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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt:... RULES ANT) REGULATIONS OF THE Jfnrtat Chg &xattin% parh, PORTLAND, MAINE. Article I. All trotting and pacing over the Forest City Trotting Park shall be governed by the following Rules and Regulations, unless otherwise agreed between parties making matches or sweepstakes. II. Entries.--All entries must be made tinder seal, inclosing the entrance-money for the purse and forfeit in sweepstakes, and be addressed to the Secretary, or some person authorized by the Association, at such time and place as may have been announced by public advertisement; an accurate and satisfactory description of all unknown entries will be required. After the time has expired for closing the entries, the Secretary, or gome person authorized, shall open and make known the entries in public, and publish them in one or more newspapers. No purse will be given for a walk-over. All entrance-money for purses is one-half forfeit to the Manager, and when only one entry appears on the Park, he shall receive the other half. III. In Case or Death.--All engagements are void upon the decease of cither party. If a race is made "play or pay," or with a forfeit, the death of a horse shall not affect the engagement. IV. Qualifications.--As many entries may be made by one owner, or as many horses trained in the same stable, as may be desired, but only one that has been owned in whole or in part by the same person or persons, or trained in the same stable within ten days previous to the race, can start in any race of "heats;" and all such forfeited entries will be added to the purses, or given to the second best horse in the race, at the option of the Manager. V. Weights.--Every horse starting for a purse, sweepstakes, or match, or in any trotting or pacing race, shall carry, if to wagon tance; in...