South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-23
National TrOtting Club
amends Rules for Races

The following amendments TO the
rules OF The National and American
Trotting associations are recon-
mended by the Joint Rule commit
tee Of the National and American
Trottng associations, which met al
Terre Haute, Ind, Saturday Novem-
Der Is, 1919.
Rule 2. Section, 5. Amended By
changing the word can" In the
third line 10 may"
Rule 2. Section 10. Amended b.
adding the following. except as
provided for in Rule :. Section ="
Rule 4. Section I. Amended 70 read
as follows: Races shall be dashes,
heats two in three, three in five,
the three heat plan. or point system.
Rule. 8. Section 3. Amended 20
read as follows: IN a two IN three
race a horse must win two heats
10 be entitled 20 first money. II the
race is unfinished at the end of the
third heat. all but the winners or
horses making a dead heat shall be
ruled out.
Rule 3. Section 4. Amended by
adding the following: "or horses
making dead heat" after the word
winners" in the fourth line
Rule 8. Section 5. Amended by
adding the following: Should one
horse only win a heat and make a
dead heat, he shall be declared the
winner. if two horses each win a
heat and make a dead heat they
shall go a fourth heat 10 determine
the winner.
Rule 3. Further amended by add
ing the following section Point
System). Under the point system. if
a horse wins three heats he shall
be entitled TO first money, and the
race shall be then terminated. The
race shall not be continued after
the fifth heat. If at the end of the
NTH heat no horse has won three
heats. the race shall be declared
ended and first money shall be paid
20 the horse having the smallest
number Of points in the summary.
second money to the horse having the
next smallest number of points etc.
The fastest time made by the winner
either in first or second position shall
constitute a winrace.
Rule Section ?. Amended by
adding the following sentence: Any
person violating this rule shall be
fined not less than $40 or more than
$50.
Rule. s. Section l. Amended BY
changing the third sentence TO read
as follows: II only one or two OF
the horse entered for an early clos
ing event shall appear on the course.
he or they shall be entitled to his
own or their entrance money and
one-half Of the entranc money
ceived from the other entries for said
purse.
Rule 7. Amended by striking out
Sections and 7 and substituting the
following:
Section 6. After a horse has &C
quired a winrace of 2:12 or better
on a mile track or 2:16 or better on
a half-mile track. he shall De al
lowed. whether raced or not, one
second for the first calendar year
IN which he fails 10 reduce II. AT the
N -
exclusive Of the year in which the
winrace was made, II a horse has
not reduced same or il il was made
over "a mile track, won within four
seconds Of il on a half-mile track
il shall be cancelled together with
his time allowance and the horse
become eligible to the 2:12 class
on a mile track or the 2:16 class on
q hAlf-mile track until he acquires
another winrace.i
Section Z. A horse with a win
race slower than 2:12 on a mile
track or 2:16 on half-mile track
shall be allowed, whether raced or
not. one second for each calendar
year until he reduces IT, or wins
a race in faster time than the class
10 which his time allowanc makes
him eligible. A horse reducing his
winrace. or if made over a mile