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INCREASE MINIMUM PURSES AT CHARLES TOWN TRACK TRACKCHARLES CHARLES TOWN W Va May 22 Ef ¬ fective next Saturday May 24 the minimum purse at the threequarter mile trackN oper ¬ ated here by the Charles Town Jockey Club Inc will be increased from 400 to 500 500This This announcement was made here late Wednesday by A J Boyle presidentman ¬ ager organizationThis of the host organization This increase is the third established since the opening here on May 12 of the West Virginia racing season Concurrent with the meetings inauguration it was announced that the minimum fee for a jockey would be raised from 7 for a losing mount to 10 and that a life and accident insurance policy had been taken out on all jockeys and exer ¬ cise boys engaged here The other increase affected the grooms providing a 5 bonus for each and every man registered in that occupation who leads to the post a winning horse
