The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
SHAPING PLANS
FOR BA N N { R
FAIR NEE II NC
Conditions for Entries
Sent to Horse-OW
All Over Country.
MANY RUNNERS
WILL BE HERE
State Fair Officers Promise
Greatest Race Meeting Held
Here Since Bullfield Held
Spring Try-outs six
Events Every Afternoon
During the Meeting.
MANY RUNNERS
WILL BE HERE

Conditions for the race meet to be
held in the State Fair Grounds. begin
ming Octobert3, have been issued to the
horse owners OF Virginia and other
States. The rules OF the National Trot-
tin Horse Association, with exceptions.
Will govern the harness events, which
are particularly attractive TINS ran.
and the running events will be governed
by the rules of the National Hunts and
Steeplechase Association.
The race card of the State Fair this
season will be one Of the most attrac-
tive seen In Virginia since the days OF
iBullfleld and Major boswell, when the
thoroughbred horse in Virginia was the
noblest work of the country. and the
spectators travelled halfway across the!
State to see Major Doswells spring try
outs OF colts and FLIES.
From what has been heard from
horse owners there will be 200 or more
thoroughbreds in the State Fair
Grounds when the meeting opens The
purses, while not abnormally large. arc
large enough to attract the owners of
race horses, and they have signified
their intention Of coming to see what
can be done.
Sydney S. Toman. editor OF the Trot-
ter and PAGER, OF New York, will act
as presiding Judge, and e. c. Smith.
secretary of one of the largest race
courses In the country. will be the run
ming race secretary. Both have worked
have raced on the Northern tracks this
summer and have persuaded a great
many to come to Virginia.
AT least six events Will be run every
day OF the meeting, four of which will
be thoroughbred events. On alternate
days there will be four running events
and three harness events, the latter
OF at least three heats each.
The program for the meeting fol-
lows:
First Day, October 8.
First race-2:35 trot. purse $500.
Second race-2:19 pace, purse $500.
Third race-for two-year-olds by sub
scription of SIS each. with 1925 added.
of which $50 to second and $50 to third;
to carry 112 pounds; winners OF $500
f1ve pounds extra: other horses which
nave not Won four races allowed four
pounds; two races, seven pounds: maid
ems, ten pounds: five furlongs.
Fourth race-the Valley steeplechase.
Tor three-year-olds and upwards; by
subscrlption Q. $40 each. with $3.50 add
60. OF Whlch ~ to second and $50 to
third; three-year-olds to carry 135
Aat1'i-S ca -oAuS4 TO carry 147
pounds; five-year-olds and upwards to
carry log pounds; winners of one race
this year four pounds extra: of two,
or more, seven pounds extra. Gentle
men riders allowed five pounds: hon,
two miles.
Fifth race-for -year-olds and
upward-by subscription Of s5 each
with $3.50 added, of which $50 To SEQ
ond and $40 to third. At ten pounds
below the scale. Winners this year of
two races, four pounds extra: of four
or more races, or of $500. eight pounds
extra. Maidens allowed five pounds
One mile.
sixth race-steeplechase for bona
tide hunters owned in Virginia, Mary-
land and District of Columbia. duly
registered by the hunts committee Of
the National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association-Ry subscription of s5
each with sou added of which $50 to
second and sac to third Weight for
age Winners in 1910 to carry Ave
pounds extra; horses that never start
ed over regulation course allowed
ten pounds; maidens allowed ten
pounds, but the allowances shall not
be cumulative To be ridden by gem
tlemen riders. Riders having ridden
three winners his year over a regula-
ton course five pounds extra; those
not having ridden winner this year
over a regulation course allowed five
pounds: those never having won over a
regulation course, allowed ten pounds
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