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RACE MEETINGS AT HAND Changes of importance in the scene of racing mark the present weok wok The very successful Memphis meeting closed yesterday and that at Newport will terminate Tuesday Racing in the middle east will then be temporarily carried on only at Louisville and Chicago In the east the meeting at Aqueduct track will come to an end next Thursday to be succeeded Saturday by the opening of the much more important meeting at Morris Park On the Pacific coast racing at the fine Ingleside Ingles course ends Monday and with the finish of the three weeks more at Oak ¬ land Californians will have a rest from the excitements of the sport until next November NovemberThe November The important Louisville meeting opens next Wednesday with all the stirring scenes attend ¬ ant on Kentucky Derby day Very general inter fist attends the meeting of Lieber Libber Karl Plaudit and the lesser lights of the 3yearold field and with a fair day to aid there is no doubt that a large assemblage will hail the winner of Ken uckys bucks classic turf event The meeting will willome Willie ome Nome to an end Friday May 20 The closed events to be decided during its progress and heir dates of rnnning trovThe troth Kentucky Derby Wednesday May 4 Debutante St akes Lakes for 2year old fillies Thursday May 5 the Louisville Handicap Saturday May 7 the Bluegrass Stakes for 3yearolds Monday May 9 the Clark Stakes Wednesday May 11 the Mademoi Adenoid ¬ selle seller Stakes for 3yearold fillies Thursday May 12 the Frank Fehr Fern Stakes Saturday May 14 the Wenonah Encomia Stakes for 2yearold colts and geldings Monday May 16 the Premier Stakes for 3yearolds Tuesday May 17 the Kentucky Oaks Thursday May 19 and the Juvenile Stakes for 2yoarolds Friday May 20 20In In addition to the horses that have already disclosed something of their 1898 form the Louisville meeting will probably introduce such important racing factors as Simon W Rosin ante White Frost Taluca Talc Carnero Caner Alleviate Sacket Socket Plaudit Marcato Mercator Han tiOr Timor Flora Louise Brightie Brighten S Dr Sheppard Abuse San gamon gammon Elusive Fretful Ferrbll Verbally and a host of 2yearolds of high private reputation reputationLocally reputation Locally the opening of the Lakeside meeting next Thursday is viewed with impatient antici antic ¬ pation patio by hundreds eager to see the gallant thoroughbreds in contention once more Though it is only a fifteen days purse meeting the stables at the track are already filled or en ¬ gaged gagged to their utmost capacity and owners of more and more horses are glamoring clamoring for stable room Every indication points to a prosperous and successful meeting to precede the greater ones to follow in orderly succession at Harlem and Washington Park
