The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-02
BANNER RAGING EVENTS
At C0M!uG EXPOSITION
Worlds Famous Horses and Horse
men 60 Make Up Panama-Paciflc
Program Next Year.
s2a7,ooo in STAKE PURSES
Fastest Mile Track in America Will
Have Finish I'm Front OF Grand
Stand Seating 2s,0OO-Is at Edge
of Golden Gate.

D. HI III OEduu
Stand Seating 2S,0OO-Is at Edge
OF Golden Gate.
A carnival OF sports. stretching over
nearly ain entire year, and Including
olympic gaines. polo championships,
yacht contests and summer and fall
harness horse meets for guaranteed
stakes OF s226000. make up the most
comprehensive program OF events ever
arranged Mt any celebration.
This dtvetained schedule will bring
to the Panama Pacific Exposition In
ternational meets the worlds famous
horses and horsemen, and. In the opin.
ion of sport authorities, is destined to
develop new type OF American ath-
| lete. For the Olympic games. the in
terhatiohal Olympic committee has con-
fetrea on the exposition the right to
bestow Olympic medals to tile winners
OF the Pentathlon and the Dceathlon.
The Pentathlon includes contests in
shooting fencing. swimming. riding
ahd athletics, the military Items al
ready having attracted large entries
from the United stntos Army. Z
Dhil Doble to Drive.
The harness events will bring to the
In 2:l7 IA July 81. 1s6T--almost FORTY
seven years ago. Mr.. Doble is now
resident of Helmet. Cali, and Will be
! seen driving some trotters on tile OK
position waterfront course. Mr.. Doble's
most famous mare was Goldsmith Maid.
during her racing career, and won
more than 100000 for her owner.
Although Mr.. Doble is acknowledged
the dean OF American reinsmen. there
Will be others whose names are by
words on tho harness tracks OF Amer
lea. and whose ambition to once more
maet on the beautifully situated race
track VIII be afforded In special events
for valuable purses offered to these
veterans
|, CPop"). the Silent Man From Ten.
nessee." He will bring out a string
Of horses to compete. Pop" Geers has
| piloted more futurity winners and
campaigners than any other man in
the profession. and n more popular
owners. trainers and tho public.
Then there are such drivers as Billy
Andrews, Lon Mcdonald. Texas" Foote,
Charles l.. De Ryder. Charley Durfee
md his son, Billy; w. r. Cox, Thomas
W. Murphy. Nriiiard Sanders. Billy
Fleming. George iiaas. W. /. snow.
r. Macy. +. EgPn, Fred Ward, Walter
Maben, Al. Mcdonald. Lou Daniels.
Arlie Frost and II. Hersey. OF Dan
Patch 1906 fame. All are entered In
the exposition harness horse events,
and all are completing arrangements
TO send thelr trotters and PAGERS 10 the
coast this winter, and to take advant-
age OF the climate for training pur-
poses.
| IA Drivers Have Many Followers. ~.
These Eastern drivers have retiuue
of devoted followers on tho Grand Cir
cult. a Visit TO California has always
been their desire. The meets afford
them an incentive TO take their horses
! to the coast, and also an opportunity to
see the greatest exposition the world
has over known.
Experts who are completing this
race course declare II to be the fastest
and safest ever used for racing. OPP
posite the grand stand, which will seat
$4,000 spectators, Is an inward curve
from the beach. which is devised to
obtain the result long sought by racing
men--to have track In which no
horses can get and hold the advantage
over another. in always being ION the
rail-"
From this grand stand can be seen
San Francisco Bay with Its islands and
its steamships, and the mountains be-
You'd. reaching down to the Golden
Gate to the left Toward the right
Will be viewed Alcatraz Island and the
towers and minarets OF the exposi-
ton buildings.
The inheld OF the oval race track Is
70 be used as a parade ground, athletic
neld, polo grounds, aviation field etc
The harness events will take up
twenty-four days Of racing in the sum-
mer and fall. All ages and classes of
horses will have an opportunity to
compete. Horses must be named with
entry. Nominators may substitute
horses. however, before June /. 1915.
upon payment OF an additional sum.
for the stake for which they are en-
tered Horses entered carly and get
ting faster record before January l.
1915. may be transferred to the stake
in which they are eligible, or the nomi-
majors may name another horse In
place OF the one originally entered
All Races in Mile Heats.
All races will be in mile heats. three
and five. No race will be longer than
five heats. and monies in races not
divided before the fifth heat will be
divided. according to rank In summary
at the termination OF the fifth heat.
All stakes will be guaranteed, and the
racing will be run under the rules OF
the National Trotting Association.
The summer meets principal events
include:
2:10 class. trotting, $4,000
2:06 class. pacing, $4,000.
L wo-year-old, trbtting. $4,000.
Three year .old, trottinG, $4,000.
Two-year- old, pacing, $4,000.
Three7yenrsold. pacing, $4,000.
In addition to the $4,000 offered In
money for the two meets, rich prizes
, in trophies OF plate Will lie awarded.
Among the entries for the $4,000
pacing races is Dazzle Patch. the sensa-
tiohal young son OF Dan Patch, cham
pion of champions, and the fastest har-
ness horse lin the world. Dazzle Patch
Is the proud claimant OF tho title OF
THE Fastest Colt on Earth AT
twenty-eight months Of age he paced
n half-mile In hfty-nine seconds. He
national 1855 Horse Farm at Mime
apolis.