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                                 Copyright 1995

                                       by

                                Robert A. Dalton

                            _______________________

         This is not a difficult Door game, so the rules are
         rather easy. You are at your favorite horsetrack, got a
         few bucks in your pocket, and are feeling lucky!

         PLAYING:

         If your sysop hasn't yet registered, you may play up to, but
         not more than, 5 races a day. If you enjoy this game, please
         consider helping your sysop to register it. When the game is
         registered, the sysop may choose the maximum number of races
         per day. You may play them all at once, or you may play part
         of them and return at a later time. The game will keep track
         of how many races you have played.

         The first time you play you will be given 5 thousand dollars
         to try to build your fortune. After that the game will keep
         track of your winnings. There are 5 horses, and each will be
         handicapped according to it's odds of winning.

         All bets are to WIN ONLY.

         If you do not play within a certain number of days (determined
         by the sysop) the game will delete you, and you must start over.

         BETTING:

         To bet, just enter the amount of money you want to wager at
         the proper prompt. In addition to betting 3 other options
         exist at the betting prompt: [T] Will display the 'Top Ten'
         file as it exists, prior to your current round. [?] Will
         display this help file, and [Q] will allow you to quit.
         Another prompt will appear when you choose [Q], to force you
         to verify your intentions.

         The game will not accept fractional bets, negative bets,
         and any other bets determined to be 'illegal'.


         PICKING THE HORSE:

         After being asked for the amount of money that you will wager,
         the game will ask you which horse you want to bet it on. Simply
         enter a number between 1 and 5, inclusive, to complete the bet.

         If you find that you have changed your mind about the AMOUNT of
         the bet, enter an invalid pick at this time and the program will
         allow you to re-enter your data.


         WINNING:

         Winning Horses pay off at the random odds chosen at race time.
         The lowest odds are 2:1, and the highest 6:1. I realize this
         is not how a real racetrack works, but at least you're not
         losing real money, either!

         If you are lucky enough to accumulate over 1 million dollars,
         you will be retired to the hall of fame! Course, that means that
         you will have to earn many times the amount of money you start
         with, but there's the challenge; Let's see if anyone is up
         to it!

         LOSING:

         If you loose all your money, you will be shown to the outer
         gates. But fortunately for you, the next time you show up, you
         will be allowed to start all over with 5000 bucks! If you go
         bankrupt, your record will be cleared and you may re-play all
         the day's races if you wish.

         Enjoy and have fun.
