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STAKE RACING AT SARATOGA The annual meeting of the Saratoga Association begins Thursday afternoon Many of the important stakes have been retained and in that respect the Saratoga meeting will be vested with points of great interest of which the Brighton Beach meeting was devoid The Flash Stakes for twoyearolds and the Saratoga Handicap will l e run Thursday The Flash is of the guaranteed value of 0000 and of the seventyone twoyearolds eligible to start Hel ¬ met Selectman Marsc Abe Summer Night Armiak Bon Homnie Lawton Wiggins Connaught Ranger Edward Harrlgan Lady Hubbard May River Wise Alason Torbcllino Blameless El Picaro and Hill ¬ side arc the best that have been seen in public In the dark division Mr Sauford has three Van Den Dnncraggan and Broadalbin All are by Rock ton and there maybe a good one here II P Whitney has in a brown colt by Diamond Jubilee Miss Ham ¬ burg that may make his debut here His name is Sixty The Saratoga Handicap is one of the races that was declared off and reopened at a reduced value It is a dash of a mile and a quarter that holds out promise of a capital contest in which Nea lon 120 or Charles Edward 120 Priseillian 120 Big Chief 113 King James 110 Mohawk II 110 or Vails 109 Dandelion 110 Stamina 108 or Royal Tourist 105 Running Water IOC Bedouin 10t Far West 102 Monfort 100 and Angelas OS may par ¬ ticipate ticipateFridays Fridays program has no stake race but the United States Hotel Stakes for twoyearolds and the Catskill Handicap will be decided Saturday The United States Hotel Stakes is of the guaran ¬ teed value of 10000 and is a dash of threequarters of a mile Maddens two cracks Sir Martin and Fayette are not encaged his nominations bcimr Caperwell Lawton Wiggins Connaught Ranger Ed ¬ ward Clockwork Harrigan and Lady Hubbard Other eligible of note are iMarsc Abe Summer Night Strike Out Armiak Bon Homme Statesman Select ¬ man Esperanto Casque May River Wise Mason Torbellino Hillside County Fair Bobbin Blameless and El Picaro Mr Sanfords entries are Rock Ore and Duncraggan TIio Catskill Handicap is a dash of seven furlongs and among the fast ones entered are Prisoillian Fair Play Half Sovereign King Cobalt Dreamer Dandelion Angelus Rcstigouche Peter Quince King James Falcada McCarler Charles Edward Nenlon Frances Ray Polly Watts Far West Bar None Weslbury Baby Wolf Stam ¬ ina Sir Lynnewood Firestone and Big Chief an aggregation that should furnish a race worth going to see