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STAKE RACES OF SARATOGAS CLOSING WEEK One more racing week will bring the Saratoga meeting of 190S to a close In the course of the week four important stake races will be decided None Is set for Monday but the longestablished Travers Stakes at a mile and a quarter for three jearolds will be run Tuesday afternoon This is the oldest American stake race having been first run in 1SG1 and won bv Lexingtons famous son Kentucky It is of the guaranteed value of 7500 and Fair Play Chapultepec Jim Gaffney Dorante Ieter Quince Restigouche King James Btviucoup Sir Joan Johnson Bar None and Stamina are eligi ¬ ble U start Fair day and good track it should prwuce an excellent race 1he race1he Grand Union Hotel Stakes for twoyearolds at threequarters of a mile will be the star feature of Wednesdays racing It is of the guaranteed value of 10000 and so highly desirable It is a companion event to the United States Hotel Stakes which Hilarious won from Bobbin and Selectman and has much the same list of nominations although Hilarious Is not cnfered Of the fiftythree eligi bles Practical Bon Ilomiuo Strike Out Statesman Helmet Lawton Wiggins Connauglit Ranger Ilarrl gan Lady Hubbard Wise Mason Torbellino Bobbin Hillside El Plcaro and Blameless are those that have raced best and there arc unite a number of highlybred yetSo youngsters that have not started as yet So stakes are scheduled for Thursday or Friday but Saturdny the last day of the meeting has two the Merchants arid Citizens Handicap and the Hopeful Stakes The Merchants and Citizens is a dash of a mile and threesixteenths for threeyear olds and over with Priscilllan Fair Play Dandelion Augelus Bedouin Gretna Green Restigouche KJng James Monfprt Fort Johnson Danoscara Kenny otto Far West Royal Tourist Flip Flap and Big i Chief the good racers to furnish tlie field The Hopeful is the most valuable race of the meeting It Is a dash of threequarters of a mile for twoyear olds with 5000 added and is the only added money event that was left on the Saratoga program Sir Martin Fayette Practical Helmet Hillside Bobbin Marse Abe Casque Footpad Wise Mason Connaugbt Ranger and Wamba are tb6 pick of the eligibles
