Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-11-03 | Page 13 | Richest Purse of History Offered

RICHEST PURSE OF HISTORY OFFERED BALTIMORE. Md.. Nov. 3. Tho richest purse ever offered for a horse race, will bo the prize at Pimllco Saturday Sat-urday afternoon. Provided 31 colts: and fillies pay tho $1,000 entry f eo ! in the Pimllco futurity to which will j be added the nomination fees ofj 17,050 from the two-year-olds noml-j pated and the $30,000 of the Maryland Mary-land Jockey club, tho total purse, will! aggregate $117. 050 This Is the high 1 est stake in the history of the sport In this country and abroad Since It Is Impossible to start SO ' horses, at ono timo unlosa they bo ' started in two rows, the race will bo ; run in two sections. The purso will l bo half of tho main pool, or $C8 R 2 C. The conditions of tho race, as llotod by the Maryland Jockey club, coll ! for the division of $12,600 among the . second, third and fourth horses to j finish and between the owner and I breeder of tho winner. This would ' mako firet money In oach raoo worth I 346. 0C0. Tho second horse will receive re-ceive $6 000. tho third $11,600, and the fourth $1,000. Tho victorious owner J will get $4,000 and the brccdor of the horse $1,000. o o