The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-21
PACING RACES
AT EXPOSITION
Horsemen and Horse Breed
ing Industry to Send En-
tries to Frisco for Meet.
BIGGEST STAKES EVER
Americas Trsttsss and Paeess VII Re-
esivs Great Reessaiiea for
Large Purse Msssy.
BIGGEST STAKES EVER

-Four stakes, worth 10000 each. Tor
both trotters and PAGERS. will be among
the attractive features Of the harness
race meetings to be held In connection
with the Panama-Pacifc international
Exposition at San Francisco In 1915. Two
Of these stakes will be made the leading
Inducements to international racers from
all 6ver the world. These with but two
exceptions, will be the richest stakes
ever given on the harness turf.
The best stake given in America to
date was the $4,000 pacing division of
the $4,000 American Derby. raced over
the Readville track. Ten thousand dol
lar events for PAGERS have been given.
but rarely; purses with total value
Of 5000 have been the customary allot-
ment for side-wheelers.
Two Race Meets.
Daniel o. Lively. Chief Of the Depart
ment of Live Stock. Of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition. has Of
ficially announced that two harness race
meetings will be held at San Francisco
in 1915 The two meetings-two weeks
Of racing In June and two weeks In
october-will be held under the auspices
of the Pacific Trotting Horse Breeders
Association. Chief Lively has already
directed a schedule to be drawn out by
]. c. Kirkpatrick. !. l. Borden, J. A.
McKerron. and Secretary F. w. Kelley
of the Pacific Association.
Teh race program will approximate
$225 900 offered in stakes and purses IN
addition to prizes In trophies and plate.
At an early date there will be pub
lished simultaneously for Distribution IN
America and abroad a diagram and ten
tative program which has been pre-
pared II so simple and yet so compre-
haf
easily grasp its most salient features.
The liberal conditions that accompany
the program are such as will readily ap-
peal to horsemen from all countries.
New Track Built.
In preparation for these events new
mile track Is now being constructed at
the exposition grounds. 1t Is declared
by experts that this track will not only
be one OF the most picturesque. but one
Of the fastest In the world. qualities that
alone will undoubtedly draw to San Fran
cisco In 1915 enthusiasts from every horse
fancying country In the globe.
In q recent interview d. o. Lively.
Chief of the Department of Live Stock.
said This u the FIRST time that the
American trotter. as much. has been rec
cognized in a worlds exposition. 1t Is the
purpose Of the exposition to recognize
the trotter and PAGER worthily. Hence
the enormous stakes which are being
put up. The International character OF
the events ID In keeping with the charac-
ter Of the whole exposition.
zone of the most significant events OF
the future in the live stock world will
be the remarkable development Of the
American trotting horse. With the
world at San Francisco In 1915. the ex-
position would have been incomplete
without q representative gathering OF
the horsebreeders OF all countries and .
holding of events worthy of the tremen-
dous Significance Of the exposition. Many
of the worlds best horses could not be
brought here but for the opening Of the
Panama Canal. which will now provide
q direct gateway to the West.
To BE Great Assembly.
I'm 1915 there will surely come to San
Francisco the most notable collection of
harness horses that has been assembled
in America in many years. More money
will be disbursed among owners ana
trainers Of light harness horses in 1915 in
California than in any other State " one
year since the light harness horse Indus
try became an industry. Every horse
man in America, Canada, and Europe
will strive to be here. and they will be
welcomed In the way that Is most appre-
ciated by good horsemen-that is. a real.
good exhibition Of the best racing in the
world
The recognition Of the American trotter
that Is being made by the Panama.
Pacific International Exposition is favor
ably commented upon by the influential
associations of the country. and Chief
Lively is receiving letters of inquiry from
all parts Of the world. Arrangements are
being made in the East and in Canada
and Europe to take to San Francisco I'm
1915 the most representative interests in
the horse breeding industry that have
ever crossed a continent. California has
produced some of the country's most IA
nous horses, and its climatic conditions
render such a meet az scheduled an ideal
one.