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GUARANTY FUND GROWING SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR NEW YORK RACING NOV 575000 AND MAY REACH 90000 Westchester Racing Association Announces List of Twentytwo Stakes to Be Decided During Eight ¬ een Days Meeting1 at Bclmont Park New York April 11 It lias been announced that the owners fund to guarantee the stakes and purses together with expenses to la incurred by the meet ¬ ings at several New York tracks this year has been increased to 75OOO It is probable that the total of the fund will reach 10000 before the subscrip ¬ tion list is closed closedThe The complete list of the stakes opened by the Westcbesler Itacing Association for the cighteen days meeting at Belmont Park beginning May 30 and ending July 5 is announced as follows followsMetropolitan Metropolitan Handicap 2 HX added for three yearolds aud upward one mile mileBrooklyn Brooklyn Handicap 2500 added for threeyear olds and upward one mile and an eighth eighthSuburban Suburban Handicap 2500 added for threeyear olds and upward one mile and an eighth Toboggan eighthToboggan Handicap 1500 added for threeyear olds and upward throequarters of a mile mileLadies Ladies Handicap 1MX added for fillies and mares three years old aud upward one mile mileNorwood Norwood Selling Stakes 1000 guaranteed for threeyearolds and upward Hirerquarters of a mile milePatchogne Patchogne Selling Stakes 1000 guaranteed for threeyearolds and upward seveneighths of a mile mileHtirlem Htirlem Selling Stakes 1000 guaranteed for threeyearolds aud upward one mile mileMyrtle Myrtle Selling Stakes 1000 guaranteed for threeyearolds and upward one mile and onesix ¬ teenth teenthWithers Withers Stakes 2000 added for threeyearolds one mile mileBrooklyn Brooklyn Derby 2000 added for threeyearolds one mile and an eighth eighthBelmont Belmont Handicap 2000 added for threeyear olds one milo and threeeighths threeeighthsLawrence Lawrence Realization Handicap 2000 added for threeyearolds one mile and an eighth JiitliiUr Stakes lr0 added for twoyearolds llvfelghths of n mile mileGreat Great American Stakes 2000 added for two yearolds liveeighths of a mile mileGreat Great Trial Stakes 2000 added for twoyear olds threequarters of a mile mileKeene Keene Memorial Stakes 200o added for two vearolds threequarters of a mile mileHanover Hanover Selling Stakes 10 H guaranteed for twoyearolds live and a half furlongs furlongsBompict Bompict Selling Stakes flOOO guaranteed for twoyearolds liveeighths of a mile mileIndependence Independence Steeplechase Handicap 1500 added for fouryearolds and upward about two miles and a half halfGrand Grand National Steeplechase Handicap 1500 added for fouryearolds and upward about two miles and a half halfEmpire Empire State Steeplechase Handicap 1500 added for fouryearolds and upward about two miles and a half halfIt It is to afford an opiwrtuntty to turfmen to buy good race horses for the revival of the sport on the New York tracks that August Belmont lias arranged to bring over fourteen of his yearlings from France to be sold at public auction in July Mr Belmont will dispose of a similar nunilwr of yearlings to be sent on from the Nursery Stud in Kentucky at the same time The yearlings in France will sail for this country on the Minuewaska on April 2l Two colts and a filly heavily engaged In French stakes will be left behind In speaking of the plan Mr Bclmont said that the entire lot of yearlings would IK sold without reserve The highest bidders will get them and doubtless some of the colts and fillies will develop into highclass twoyearolds Mr Belmonts American racing stable this year will comprise eighteen twoyear olds five threeyearolds three fouryearolds and three older horses horsesBev Bev Walter K Laidlaw exsecretary of the Federation of Churches lias issued a note of warn ¬ ing to the iroiirietors of the race tracks in com ¬ menting on the promised revival of horse racing at the local tracks Referring to the Paul Shane case which was brought before the courts to test the validity of the AgnewPerkins law Dr Laidlaw is quoted as follows followsThe The constitutionality of the law is not affected by the decision in the Sliane case If the race track men could flx no a case looking toward the nullifying of the law we can still fix up one that will still hold them responsible for gambling on the tracks We are ready to do this at the first symp ¬ tom of gambling at the tracks If the owners and managers think they are entirely relieved of re ¬ sponsibility under the law by the recent decision in the lower courts they will resume operations at a great risk riskWe We will watch developments with care and a great deal of interest The oral betting between friends or otherwise is just as demoralizing as any other kind If there is a symptom of betting at tin tracks we will be on the job again and do our beat to place the responsibility where it belongs and direct our efforts toward closing them up again
