Evening journal., 1914-05-09
"WINRACE" latest
TERM IN TROTTINC
Board Adds Word to Lam
guage to Designate Rec
ord in Winning Race
WINS SECOND ON
EACH YEARS WORK

To designate the time made by a
horse in winning race, as distin
guished from a losing performance
or performance against time, the
Board of Review of the National Trot-
ting Association in New York added
to the English language, or, rather,
the American language the term win
race" Under the new rules of har-
ness racing. which classify horses by
records made in winning races, there
is a good deal OF confusion over the
double application of tine term re
cord, and the new word was invent
ed by Secretary Gocher and adopted
by the Board TO clarity this confu-
sion.
To further simplify administration
OF the new rules Mr.. Gocher has
compiled, and will publish I'm a few
weeks. list OF ten thousand or more
trotters and PAGERS that have started
In the last two years. with the fast
est record of each and also his "win-
race" or fastest record in a win
ming race. This labOriOus compila-
tion shows, Mr. Gocher says, that
about one-third of all these horses
are affected by the new rules.
Authoritative construction Of two
of the new rules was made by the
Board before it's final adjournment.
II was decided In the case of Rule 8,
Section /. which says "a horse with
a record shall be allowed one second
for each year In which he is raced
and fails to equal his record, that
the word record" here means only
a record made in a winning race, or
"winrace."
One Second for Each Year.
"lf a horse is raced after he makes
a "winrace" he Is allowed one second
for each year In which he fails TO
equal or reduce Il or win a race. II
he Is not raced each year he Is not
entitled TO a time allowance unless
It Is provided for in the published
conditions. For example, each horse
with a "winrace" made prior to 1913
that was started In 1913 and failed
to equal or reduce It. or win a race is
entitled to one second allowance II
claimed when making the entry. II
he was not raced in 1913 he is not
entitled TO time allowance. Also,
after a horse has cquallcd OF reduced
his "winrace," or won race, he is
not entitled TO any further time al
lowanco, except I'm engagements
which we're made prior TO this per-
formance. as he has then shown his
ability to compete under the handi-
can imposed by the rules. Perform
ances against time are not consid-
cred racing within the meaning OF
this rule as a claim for time allow
ances.
The other official ruling was as
follows
"Rule 40. section 4. provides that
when a series of races arc given for
one entrance fee and portion of the
purse is given for each heat or race.
the winner Of each heat or race shall
acquire a record Of bar which shall
be considered In determining eligibil-
ity. Such events are dash races,
there being no connection between
them other than than the nominator
can start In one or all for one en-
trance fee When an association,
however. combines a series by set
ting aside a portion of the purse for
the horse standing best In the SUM-
mary. that horse will be the winner
OF the cores, and as provided in rule
s. section cnly his time shall he
considered in determining eligibility
Sitting as turf court the POard
expelled several horsemen and rein
stated several others, also G few
Lorece