The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-30
SCHEDULE OF STATE
FAIR RACES Is AN
N0UNCED
High Class Programme Will
Be Offered, the Purses
Aggregating at Least
$4,000 Indications Point
to Many Entries of Horses
With EnYiable Records.

The races at the Minnesota State
fair have grown in popularity con-
stantly for the past eight years. Each
year better class of horses has been
entered, each year the entries have in
creased in numbers, each year the
public has given evidence of increasing
approval of the way in which the races
were conducted. No other state fair
can offer such purses as the Minnesota
fair; at no other fair does the better
class of horsemen congregate in such
numbers.
Under the circumstances it is with
special pride that the management of
the fair announces the programme for
the races of the fair of 1908. Much
care has been exercised in the prep
aration of the programme. The classes
are arranged to suit the needs of the
horsemen and the taste of the public.
1t may be said in advance that the en-
tries will be very numerous.
The principal features are the $1,000
trotting and pacing races of Mime
apolis and st. Paul day, respectively,
free oral pace and free-fOr-au
trot for Minnesota horses, with sill
yer cup as the prize in each instance.
and a liberal sprinkling of running
races. In all some 1000 is offered
in purses. Secretary E. w. Randall
says that very high-class racing may
be expected this year. The programme
in full is as follows:
Race Programme at Fair.
Minnesota State Fair. Mainline. Mimi,
Aug. 81 to Sept. 5. 1903 ..-
$4,000; No. 2, 2:4O class, pacing. $1,000;
No 3, running race, half-mile heats, in
3. 5000; No. 4, running. "a miles, hurdles,
for three-year-olds and !, upwards 500;
Minneapolis purse, $4,000; No. 6, 2:24
class, pacing, $1,000; No. Z, free-for-aH
pace, Minnesota horses, owners to drive,
two in three, silver cup No. 8, running
race Is miles. hurdles, for three-year-
olds and upwards. $3.50,
>, W WED 9 2:$O class. PACING ing
No, II, running race, 5s-mile heats, two
ThursdayINo; y. 2:17 class, trotting.
No. "A, running race, 1h miles. novelty,
$3.50; No. TO- running race, rs miles, hur-
dies, for three-year- olds and upwards,
$3.50.
FTidaymNS 9: G 1s S1a elass pacing St.
ting, $1,000; No. IS, .free-f all trot, Min
meSOta horses, owners to drive two In
three, silver cup; No. 10, running race, 11s
miles dash, 5000.
Saturday 20, 2:O9 class, pacing,
81, 900; No. q, 2:25 class. trotting 81, O00
No. %, running race, 13s miles, hurdle, for
three year-olds and upwards, $3.50.
Following its usual custom the fair man
agement has provided conditions govern
ing the races, which are of very liberal
character. They are as follows:
Conditions of Harness Races.
Five to enter and three to start. Money
divided, so, %, 10 and 10 per cent
horse diStancing the field or any part
thereof is only entitled to first money. =
Entries close July 1, at IL o'clock p. M,
when horses must be named. Records
made that day no bar
The rules of the American Trotting as
ISOLATION, of which this.society is a mem
Der, shall govern harness races, unless
the right to change the order of the pro-
gramme or to declare races off in case of
rain.
Mile heats best three in five No race
longer than five heats. Money to be paid
in accordance with summary at the end
of the fifth heat.
Entrance fee. per cent of purse, due
and payable before the race starts; and 5
per cent additional from money winners.
The right of. substitution is given until
Aug; 10, provided the horse substituted is
on Aug. 10. Entries cannot be trans
ferred: horse may be declared out on
Aug 10, by the payment of per cent of
One horse may be entered in two classes
and be held but for one entry, unless two
starts are made. This privilege does not
apply to entries in the So, 900 purses
Two horses may be entered in one class
and be held for the entry of the horse
that starts. But one entry fee will be re-
quired if neither starts.
Trottfng and pacing races on mile track.
Turning races on half-mile track.
Conditions of Running Races.
Entrance fee, per cent of purse.
Entries close the day before race at
o'clock p. m. Weights up. Governed by
American racing rules, except as to license
Tor riders: Hurdle races twenty pounds
below scale.
In the ~ mile novelty race $50 will be
paid to the horse first at the half mile:
$50 to the horse first at the mile, and the
usual division of the remaining $50
the race. -
In races Nos. s, II. % and %. winners
at this meeting will carry five pounds ad-
dltional for each race won. Non winners
VIII be allowed five pounds for each start
In race No. %, horses that have been nm
placed during meeting will be allowed fen
pounds additional.
Turning races on half mile track
Evening running exhibitions, usual in
JUDGEMENTS.