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" First Day 

 Wednesday, 4 mile heats, Jockey Club Purse . . $ 1,000 

 Same day, Hutchinson Stakes, mile heats, $ 200 given 

 by the Club, with forfeits averaging an amount for 

 the winner of 1,400 



Second Day 



Thursday, 3 mile heats, Jockey Club Purse . . 750 



Same day, Carolina Stakes, mile heats, $ 500 given by 

 the Club, with forfeits averaging an amount for 

 the winner of 700 



Third Day 

 Friday, 2 mile heats, Jockey Club Purse . . . 500 



Same day, Hutchinson Stakes, 2 mile heats, % 500 

 added by the Club, with forfeits averaging a sum 

 for the winner of 2,000 



Fourth Day 

 Saturday, Handicap, 3 mile heats. Jockey Club Purse 600 



Same day, single heat of 3 miles, Jockey Club Purse . 300 



^7,250 



*' Besides the above sums, there is frequently a 

 purse given by the citizens of Charleston, $1,000 

 and upwards, which, if added to the regular Jockey 

 Club Purses, as set down above, will, without any 

 private ventures, inside stakes, etc., swell the sum 

 total of the good things that are within the reach 

 of the different stables attending the Charleston 



