Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-05-14
CIRCUIT ARRANGED.
corn Belt Trotting Association Prepare
for Regular Annual Meet Open
inn First in Canton,


Canton. s. D., May 9.-The Corn Belt
| Trotting association OF this state has
completed the work of arranging its
circuit for the regular annual race
meets for 1904. The circuit includes the
cities of Canton, Flandreau, Sioux
Falls, Mitchell, Chamberlain and Par
ker. The season will open in this city
Tune /. 2 and 8: F~landreau June Z, s
and 9; Sioux Falls June IA, Is and 16;
Mitchell June Fl, 22 and %; Chamber
lain June 2S, % and 30; Parker July 4,
) and 6.
The secretaries OF local associations
1T the various places are VIM. Cuppett,
Canton; Frank j.. Mead, F~landreau;
Clark G.. Coats, Sioux Falls; A.. A.
Boynton, Mitchell; w. w. Davis, Cham
berlain; Joe Kendall, Parker.
The program of events will be the
same at all the points in the circuit, and
will be as follows:
First Day--2:20 pace, purse $3.50; 2:20
trot. purse $3.50; half-mile u and re-
peat, 800.
Second Day-2:3O pace, purse $3.50;
2:20 trot, $3.50; half-mile run and re-
peat, 500.
Third Day-Free-for-all trot or pace,
purse $3.50; 2:i5 trot. $3.50; consolation
race, half-mile dash, $50.
Entries for the races at Canton, Elan
dreau and Sioux Falls will close May
20, and entries for those at Mitchell,
Chamberlain and Parker Will close
June 10.
The published rules for the govern
ment Of these races are as follows:
All races will be called at 2 p. IN.
sharp.
All trotting and pacing races are to be
mile heats to harness, best three i'm
five. After five heats have been trotted
or paced, the race shall be terminated
and the zone divided to the best
summary.
All trotting and pacing races will be
conducted under the rules of the Amer
lean Trotting association, of which this
association is n member, except as 9TH
specified.
In heats when eight or more horses
start, the distance will be lao yards;
less than eight, 100 yards.
only first money will be paid to n
horse "distancing the field, or a walk
II, owing to bad weather or other
auses, the society should
be unable to start one or more races
before 4 p. m. on the second day i'm
each place, such race or races may be
off and the entrance money
refunded.
Parties making entries i'm classes that
do not All will have the right to trans
y NAA'iil ~ WV w ~ W.
are eligible. Two horses may be
named from one stable in one class on
payment of one entry, but only on"
horse car start.
The society reserves the right to trot
Or pace races between heats, and to
postpone for sufficient cause. ThG
right is also claimed to change the
OF any of these events should II
De to their convenience and for the
best interests OF the contestants, but
no changes will be made i'm cases
wherein an injustice would be lone to
OF the parties making entries.
Money divided so, %, 10 and 10 per
In trotting and pacing races, five en-
.ries required to fill, three to start.
Entrance fees for all trotting and
5 per cent. OF purse, and an
additional 5 per cent. from all money
winners.
In all running races, five entries to
I'll and three to start. Entries close at
p. m. night before each race. en-
rance fees, 10 per cent.