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JACKSONVILLE S GREAT STAKE LIST. Hamilton, Out.. August 16. — Horsemen have received notice that the stake lsioks for the winter meeting at Moncreif Park. Jacksonville. Fla., are in • lie printers hands. There are to be thirty -eight stakes for the 100 days of racing, which is about the same as last season. F. J. Pons, who is in Canada looking after the interests of the Jacksonville club, soini-otiicially announced the stakes and also stated that there are already applications for more than 609 stalls, with many more owners to hear from. Virtually all of those Who raced there last season are going back, and there will be numerous additions. Following arc tlie stakes to 1m- decided: Thanksgiving Handicap, November 24, ,500; 1 mile. Speed Handicap. Novemlier 26. ,300 : 3 4 mile. Pablo Beach Selling Stakes, Novemlier 30, ,000: 1 1-8 miles. Quickstep Handicap. December 3. ,300; 5-8 mile. Atlantic Beach Selling Stakes, December 7, ,-009: 1-8 mile. St. Augustine Handicap. December 10: ,300. Ormonde Beach Handicap, December 14; ,000; 5 1-2 furlongs. Palm Beach Handicap, December 17, ,300; 1 1-16 miles. Daytonia Selling Stakes, December 20, ,300; 6 1-2 f uilongs. Christmas Handicap. December 24. ,000; 1 1-8 miles. New Years Handicap. December 31: ,000. Lakeland Handicap. January 4. ,300: 5-8 mile. Capital Handicap. January 7. ,500: 3-4 mile. Lake City Handicap, January 14, ,500; 1 1-16 miles. General Lees Birthday Handicap, January 19, ,999. Magnolia Handicap. January 21, ,500: 7-S mile. Tallahassee Handicap. ,390; 1 mile. Jacksonville Handicap, January 28, ,500; 1 1-16 miles. Miami Handicap. February 1. ,300: 3-4 mile. Old Town Handicap, February 4, ,500; 1 1-4 miles. Cracker Selling Stakes. February 8, ,300; 5 1-2 furlongs. Yankee Handicap, February 11, ,500; 1 1-16 miles. Key West Handicap. February 15. ,300: 3-4 mile. Live Oak Stakes. February 18. ,900; 3-4 mile. Washingtons Birthday Handicap, February 22, ,500: 1 1-2 miles. De Soto Selling Stakes. ,300. Amateur Stakes, March 4. ,300: 1 mile and 70 yards. Tropical Handicap. ,500; 3-4 mile. Fountain of Youth Stakes, 61,599; 4 1-2 furlongs. Florida Special. March IN, ,000; 1 1-4 miles. Moncreif Handicap. March 22. ,299; 1 1-16 miles. Florida Juvenile Stakes, March 25. ,509; 5-8 mile. Palatini Selling Stakes. March 20, ,669; 3-4 mile. American Derby, April 1, for Ihree-vear-olds. ,-000: 1 1-4 miles.
