ern Jockey Club in order that running
meets may be held under its patronage.
The interest that is being taken in the
harness meet is shown not only by the
fact that horses will be brought here
from Memphis, Atlanta, Valdosta, Ma
con and other Southern cities but also
that many will be brought from the
East. The association is receiving daily
communications asking for the pro-
gramme of the meet and also for va
rious other information concerning it.
The conditions of the meet as set
forth by the programme are as fol-
lows:
"AIl races best three in five; five
to enter, three to start Entrance fee
5 per cent of purse, per cent. addi-
tional from money winners Money di-
vided so. 25, Is and 10 per cent. No
horse shall receive more than one
money Right reserved to postpone,
change order of programme and de-
clare off any races not filling.
"Nominators in any class not filing
may transfer to any class to which
they are eligible, or entrance money
will be returned. Races in all respects
not herein provided for subject to the
rules of the American Trotting AS
sociation, of which we are members.
with exceptions noted, no condi-
tional entries accepted. Entries close
Nov. 6. Records made that day no
bar. Programme is so arranged that
a horse can start two or three times.
The meet will follow Valdosta Estate
Fair. and Lake City, Fla"
The programme showing events,
classes and purses, is as follows:
First Day-Thursday, Nov. 10: 2:1S
trot, purse $500; 2:1S pace, purse $500;
2:14 trot, purse $500.
Second Day-Friday, Nov. IA: 2:G2
pace, purse $500: 1922 trot, purse $500;
PIP pace, purse $500.
Third Day--Saturday Nov Is: PIT
trot, purse $500; 2:17 pace, purse $500;
PIP trot, purse $500.
Fourth Day-Tuesday, Nov IS: PIG
pace. purse $500; free for all trot, purse
5000; 2:10 pace, purse $500.
Fifth Day--W ednesday Nov. 10: 1924
trot, purse $500; 2:2O pace, purse $500;
2:16 trot, purse $500.
Sixth Day-Thursday, Nov. 20: 2:14
pace, purse $500: 2;20 trot, purse $500;
free for all pace, purse 5000.
Entries will close Nov. 6. Bids for
betting privileges are invited. The meet
should be a most successful one, as
the purses offered in each event are I'M
IL of hofp
der $780, The total amount Of the purses
is 50 200