Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-10
Sport rtNews
PROGRAM Of
RACES FOR STATE FAIR
Fair Board Decides To Aban-
don Futurity Events After
This Year

That the futurity races, which have
been such popular feature Of the rae
ing programs of the state fairs and
have served as an encouragement for
the breeding of standardized stock in
the Pacific Northwest in past years,
will be a thing Of the past, insofar as
state fair board encouragement is con.
cerned, after the present year and that
the premium fund for the livestock cx-
hibit will be considerably reduced as u
result of the Legislative curtailment Of
the state fur premium fund, were
among some Of the most important de-
cisions arrived at by the state fair
board during yesterday afternoon s SEES
sion.
A racing program for early closing
events was pissed upon at yesterday
afternoon maGiing which will present
several highly attractive features rom
inent among which will be n new de-
parture iron the rules in the manner Of
pulling off the big annual 2;l5 pace,
which will make Of every heat race
and will add 2est to the performance.
There will be Is racing events scheduled
for the entire week and the total
amount Of the purses offered will ag-
gregate $l6,40O There will be two or
more specially attractive features for
every day Of the week.
There will be two futurty events
during the coming meet, however, one
of which will be the three .yearold pace
for purse of $500, which will be
pulled off on Wednesday, September
20, Salem day, and the other, the three.
year.old tr0t for purse Of $4,000 will
take place on Tuesday, Other big fea.
lures of the racing program for the
week will be the 2:OS pace, purse ~,
600 for Salem day, and the 2;30 trot,
for purse of $500; for Thursday, Port.
land day, the features will be the 2;l2
trot for $4,000, the 2:20 pace for 5000
and the 2;l5 pace, for 800, every heat
a race, On Monday, opening and Chill.
drcn s day, the principal racing event
will be the mile handicap dash for II
purse of $500.
The board also set apart Monday,
September 81, us Children y day, which
never fails to bring out big crowd
locally for opening day Tuesday is left
open for the time being; Wednesday, is
Salem day; Thursday Portland day;
Friday is press and Oregon mnnufac
turers day, and Saturday is Shriners
day. The board has also decided to
spend at least Sl 900 for free attrac
tions during the week and it has been
agreed that there should be balloon
ascension every day Of the fair. Other
free attractions are under considera
tion.
This morning the board paid visit
to the fair grounds and took an invcn
tory of the imperative needs in the way
. of bcttcrments, repairs and improve
mcnts and will decide at this after
, noon y meeting what can be done Will
the mcOgcr allowance at hand for tn
purpose, only $500. This will not U
!, very far but there will have to be som
extensive repairs ON the fences, som
: new water tanks win have to be pre-
I vided, some repairs made ON the nd
! ministrOtiyc building, some tiling wi
. have to be laid and, IL there are an
. funds left u little Improvement may b
\ made to the drivcwNys and walks insid
the grounds
The weeks program Of carly.closin
J. events, ns arranged by the board ye
= tcrduy afternoon follows;
3 Monday rwoyeNrold trot, two
\ three $500; one mile handicap dus
% $500; 2'lO puce, every heat u race, $40
" 9'25 trot, every heat n race, 5000.
ii Tuesday -2:l5 trot, every heat II rae
10 Si0Oi 2'lS pace, every heat u race, $40
thrccyeuroll trot (futurity), two
: three, $1,000.
Wednesday Three ycar.old pucc, tv
in three, (futurity), $500; 2;3O trr
every heat race, 5000; 2i0S pace thr,
in five, $1,000
, Thursday 500 pace, every hcat
u, race, 5000; 2;l2 trot, three in five, 8,
" 600; 2;l1 pacc, every heat n race, S1O
Friday Free for all race, every hc
n race, 500; 2:s0 trot, every heat
y, rate, 5Ooi woyeurold pace, two
~ three, $500
W saturday-2l2 pace, every heat
y race 800, 200 trot, every heat a rae
q 500; s!G5 pnco every heat race, 500
W The futuritics are open for colts br
aud owned In Oregon Washington Id
ho, Montana Utah and British Colur