The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-02
BIGGER PURSES FOR
FAIR RACE MEET
APPROVED BY
Commission
Eight Thousand Dollars Sus.
pended for HOrsemen on the
Southwest Circuit in Week
Of Racing Here.
ADDITIONAL R S ARE
SAID TO BE COMING

Hiegcr purses and better cards VIII
mark the race program az the state
fair next October No less than is
O00 In purses win Doe offered. the
biggest sum that running and haf-
ness horses have ever Ind 10 chance
Co fight tor at a NcW MeNico state
fair.
Ia addition Co tho fattcncd purses
To be hung up there. the lovers OF
h%orserncing will get the benefit Of
the attraction that lies in an enlarged
circuit and "a favorable place In the
schedule. Some of b best horses
to Dee raced In the west win be drawn
To this city. The circuit includes the
following nine cities. Cheyenne.
Denver Pueblo. Colorado Springs.
Grand Junction, Ration. Albuuuer-
que, Prescott and Phoenix Tho fair
dates. October h-i0 wiH am some
where near the middle ~ the
schedule.
Harness races VIII absorb $1,000
of the purses. The association VIII
devote $1,000 TO running races and
other purses viii almost certainly be
made from other sources
Events and Purses.
rho lists Of went prizes and
cards are as follows:
Early Closine Stakes--2:1 trot.
$1,000; gao frot. $1,000. 2.fS pace.
81 600. ESQ pncc. $1,000.
Late CLOSING purses-2:2l trot.
S5oo 2:2l pace, $500. free for all
'rot $500. FREQ Tor al pacc. $500.
Special New Mexico Events IS
irot $500; gao pace. $500.
Special New Mexico events for
HORSES owned and in the state not
later than Juno T. 1878. owner must
have resided in state of New Mexico
not less than one year prior TO June
D. 1914
Tuesday. October 6th.
Els trot Cstakcl. $1,000. 2.2t pace
$500: G%ve-oighths milc dash. $3.50.
"Wednesday. October 7th.
2;3o pac tstakej $1,000, 2:Si
trut tNew Mexico Spcclan. $500
scyen-eighths mile dash. ti25: four
and IL half f%urlougs. s75
Thursday. October Sth.
2;iN pace tstntcl, 81 geo; 2:30
trot tstake). $1,000; Albuquerque
derby. onc ana onc-eighth mile $3.50;
five and one-hulf fur'angs. si0O
Friday. October 0th.
2t0 pace tN NJ SpcciuD. $500:
free for an trot. $500, fve-eighths
mile dash, $50
saturday, October 10Th.
Free for an pace, $500. aga trot
$500. six and e half rurlongs $3.50.
Conditions governing the events
are as follows.
Time Allowances.
American Trotting association rules
Go govern
Under tho new rules. a record
made by n horse in % race ne ala not
win. viii Dee no bnl
4 horse thai has not raced nor
won % race VIII be- allowed one gee
ond for euch year from the time ~
last winning race. -Four seconds al
lowed on records made ON mile
tracks racing over Albuquerque half
mile track.
Conditions of 1rotiiug and Pacing
Races.
Entrys for Early Closing Stakes
close June l. 1914. when horse mus'
b. nominated and 3 per cent of stake
accompany nomination with 2 per
cent addition the night before tho
race Nomfuutors may withdraw
without further expense by giving the
secretary written notire not later
than August no. 1915
Entrys for Into Closing Events.
close September 10. 1914 when nom
nation must bee made with 3 per
cent OF purse and name ~ horse.
An races Co Boo milo heats, best
three In five under the old system.
Hobbies not barred association zee
serves n right to reiett any entry
declare Of nr change tho order ni
program for amy good reason given
hy the speed committee.
The secretary viii notify Bl nom
majors 81 Early Closing Stakes D.,
mail should they not dli satisfaction.