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HARLEMS STAKE PROGRAM Seven stakes are announced by Secretary Na thanaon for the Harlem Jockey Clnbi two weeks of racing in September Three are for threeyearolds and upward two aro for two yearolds on is for all ages and one is a steeple chase The steeplechase one of the twoyear old races and two of the others are handicaps EO the hardworking secretary has plenty on his hands handsIn In accordance with the announcement made last week Secretary Nathanson will put two stakes on tha card for Labor Day which is the opening day of the meeting These two will be the September Handicap 800 added a steeple ¬ chase over the full course and the Prairie State Selling Stakes 1000 added for threeyearolds and upward a mile and a furlong furlongThe The Sapling Stakes will be run on Thursday September 5 It is a eharp burst of a half mile for twoyearolds and thirtyone of the best in ihe west are entered Saturday September 7 will bring the Garden City Handicap aix furlongs for threeyearolds and upward and Secretary Natkanson has be ¬ fore him the task of allotting weights to no fewer than 127 entries At 10 entry fee 50 ad ditioaal to start and 1500 added by the Harlem Jockey Club this popular sprint race will be worth over 3000 when the horses go to the post postTha Tha Junior Stakes a handicap for twoyaar olds at six furlongs will bo run Tuesday Sep tombsr 10 This race will be worth but little less than 3000 for there are 92 entries and the added money and fees ara the same as those just mentioned All the youngsters of good class in this part of the country are engaged and the probability is that a fine field will go to the post postTha Tha Cicero Selling Stakes promises an inter ¬ esting contest on Thursday Sept 12 as it Is a race of a mile for all agoa and there are 40 en ¬ tries triesThe The Maywood Handicap will be the feature aveut of the card for the last day of the meet ¬ ing Saturday September 14 It is for three yearolds and upward 10 entrance 10 addi ¬ tional to start 1000 added The distance is a mile and one hundred yards and among the thirtyeight entries are pretty nearly all the good handicap horses in the west such as Pink Coat Sidney Lucas Caviar Bobert Waddell The Lady Advance Guard which will probably be back from the east by that time Malay Bam Fullen Yulcain Gonfalon Federal The Conqueror II Hernandp Admoni ¬ tion Star Chamber etc
