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STAKE RACES TO BE RUN THIS WEEK. Saratoga racing of the week at hand will bo featured by the decision of six stake races, one of which, the Hopeful, is the most valuable event of the meeting. No stake race is set for Monday, but the Travers Stakes for three-year-olds, at a mile" and a quarter, will lie run Tuesday afternoon. This is a holdover race from better times, having closed in 1907. It is the oldest race for three-year-olds of this country, and Is of the guaranteed value of ,500. The starters will bo limited in number this year and may possibly be confined to Hilarious and Fayette, with outside possibilities in Practical, Detective, May. River. Wise Mason and Van Den. The Troy Selling Stakes for two-year-olds, at five and a half furlongs, will be run Wednesday. It has ,000 added, and Little King. Elfin Beau. Democrat, Dnlmatian. Ostend, Reybourn, Kingship. Busy". Fauutleroy, Pretend, Zacatecas, Mexoana, Giennadeane, Palo Chlqueto. " Follla Levy. Compton and Gfecnvale are among Its fifty-eight nominations, and all have won races. " The Seneca Stakes, for.thrce-year-olds, at three-quarters of a mile. Is set for 1 Thursday, It is a selling race, with ,000. added,, and Dr. Holzbcrg, Connaught Ranger. Taboo. Pluto, Jolly. Etherial.-Twilight Queen, High Range;. Ilomecrest. Casqne, The Gardener. Personal, May River, Mauviettc, Wise Mason, Royal Captive and Prince Gal. are all in this, and rapid movers at the distance. Friday Is devoted to purse races, but Saturday will bring about the decision of the Shillolah IStoeplcehase. Hopeful Stakes and Merchants and Citizens Handicap, a very fine card. Indeed. The Shillolah Is over the about two and a half: miles course, with iBanyah. Malacca. Economy. Bergoo, Alamansor. California King, Sir Woostcr. Balla-calla. Sandy Creeker, Waterway, Sanctus, Byzantine, Jimmy Lane. Grandpa and Waterspeed eligible to furnish a good field. The Hopeful Is for two-year-olds; at three-quarters of a mile, with ,000 added, and is justly considered one of the star events of the year, being second to the Futurity only in value arid importance. Ocean Bound, Sweep. Newmarket. Barleythorpe. Starhottle, Rocky OBrien, Grasmere, Candleberry. Perry Johnson. Rosseaux. Voltaire, Chief Bartlett and Donegal are considered the pick- of the flfty-one; ellgHHes. and expectation is that one of the four first named, will win. The Merchants and Citizens Handicap is a dash of a mile and three-sixteenths, for ,000, with Sir John Johnson. Piute. Mary Davis, Olam-bala. King James. Restlgouchc. Fitz Herbert. Af-fiction, Maskette; Pins and Needles, F,a.vette, Kings-;Daughter. Huek. Aroiidack, Bcaucoun, Wise Mason. tEffendl. Bouquet, Far West and Petticoat aniontr, the Jgofxl racers nominated." ; Two stake races are to be run at Windsor the luMrdit Stakes, for tWo-year-.oidS; Wednesday after? jJriobhV aud the Pohtcbartraln Handicap.1 for three-Lyear-olds and over. oriSaiurda" TJhe Uetrojt Is at inyo: and a half "furlongs for ,200. under selling, leondltioris. anil winning, form is. represented by" BOh ;Co.. Busy. Jolinhy Wise. -Prince Imperial; The iGeiieral Armstrong, Era " TunqufiJr. Qtem B.cache. iKidr Lady, Sjbil and Daye Nicholson. The Rotai cltaitrali" Is a. dash of. threQ-quarttrs. of a.Triile.fcnd iliritf amorig its. riotaluatlptis sucli fast ones . as Centre Shot, Colloqitr, poiliam; nejlwethef." Selvrtck; Royal Onyx. Wobdlane; StV Elniwood, Golly DJhg. Red iilvet, YoitthfiU; Don Hamilton. Merrick; W- A." Ueacii, AJ ,MiiIIer. Sewell. Lady Esther, Sal Volatile: Alice and Co"oriey K - --
