Evening journal., 1903-10-01
HUNT AND ST[[PLECHASE
At HORSE SHOW PARK
Lirla Hunt Club to Hold
First Event OF the Kind
Here

tunity OF seeing a fun hunt race n.sst and
steeple chase on Saturday October a.
when she Lima Hunt Club, Of Pennsyl-
vania. will be at Delaware Horse Show
Park.
The club has no suitable place 10 hold
a meeting OF this kind and decided upon
Wilmington because OF the advantage Of
the track and stables here.
The meetings have heretofore been held (
al Baltimore but as this city IS much I
more convenient this years meet was
decided 20 be held here. Several Of the
hunters have been seen in this city at the
horse shows and have always made
gcod ehowing The affair promises TO be
the social event OF The fan season, as the
Lima club is composed Of many people Of /
social prominence and has a like follow
Ing here.
Entries for the races will close at mid /
night on October 10 and must be made
w,ih l.. W. Riddle clerk OF the course atl
Glen Riddle Delaware county. Pa. lnl
oase Of rain the meet viii be postponed
until Tuesday. October "a. The races will
take place on the wilmington Race
Track.
The different events will be as follows:
Farmers Flat Race Purse s40 OF
which s. 10 first. $40 to second. $ tol
third. Entrance free. Catch weights. For
horses the bona fde property OF farmers
and 70 be ridden by farmers. one mile on
The hat.
For thrce-yoar-old and upwards. Purse
$3.50. of which ts5 90 second. SIS 10 third.
Entrance feo $40. with IS additional to
start. Three-year-olds TO carry i23 lbs,
four-year-olds and upwards 20 carry lsS
lbs. Winners on the fat IN 1908 10 carry
lbs. extra. Three-Quarters OF a mile.
Hacks and Huntcrs--Purse ti75. Of
which $40 to second Si5 to third Entrance
fee So with s. additional 20 start. TO
carry 1865 lbs. Half hreds allowed 10 lbs
Horses 20 be owned by members OF
recognized hunt clubs and 90 be ridden
by members Of recognized hunt clubs, or
by gentlemen acceptable TO the race CONF
mittee. one ana half miles on the nat.
Wilmington steeplechaee-( (Open steeple-
chased Purse 500. OF which $50 to second
and so 10 third. Entrance Zee SO so ad-
ditonai to start. National steeplechaso
and Hunt Association scale Of weights.
IS ibs. below the scale Hall breds al
lowed 10 lbs. Gentlemen riders allowed
lbs. Winners OF one race in 1902 and
1903, lbs. Of two races. 2 lbs. About two
and n half miles across country
Lima Hunt Cup Hunter's Steepie-
chase) Cup. with SIS added. $40 TO Sec
ond SIS TO third. Entrance fee $40. ST
additional to start. For hunters uuaii-
fed under National Steeplechase and
Hunt Association rules. National Stee.
plechndlWhen .idIree esatoclation scale o
weichts 10 lbs. below the scale. Win.
ners in 1908. lbs. extra. Gentlemen
riders. About two and half miles
across country
Farmers Steeplechase--Purs $50. OF
which SIS TO second and $40 to third
Entrance free. To carry 150 pounds
Winners in 1909 and 1908. 15 lbs. extra.
The bona flde property Of farmers. and
TO be ridden by farmers. About two
miles across country.
Stewards of the meeting VIII be-. Ed
ward Morrel NJ r. II. Rose Tree;
Charles T. Mather. M. f. II. Brandy
wine; Redmond C. Stuart. NJ. r. IT,
Grcenspring Valley: John r. Valentine
NJ. +. H. Radnor: John Gheen, NJ. +.
IT. West Chester. Edward a. Jackson
~. F. IT, Elkrdge Andrew G. Gray
Elmer z. Mitchell J. Danforth Bush.
Fold stewards win be:
J. n. Trainer Kerr. Henry c. Butch
or. Jr. Horace B. Hare. Lemuei c. All.
tomus. Arthur Spencer. -. Spencer Nil.
Ter. Fred r. Okie.
The committee IN charge will be,
Charles A. Dohan. I. w. Riddle. SAM
rel Nicholas Charles n. Bean. Josepl
M. Dohan.
The special conditions are:
No horse VIII be allowed to start 70
which the Starting money is not naiJ
Three horses, the property Of dinercn
owners TO start or the race may b
declared on IN en- races horses mus
be scratched one-half hour before tim
race Is TO be run, otherwise must star
Horses must be In the paddock nftee
minutes before race ls called. Horse
late at the post win be fined $40. Al
fines must be paid before horses star
ANY horse schooling over the steeple
chase course after thc flags are up wi
be fined EOS Hunters certificates q
qualification must be lodged with "a
stewards. n required. Horses must b
eaddled. and must parade in front {
the stand unless excused by the stew
ards. First bugle win be sounded N
teen minutes before. and second bnel
FIVE minutes before the race IS calle,
Overweight allowed IN an races. Rae
ing coicrs must be worn in All event
except Farmers races. a hack Is
horse intended for park and road driy
horse attended tor park and road rid
ing. and that has been so used for .
least six months previous to entry q
this meeting. No horse is eligible as
hack that has been entered i'm n rae
under Jockey Club rules within twelv
months previous to entry at this meet
ina. Start at o. M ehorp