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SARATOGA MEETINGS STAKE DISPLAY DISPLAYThe The Saratoga stakes declared off are the Saratoga Handicap Saratoga Cup Great Republic Merchants and Citizens Beverwyck Steeplechase Saratoga Steeplechase Shillelah Steeplechase Cbamplain Del ¬ aware Amsterdam Saranac Huron Seneca Mo ¬ hawk Adirondack Albany and Kentucky KentuckyThe The stakes to be run are the famous Special for twoyearolds the Grand Union United States Hopeful Alabama Travers and Spinaway All oC these events but the Special are stakes of the Futurity order orderThe The Special only costs the Saratoga Association 2500 in plate It is a 1000 a chance race the purse of which is made up by subscribers It IK the most sportsmanlike of all American races and it regularly attracts firstclass fields and draws big crowds crowdsThe The races to be reopened are the Saratoga Mer ¬ chants and Citizens Handicap and Catsklll Handi ¬ cap and the Beverwyck Steeplechase The changing in the conditions of these races will consist in cut ¬ ting the added money and promises are that four oC the declared races will be reopened to close again July in inSince Since Saratoga has no great city from which to draw crowds it cannot afford to give a 12000 han ¬ dicap a 10000 Great Republic and a 7500 cup The officers of the Saratoga Association will add as much in the races to be reopened as they can afford They have a small sinking fund Part of the profits of each season since the new association was or ¬ ganized in 1001 have been put aside for a rainy day
