The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-10-31
FIVE DAYS RACING
&c Promised Visitors to Louisiana
State Fair This Year.
S0UE FINE HORSE RACING
Ezay Entries Have Been Made and the
Ez,o Meet Promises to Be the Best
Ever Seen at the Fair-Bia Purses
cal Stakes Have Been Offered.


iv- Te-r ~ splendid horse races
lck program at the
Annual late Fair of Louisi-
rom October 30 to November 6,
n-e
There are numerous entries by own
e2 sG end prize winning PAGERS.
and runners: the track, which
s around, is in excellent con-
.@ the sUeed committee and those
7 with them in their plans are
rrcLGl attention to the pro-
and there is every reason to ex-
1G tHt@ Years race meet to Surpass
e others. And that's saying
Cor the racing events here
have been high class drawing
ra a03 the sport in all the various
e have been Of the nature to in
interest in horse racing.
hing possible to make the meet
Ing has been done by Secretary
lggarhoff Chairman c. F. Cor
G1W H9 Hgccd committee and others
gre with this branch of the Fair,
t tors may feel sure of Witness
Embarrassing contests The
that will participate in these
.s.s. .i come from all parts of the
and they will represent an in
Of many thousands Of dollars.
tECu viii be drivers and jockeys
W reputation all of which tends to
the excellence of the race meet
a.
Era af the main plans of the Fair AS
or iu connection with the races
@l-avg been 10 show the horSemen
aa@ Impartial treatment and gen.
aaIrlaEIC also to give them
a55 accommodations and convent
This together with the magni-
track, which is declared 10 DO
faatcst in the South, and the
cI purses, stakes and prizes
has caused the horsemen to
de Louisiana state Fair and look
as one Of the most profitable
Tact this is SO will be evil
l-u hy the class of races that are
this year. Signs count for
* this years meet isn't the best
viii be five days of the sport,
ta7 IN the beginning of this re-
i1a opening program will be on
Ry, October 30. The others
ca Thursday, Friday, Satur-
aa Monday, October 81 and No
and 4. respectively. Sunday
ea g'dDpcd insofar as the races
nod but those here for the
il rave plenty to occupy their
NJ attention on that day also.
@ 'een decided to give away in |
N99idCcd of $4,000 during the |
Qags. There will be two harness
and TWO or three running races |
dag and in these will be some |
~ animals. The entries at hand |
Show this.
~ IA announced officially that the |
races win be as follows, each |
program to be arranged later:
IA 4-=4 3s fFat. stake $500
ngre; stake $780,
- - rot: stake 500 !
Ssssa - - a5Iifse $15J
tTot: piifse $3.50
80. 9s f0r-al trot: purse $3.50 |
10 13.24 pace; purse $3.50
G 2.3a pace: purse $3.50.
re 9-- oral pace: purse $3.50. |
if 1ar qsta about the racing will |
forwarded from the office Of |
v 2 ~. Brteggerhoff upon re |
loLernati0n will also be given |
fha large number Of stables and |
eenytilfences that have been pro- |
sQf Inc horsemen and their fine !
ia year the races will be witnessed |
fan h7nd new steel grandstand. |
sa9tl7g capacity of 5000, be- |
-s'sas 1siE bteachers so arranged that |
FI6a.& may see well. The adnlis- |
9A VII e7 h4lf that heretofore, 25c to |
a5 tand 10c to the bleachers.
z2R EaIEct the dates, october 80 to |
s2ResaBer 6-seight days fair.