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PROMISES FOR ST LOUIS LOUISIt Louis It will be good news to horsemen generally and especially to those who have entered youngsters in the St Louis Derby of 1899 to know that the Fair Association will almost cer Acer ¬ tainly taxingly increase the added money to that stako stake from the 3500 originally advertised to 5000 This despite the fact that entries to the event are closed and that the nominators have paid their fees with the expectation that the 3500 was all the added money they need look for The reason for this is the great success which attended this years racing When the conditions for next years Derby were framed the racing outlook was extremely dark Since then it has improved The State Legislature disposed of a good deal of uncertainty by making the breeders bill a law and there is little danger of any further racing legislation If next years meeting prom ¬ ises isles well the Club Members Handicap may also be enriched It is the desire of the association as well as of every lover of racing in St Louis to see this stake made a genuine classic as the Wheeler Handicap is in Chicago and the Brook ¬ lyn Handicap in the east It is a race which already has considerable brilliant history which will be added to as the years roll by Two other improvements will also be considered by the stewards ere the next meeting opens One is to name a minimum amount to be added to guaranteed stakes the other is to split the meeting giving fortyfive fortified days in the spring and fortyfive fortified days in the fall This will leave the track idle in midsummer when many of its best supporters are away on vacations and it will also serve to avoid a clash with Washington Park A couple of the minor stakes which have not proven popular with horsemen are also likely to be abolished and the money thus saved added to purses in overnight handicaps Not a single one of the innovations in contemplation can fail to prove popnlar poplar Globe Democrat
