Evening journal., 1914-02-28

with blanket OF snow and the gates
Of the paddock swinging on rusty
hinges, a committee OF the Horse
Show Association and State Fair AS
sociation, composed Of Howard T.
Wallace. Joseph Davidson and S. H.
Wilson, Jr., announced this morning
the classes for a Fourth OF July meet,
Tor the July racing meet,
which VIII take place on July 21. %,
and % and for the State Fair racing
meet which will take place during the
State fair from September to IL in
elusive.
Never before in the history Of horse
racing I'm Delaware has so much in
terost been taken in racing this early
In the year. The racing season had
hardly closed last fall when horsemen
all over the state began to talk of
the 1914 season. Since Christmas
plans have been laid 70 make the rae
ing In this city next summer as good
as can be found In this section of the
country.
There are more horses Quartered
az the local track than ever before
and with plans laid for a Horse Day
In Delaware and a banquet which VIII
be attended by some Of the most noted
horsemen In the East the year prom
ises TO be a banner one. Enthusiasm
is running as high today as II the
season we're to open tomorrow.
The seasons program as announc-
ed by the committee Is q classy one
and will no doubt attract many own
ers who heretofore have been passing
up the Delaware track.
Fourth of July Meet.
On July 4, there viii be a meet Of
the Delaware Horse Show Associa-
| ton at the Wawaset Driving Park,
which will be a top-notcher I'm every
respect and promises TO bring to-
gether a fast field OF horses. In ad-
/ dltion to the regular events there Will
be a 2.25 trot and q 225 pace. In all
probability a sweepstakes will also
be added.
On the first day Of the July 2i. %
and 23 meet there will be three races
trot and two pacing events. On the
second day there will be a 225 troi
and a 220 pace and on the last day
there WIN be two trotting events anC
two pacing events. in all events In,
purses will be $500.
On account Of the races at th'
State Fair and during last seasoI
Wilmington gained the name o
Horse Town" How richly she de
serves Il Is shown by the program of
fered for the fair this year wifi
, purses aggregating $1,000 should al
, OF the classes FILL The purses ar
twice as much as ever before oifere
for a meet-in this city. For severa
of the classes purses OF 5000 are OF
fered. Mr. Wallace will be race man
, ager of the State Fair races. Tn
new National Trotting Association
rules will govern all the meets.
The announcement by the committe
for the Delaware Horse Show Aasocia
tion meet on July is as follows;
Two special early closing races--on
, each for 225 trotters and 2.z5 PAGERS.
Entries close Saturday, May 2, 1914
entries postmarked prior to II o'cloc
May 3 accepted.
Entrance $50, divided in each race a
follows: $3.50 payable at time Of clos
ing, May 2; $3.50 payable on time O
! closing. June Sl2.50 payable on tim
of closing. June 10, when one horse on.
, will be named by a nominator; Sl2.5
payable by each starter on day Of race
The association will add Sl2.50 for eacl
starter in the races.
Money payments TO winners. 90 pc
cent 70 winner OF race; % per cent. 4
winner of second position in race; 10 pc
cent 10 winner Of third position in race
All payments and money added by th
association 70 be divided among th
winners.
Based upon 25 nominations, 20 secon'
payments, 10 third payments and Il
starters. with added money. the none.
TO be raced for would be $1,000, divide
, viz: 60 per cent, or 5000, TO the winner
25 per cent, or $3.50, 60 second horse
Is per cent, OF $3.50 to third horse.
Conditions of Race.
II there are nine starters or less In
. race. the class will be raced best two Il
three. mile heats, without preliminarie'
. Should there be more than nine an
G mot more than seventeen starters, th
horses win be drawn by lot into two di
;. visions. each of which shall have a pre-
I liminarv heat. and the horses placed !
these preliminaries in first. second, thir
and fourth positions will then compel
lin a best two in three race, mile heat
which will be for the entire purse, theI
le being no distribution Of money in I'll
re iprelminaries. In the preliminaries dii
M tance will be waived
Should there be more than seventee
le starters, there win be three preliminari'
: and the horses placed first. second az
third in each of the three preliminari'
will compete in the race for the purs
IS. National Association rules to Cover
" except otherwise specified. Starte
- must use the paddock. Address ;.
IA Wilson. Ir., secretary, Wilmington, DE
aware.