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TWELVE OAKLAND STAKES T. H. WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES CONDITIONS OF FIXTURES FOR CALIFORNIA SEASON. Events to Be Renewed Include Races That Figured Prominently in the Popularity of Racing on Pacific Coast — Values ,200 to ,500. Sun Francisco. Cal., August U. — President Thomas H. Williams of the New California Jockey Crab lms suae public the conditions of the Metre stakes that will be run during the coming winter imm of racing ai Oakland trade The slakes are all of tiic guaranteed type ami range from ,000 to ,900. most of them carrying ,209 ami ,900 values. Tin- list is made np of eight handicaps, two selling ■takes, tin- Waterhouee Cup ami the California Derby. The latter carries the maximum value of 22,510 ami will be decided on Washingtons Birthday, as usual. The Openiag Handicap, the Thaaks-giving Handicap, tin- Crocker Selling Stakes, the Christmas Handicap, the New Year Elaadieap, the I. issak Handicap, the Andrew Helling Stakes and the Palace Hotel Handicap are other popular nxtures figuring prominently in the annals of Pacific eaast raclag that will be renewed. With a proper re spouse from the horsemen . the re -establishment of tit esc time-honored stakes will do mack to help along the rehabilitation of racing in California ami the restoration of the prestige ami popularity of the turf on the coast. The full list of the stakes to he Opened, with their conditions ami dales of rnaniag, is as follows: Opeabjg Handicap. ,000. for all ages. 1 mile. Saturday, November 12. Thanksgiving Handicap, ,900, for all ages. 1 1-8 miles. Thursday. November 24. Crocker Selling Stakes. S1.2«m . for three-year-olds ami over. 1 mile. Saturday. December .!. Sacra men t o Handicap. ,200. lor all ages. 1 1-10 miles. Saturdav. December lo. Oakland Handicap, |1,290, for all age*. 3-4 mile. Saturday. December 17. Christmas Handicap, .n0o. for all ages, 1 1-4 miles. Monday. December 26. New Year Handicap, ,800, for three-year-olds and over, 1 1-s miles. Monday, .lanuary 2. 1P11. I.issak Handieap. :900, for three-year-olds and over. 1 mile. Saturday, January 14. Andrew Selling Stakes. S 1 . lit M »" for Ihree-year-olds and over. 6 1-2 furlongs. Saturday, January 28. Ialace Hotel Handicap. ..KtO. for three-vcar-olils and over. 1 1-s miles. Saturday. February 4. Waterhotise up, ,000. for Ihree-year-olds and over. 2 1-4 miles. Saturday. February 11. Callforaia Derby, ,900, l or Hat ill j i IT alia. 1 1-4 miles. Wednesday, February 22.
