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Show BIG PURSES HUNG UP FOR HARNESS HORSES DETROIT, March 19. Detroit Is tho first of tho Grand Circuit tracks to announce an-nounce its programme for the year. Forty-three thousand dollars will be distributed among horsemen who are fortunate enough to be "one, two, three or four" in the various events to bo decided de-cided over tho Grosse Point track, the work beginning Monday, July 18th. Secretary Snyder, In making the announcement an-nouncement of classes and conditions, calls attention to changes In the $10,000 Merchants and Manufacturers' stake for 2:24 trotters, which Is always tho first big trotting race of the year. The change also holds good in the $5000 Chamber of Commerce stake for 2;24 pacers. Heretofore it was possible to substitute substi-tute a horso up to the time of the last payment upon the payment of an additional addi-tional 2V4 per cent, This clause has been abolished. In the future no horse will be eligible to either of these events that was not named fit the time of the closing clos-ing of the entries, April 1st It has also been decided to reduce the Initial l and succeeding fee to but $50 each In : the Merchants and Manufacturers', and $25 each In the Chamber of Commerce. By this arrangement a horseman can carry his nomination In the rich $10,-000 $10,-000 event for $100 up to June 1st, and In the $5000 event for $50. By this date a trainer Is In a position to Judge If his horse Is possessed of the quality necessary neces-sary to win such events, and can determine de-termine whether to continue payments. In addition to tho renewal of the Merchants and Manufacturers' and Chamber of Commerce, tho club announces an-nounces the 2:09 and 2:17 pace and the 2 12 trot, each of which will be worth $2000. Tho club will make the 2:09 pace and the 2:12 trot a regular feature In the future. The club believes that horsemen should have an assurance that certain classes will each year be offered early, so that they could guide themselves accordingly In marking their horses toward tho close of the season. sea-son. The other classes will be ns follows: 2:00, 2:08, 2:10, 2:14, 2;16, 2:18 and 2:20 trotting, and 2:04, 2:07, 2:11, 2:13, 2:15 and 2:20 pacing. |