The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
EARLY CLOSING EVENTS

week from Tuesday the early clos
ing stakes for the Readville gsand cir
cult meeting will close and the public
will be able TO Judge what the cam
paigning horsemen think Of the dash plan
OF racing.
II the stakes fli well II will he con-
sidered that the horsemen approve Of
the plan and II is quite probable that
the Readville plan will be adopted by
other prominent associations that have
not as yet announced their plan OF racing
for the coming season
The management OF the Readville track
Is confident that the horsemen will be
with them in the straight per cent
entry which they were the first 10 adopt
A number Of the grand circuit managers
were greatly opposed 20 the reduction in
the entrance fec lsit II the Readvile
entry Is as good as IL is expected 10 be
by the management. tney may in the end
eefffe -aretrrti tc tifc f-arfviffg pfar1.
There are so many different systems
in vogue this year that list OF the early
closing events down the line already
opened. and the conditions governing can
hardly fail to be interesting. These are
as follows:
Readville-All classes will be events OF
three races OF one mile. The Massachu.
setts PA trot. $4,000; $2l00 TO first horse
5000 TO second. $500 to third. each race;
the Blue Hill $3.50 trot. $500 each race; I;
the Ponapog 2:10 trot, $500 each race:
the Nepolset. s2:06 pace. $1,000 each race:
the Norfolk. o:0S pace. $1,000 each race:
the Readville. 2:0S trot. $1,000 each race.
In these races the money is divided
20. 20 and 10 per cent
The entrance fee Will be s per cent Of
the purse. with nothing deducted from
the winners OF any part OF the purse
More than one horse from the same
stable may be named In the class. but
i per cent. Of the purse additional will
be charged for each horse SO named.
Any horse OF plura entry which may
he SEPARATED from the stable from which
they were named will be eligible TO start
by paying sum in addition to that al
ready paid on the horse. which Will equal
the fun per cent. entrance fee,
Horses not finishing within 100 yards
or the winner In any race will be ruled
out OF further competition I'm the event
Racing Will begin at 2:30 p. m The posi-
tions of contending horses will be drawn
Tor the first race of every event. but In
the second they will start as they finished
in the first. and In >le third as they
finished in the second
At Hartford: Each event will consist
of three races OF one mile each. 2.Os mace
5000; 2:20 pace S2o00: 2.3o trot. $1,000 In
these events the entrance fee will be :
per cent. and the money will be awarded
as follows: First race $500 go winner ya5
10 second, $40 10 third: second race $500
10 winner, $l25 TO second. s75 to third: third
race. 800 to winner sl25 to second. $75 to
third
The Charter Oak is a $4,000 purse for
2;W trotters. In the first race 5000 goes 10
winner. $500 TO second 300 To third In
the second race S2ll0 Ia zin4,AT- S4;l4- 44,--.r=
ond. 500 10 third. In the third race $1,000
TO winner 5000 TO second 500 10 thi~d
One thousand dollars TO horse STANDING
best I'm summary AZ end OF the third race
de will be declared the winner OF the
Charter Oak. In case OF a tie between
two or more horses for the first place I'm
the summary they shall trot off the tIe
until the winner is decided.
The entrance Is on the handicap nlar
Horses with records OF 2:0Sl4 to 200 nay
8 per cent: those with marks from 2.0Qi.
To 2:lO pay per cent: from 2:l0iA To 2:ll
per cent; from 2;llh to 2:12. per cent.
and horses with records slower than PIP
IN per cent.
Positions will be drawn for before tho
first race, hut in the second and third
races the horses shall start as they fin
ished in the preceding one Horses not
finishing within 100 Yards OF the winner
In any race will be barred from further
competition.