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Thanks Truman,  I knew things had changed and didn't realize i was 2 decades 
off.  So here's another question?? What seperates an amateur from a 
professional?  Or they all and the same?

I guess w/ a purse on the GAHR that may have made some of the winners that 
got money then a professional in the 70's?  But what about the ones that 
didn't get money,  were they/we amateurs or professionals? ts
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tom Sites" <goearth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] The Presidents Cup Purse


> Tom Sites wrote:
> > Hello,  I was curious as to the purse money offered in the Presidents 
> > Cup.  I read its 1.5 something, but how does that relate to US $$?  I'm 
> > also curious as to how you can compete in an event w/ considerable 
> > monetary and value objects and still consider oneself an amateur in the 
> > Olympic fashion.  I could never figure out how the basketball players and 
> > track and field folks could do it either.  It seems if you run in the 
> > Kentucky Derby w/ comparable purses you'd have to be a professional as i 
> > doubt they would allow amateurs to race.  Some things in life i doubt 
> > i'll ever understand.  ts
> Tom,
>
> The Olympic rules on amateurism have changed - they changed in the 80's. 
> Of course that has ushered in the era of drug dominated sports.
>
> Truman
>
> --
>
> "It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended 
> from man." H.L. Mencken


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