Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-30
EXPECT PROFITABLE
YEAR FOR TR0TTERS
Various Associations viii Offer Valu-
able Stakes, of Which Blue Hill
at Readvile Is the
Richest

CHICAGO, March 29.-In spite of the
cry that the harness racing game is on
the down grade, we'll posted authorities
claim that never before in the history
of the trotting sport has the outlook
been so bright for a successful season
as it is for the season of 1908. Never
before have owners and trainers had
occasion to look forward to such a
profitable year.
The announcement of the prominent
racing associations through the coun-
try show a great number of rich purses
to be offered, with the conditions along
most liberal lines. Not only is this the
case down the grand circuit, but on
the great western circuit and at inde-
pendent meetings as well.
Beginning with the Blue Ribbon
meeting at Detroit, there will be, as US
ual, the $4,000 Merchants and Manufac-
turers' stake for 2:24 class trotters, and
the Chamber of Commerce stake for
2:07 PAGERS. Kalamazoo celebrates its
annexation to the select circuit by Of
fering $4,000 worth of stakes. The
Michigan City will give a $4,000 stake
and $4,000 for trotters, beside $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 stakes for PAGERS. This,
with the various purse events, will
make a very elaborate program.
Buffalo will again give the Dominion
of Canada $4,000 for PAGERS and the
$4,000 Empire State stake for trotters
in addition to a number of $1,000 stakes,
while Poughkeepsie will hang up the
Oakland Baron $4,000 stake for trotters,
as usual
Readville expects to have a fine pro-
gram and will probably give the $4,000
Massachusetts stake for trotters, the
900 Pokapoag, the $4,000 Blue Hill,
the $4,000 Norfolk and the $4,000 Read
vile stakes the same as last year.
Hartford will renew the $4,000 Char
ter Oak stake and the $4,000 Nutmeg
stake while If Providence decides to
give a meeting, which is n trifie doubt
full just now, the $4,000 Park Brew stake
for free-for-all PAGERS and the $4,000
Roger Williams stake for trotters will
be on it's program.
Syracuse in Line
Syracuse is expected to be in line with
three big stakes as was the case last
season. The we'll known $4,000 Empire
State race, the $4,000 Syracuse and the
$4,000 Chamber of Commerce stakes fol
trotters will be the headliners on the
program.
At Columbus the association has just
decided to hang up 100000 in stakes
and purses to race for, making it the
richest meeting in the country for the
! horsemen. During the two weeks there
are two $4,000 stakes-the Hoster-Co-
lumbus and the Board of Trade ano
Bankers stakes-three $4,000 stakes anC
two $4,000 stakes. In addition the Ken
lucky Futurities, worth $500, will bt
raced the first week and the Chicago
Horse Review, the futurity worth $10,-
000 the second week. Then there is
S4O50O in purses and $1,000 for a specia
race. The Board of Trade and Bankers
stake is the only one in the country
where the money goes six ways without
consolation.
The cities on the great western cir
cult are giving larger stakes each year
and several $4,000 purses will be raced
for by the western horses this season
Hamline will hang up $4,000 in stakes
while Peoria will give 100000 and al
Libertyville some big stakes, including
one of $4,000, will be attractive features
on the programs. All in all this season
will be a hummer and Is being looked
forward to with much interest because
of the fact that large number of high
class horses will be in training to make
the racipg good.