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WASHINGTON PARK PROGRAM. Secretary Howard has issued a publication that will be exceedingly popular. It is the program book of the rapidly approaching Washington Park meeting. It ia in some features a decided improvement over its predecessors. After the entries to each of the stakes Secretary Howard has added a table giving the winners of the stake from the date of its first running. the weight carried, number of starters, net value and time. This i:- a valuable feature, and one that will please the patrons of the track. Of the purses, sixty are of 00, seventeen 00, two 00, three 00. and ten of ,000. The purses total .-ii.j4.200. Programs are yet to be provided for July 2, 6, 9 and 16. These four days •will care for purses aggregating at least 2,000 more. The added money to the stakes i6 4,000. Adding to these sums the value of forfeits, en. i trance and declaration feet and starting fees, i it . , 1 can easily be estimated that the twenty-five days of racing at Washington Park will eurich winning owners to the extent something like the magnificent total of 50,000. The books cover is a neat combination of red. white and blue. It is carefully indexed and calls for the disposition of the stakes on the following dates : The American Derby, Saturday, June 23, U miles. Lakeside Stakes. Tuesday, June 26, Sfurlongs. Englewood Stakes, Thursday, June SB, 1 mile. Oakwood Handicap, Saturday, June, 30, 1 1-8 miles. Kenwood Stakes, Tuesday. July 3, 5 furlongs. Sheridan Stakes, Wednesday, July 4, li miles. Quickstep Stakes. Thursday, July 5, 4 mile. Great Western Handicap, Saturday, July 7, li miles. Midway Stakes. Tuesday. July 10, 1 1-16 miles. Edgewater Stakes. Thursday, July 12, 51 furlongs. Turf Congress Handicap. Saturday, July 14. 3-16 miles. Drexel Stakes, Tuesday, July 17, 1 mile. Hyde Park Stakes. Thursday, July 19. I mile. Wheeler Handicap, Saturday. July 21, li mile.
