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ANOTHER BIG STAKE FOR- THREE-YEAR-OLDS. Hardly a year passes . by .in which . the. always Island " Club not progressive Coney Jockey -does enrich its already opulent -stake. -program by the .addition of some event captivating alike, to owners and the public. The latest is the-,proposed institution of a race for three-yeaplds. of the guaranteed value .of 5,000 with .conditions, on approximately the lines of the American Derby: - It is -to be at a mile and a half with a moderate fee -to, accompany the entry and no further liability except a fee for starting. It will be a penalty and allowance race as was the American Derby, but1 the extremes of weight -vill not be great. Closing for entries but a few months prior to the race,, tit-will secure abundant entries of developed, youngvihorses with few good three-year-olds left out; and - should at once become a fixture of great renown and easily the most popular and interesting eastern race for three-year-olds. Its name will be the Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes. There is -a. "-provision to the effect that should the winner of this race also win the Tidal- Stakes and Lawrence Realization Stakes of the- same year, it will also win the: additional sum of 0,000. Owners will not 16se sight of this feature. A colt capable of winning this triple event would certainly enrich its owner to the extent of at least ,1906.sh0,000. This valuable stake will close for entries next January at the same time as entries close for the Suburban Handicap, and be run in the course of the June meeting. A sequel race for;three-year-olds, at two miles, to be run at the September meeting, would seem to be in order.
