Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-22
Changes Suggested For Grand Circuit
Drastic Changes Will be Recommended by the Rules Com mittee at the Annual Meeting January 12-C Commit tee Confident That All Suggestions Will be Adopted Four Heat Race Among the Recommendations

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 21.-Drastic changes in the rules which govern horse racing on the Grand Circuit were agreed OF at a meeting of the rules The recommendations will be present ed fur confirmation to the stewards of the Grand Circuit, at their annual meeting January 12 in Detroit Mem bers of the committee said tonight that they were confident all suggestions would be adopted, although no change is an innovation in harness racing.
 First, it is proposed that the Grand Circuit shall have charge of the urges stand and that section two of article eleven shall read hereafter: "The stewards shall appoint a starter and judges for the circut and the expense of the same shall Joe assessed pro rata upon the members which are assigned dates at the annual meeting.
 In order to eliminate all trifing with the present race record rules, the. con- mittee requests that the parent racing associations shall amend the win race record rule, in order to give the judges of race the power to infiict an eli- gibility record on a. horse which wins 8 heat, but does not win the race, pro- vfding the judges believe that the driver Intentionally lost the race
 Entries to all races will be limited to not more than two horses from an actual owner or from an authorized agent. In all early closing events, horses must have a win race record which makes said horse eligible to the event and no horse shall be eligible whose non-Winning race record Cheat record) is faster than the record de fined by the class of the said early closing event.
 One horse may be named in two races during the same week for a total of seven percent, but must pay full five percent for every start.
 Hereafter, racing conditions must specify if two or more horses from the same stable be allowed to start in the same race. Race allowances of 1914 shall be continued in 1915, if claimed. at the entry is rRade. This includes the four second allowances, earned by not finishing within the money
 The above alterations are either ad- ditions or notifications to the pres ent code but the following recommend ation is an innovation to racing methods.
 After a. long debate the committee was unanimous in recommending that each member of the Grand Circut should try out the four-heat race as proposed by II. D. Sheppard, secretary of the Columbus Driving club.
 The plan is as follows:
 The race shall be of four-heat dura- ton. The horse which wins tws, heats before the end of the race is the race winner and shall go to the barn at the conclusion of its having won tow heats. The rest of the field will race it out through the four heats, their final standing in the summary to be determined by the point system, with the exception of any horse which is also a heat winner In case two horses, in addition to the race winner, win heats, the winner of the fastest heat shall be entitled to second money
 In, case four horses win heats, thclr position in the summary shall be de- termined by the time of. the heats, the winner of the fastest heat being givea the leading position. In case of tiei in. regard to time, the point system shall then be called into use in de- terInining the positions.
 Attthe conclusion of the third heat, all horses which do not stand for money shall go to the barn.
 The rules committee is composed~of E. W. Swisher, Columbus; H. K. Dev- ereaux, Cleveland, and Fred Postal, Detroit.
 Harvard Relay Team Will Compete in
 Five Meets.
 Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 21.-Har-