Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-03
SIX DAYS OF
HORSE RACING.
Entry Blanks Are Ready and
Conditions Under which Meet
viii be Held, Announced.
FAST ANIMALS ARE COMING.
HOrsemen Expect the Meet to be the
Best Ever Given in This State
The Rules.

Local horsemen are fondly looking for
ward TO the big six-day horse race meet
which will be given at Agricultural park
during the state fair. 1t is confidently
expected that his meet will surpass any
thing Of the kind given in this state for
many, many years. The purses are all of
generous proportions, the events will be
the kind local race fans like, all the fast
horses in the city Will no doubt compete
and there will be big string OF speedy
animals here from other states. The con-
ditions under which the meet Will be con-
Quoted have been complied by Secretary
Batmdn and Manager Bransford. and
were announced last evening. They are
as follows;
Entries to harness races to close with
the secretary Monday, Sept, q. 1908.
Entries to running races to close at IL
o'clock noon day before race.
Entries not declared out at O'Clock
y. m. ON the day preceding the race shall
be required TO start, and declaration must
be made In writing and made at the office
Of the secretary at the track.
Races Will be divided INTO four moneys,
30 90 10 and 10 per cent unless otherwise
specified Entrance fee, 10 per cent OF
purse When only two starters appear.
they may contest for the entrance money
paid to be divided 662s per cent to the
first and 1873 per cent to the second. Five
or more to enter and three or more to
start, but the management reserves the
right TO hold Il lesser number of entries
and deduct proporlonate amount of the
purse
A horse distancing the field shall re-
coiYe first and last money; In no other
case shall horse win more than one
money,
The management reserves the right TO
declare one starter walk-oyer, IN which
case one full entrance ana one-half the
amount paid In ON the other entries will
be paid When only three starters APP
pear the money will be divided 6V. 30 and
10 per cent, All harness races, unless
otherwise specified Mile heats, three an
five. Hopples not barred.
The management reserves the right to
start any heat after the fourth score.
regardless Of the position Of the horses.
All races not hlllng satisfactorily to the
management may be declared of,
Racing colors should be claimed with
entries, but must be named by 5 p. m. on
the day preceding the race. Colors must
be worn on the track In ali races, and
must be clean and respectable. Colors
VIII be registered In the order in which
they are received, and II not named. or
when colors conflict, drivers and riders
by the secretary.
The management reserves the right to
change the h our or date OF any race or
20 sandwich hats OF any two races, And
.nt lsnt - TeserNtu 10 declare OH or
postpone any or all races on account OF
the weather or other sufficient causes.
Conditional entries held under the rule,
ANY race that may be started and UNI
finished on the last day of the meeting
may be declared ended and money d.
vded according to the rank of horses in
summary
Records made on or after Sept, no
par. Nominations In any race that should
iail to MI may, on Sept Is. 1908. transfer
their entry In such race TO any other
race OF the classes that have filed In
o. 1900.
Otherwise than as herein specified In
Inese conditions. rules OF the American
Trotung associations OF which this as
e2GlaUon Is member, to govern.
weights and special conditions for run
nlng races VIII be announced each day
before entries close. W. j. Bateman, sec