The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-20
Amendments to Racing
Rules Are Made Public

The following amendments to the
rules of the National and American
Trotting association are recommended
by the joint rule committee of the as
sociations, which met at Terre Haute'
Ind, Saturday, Nov. Is, 1919:
Rule. ~2-Section s amended by chang
ing the word can" in the third line
to may"
Rule 2--Section 10 amended by adding
the following; Except as provided for
in Rule 7, Section r. =
Rule 3-Section / amended to read as
follows: Races shall be dashes, heats
two In three, three In five, the three
heat plan, or point system
Rule 3--Section 8 amended to read
as follows: "In O t~wo-in-three race a
horse must win two heats to be entitled
to first money. II the race Is unfin-
ished 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 a
dead heat after the word winners in
the fourth line.
Rule 3-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. II two
horses each win a heat and make a
dead heat they shall 60 a fourth heat
to determine the winner"
Rule Further amended by adding
the following section point SYSTEM:
Under the point system II a horse wins
three heats he shall be entitled to first
money and the race shall be then ter
minated. The race shall not be con-
tinued after the fifth heat. II at the
end OF the fifth heat no horse has won
three heats the ace shall be declared
ended and first money shall he paid to
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 win
race" .
Fine of $40.
Rule 4~-section 2 amended by adding
the following sentence. ANY person
violating this rule shall be fined not
less than $40 or more than $50"
Rule 6--Section / amended by chang
ing the third sentence to read as fol-
lows: III only one or two OF the horses
entered for an early closing event shall
appear on the course, he or they shall
be entitled to his own or their entrance
r1onev received from the other entries
for said purse"
rule amended by striking out Sec
tions 6 and Z and substituting the fol-
lowing;
Section G. After a horse has ac-
quired a winrace of 2;t2 or better on a
mile track or 2;16 or better on a half
mile track, he shall be allowed, whether
raced or not, one second for the first
calendar yea In which he falls to re-
luce it. At the expiration OF two call
endar years, exclusive OF the year In
which the winrace was made, II a horse
has not reduced same or II 1t was made
over a mile track, won within four sec
onds OF ii on a half mile track, 1t shall
be cancelled, together with his time al
lowance and the horse become eligible to
the 2:12 class on a mile track or the
2:16 class on a half-mile track until he
acquires another winrace.
Section 7. A horse with a winrace
slower than 2:12 on a mile track or 2:i6
on a 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 to which his time allowance makes
him eligible. A horse reducing his win
race, or If made over a mile track, IL
he wins within four seconds of Il on a
half mile track, loses his time allow
hance. A horse winning q race In faster