Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-22
HAS BIC LIST
Boston Track to Make Another Fine
|: Show in August.
GRAND CIRCUIT EVENTS FILL
Great Handicap Race Attracts the
Usual Attention and the others
Get Fine Line of PrOspec-
tive starters.

BOSTON, May 2l-Readville has received
IN excellent entry list for both OF it's handi-
and the classic Massachusetts, stake,
and trotting horsemen all over the country,
particularly In the east, have many rea-
sons for congratulation.
Compared with the general average of
entry lists received throughout the Grand
circuit for stakes which are already closed,
Resdville has faired real well, although,
considering the amount offered, the liberal
Z conditions for the handicaps and the great
chance of many horses winning a portion
of the big purses, the list should have been
much larger.
A. J. iWelch. the present head of the
famous track, did right well, Judged by the
results, In adopting the plans of his secre.
tary, Charles Nj. Jewett, who, since his
experience with the $50. 900 stake last year.
has constantly advocated an entry fee less
than the 1 per cent charged in 1908.
For this years stake OF S35, 900 for trot.
ters the total entry fee asked is $685., or a
i shade less than 1 per cent, while for the
$4,000 stake for PAGERS the amount asked
as entrance fee is $l4S. or IS less than /
per cent.
Tho fact that fifteen horses in each d.
visien win a portion OF the purse-the
~ smallest winner In the trottfng stake win
ming more than double its entrance money.
&and the PAGER its fee. plus S--surely proved
Every attractive 60 owners. while other
Exchanges offer a fairer chance to all starters
I and puts them upon a basis of equity,
which - the :aos; attractive feature os the
hsndicap system of racing. -
Gives Every Horse Chance.
No doubt the most admirable feature OF
Readvills,s handicaps is the chance it Of
fers to every horse which has paid an en-
trance fee to contest for the. main event,
instead Of being sent to the stable or barred
from any kind of a show after a prelimi-
nary race for a small amount or for no
money at ali.
"A horse which by III luck, mishap OF
some misfortune might be ruled out in a
preliminary may have. under the Read
Vile conditions. a fair chance 10 land
among the winners. At any rate, an
owner who "antes' up the entrance fee,
no matter what the percentage or how low
the fee. will thus have the full satisfaction
OF seeing his horse race for the highest
amount possible to win and a fair chance
for what he has paid for from the start.
The installment Han payments asked for
the Readville handicaps are another lib
eral as well IS fair feature, TO such an
extent that every nominator> can afford to
stay in. barring accidents to his horse. up
to the close OF the fourth payment and
then make the final. which is the largest
amount asked. when ne finds that his entry
ts fairly and properly handicapped.
To keep a trotter eligible for a chance
TO win anywhere from SIS 900 down to 500,
with fifteen horses as winners, up to the
time when the entire field is Handicapped
and the result announced, will cost a nomi.
nator seven-tenths of / per cent OF the en-
tire purse. plus IS. or q total Of $3.50, which
In turf speculation parlance Is a 6O-to-l
shot, rs there 10 a chance OF winning SIS. 600
and almost a Stool shot IL a horse wins
the lowest amount or finishes fifteenth.
Under these conditions II a man has
nominated his horse for the real purpose OF
vaoing him. which no doubt he has by the
fret payment OF $40. and II his horse stays
sound and trains right he will be abso-
lutely foolish not to stay In up to the fina'
contest. as even after making the fifth
payment Il is still a 46-to-1 bet II he wins
and better than 2to-l IL his entry Is the
fifteenth horse In the race.
The same figures practically apply to the
pacing division. Consequently while ths
entries for the trotting division are much
less than last year, it viii not be a bad
guess to state that when the field lines VI
for final contest there will be more thar
sthirty-five horses. as was the case in tn,
$4,000 event Of last August.
EIEhty-Three Named.
OF the sIshty-three horses named for tn,