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RACING GOSSIP FROM THE EAST New York April 18 Saratogas race meeting in August will be featured by the revival of many famous stakes Conditions for twentyeight fixtures have been announced by the Saratoga Association for the Improvement of the Hreed of Horses The list includes the Saratoga Handicap 5000 guaran ¬ teed the Sandford Memorial i500 guaranteed which takes the place of the Ilnrricana Stakes and the Saratoga Special which will carry 1000 in added money and 500 in plate Other stakes are the Saratoga Cup Cliamplaiu Delaware and Aler chauts and Citizens Handicaps the Trnvcrs Huron Alabama Saranae Mohawk and Seneca allfor three yearolds yearoldsThe The twoyearold fixtures are the IIoi cful United States Hotel Grand Union Hotel Flash Spinaway Albany Handicap Adirondack Handicap Troy and Kentucky Selling Stakes The steeplechases are the Saratoga North American Ueverwyck and Shlllelah Entries close on May 12 12The The overnight program for the Helmont Park meet ¬ ing will be made up in two books The first which is now under consideration will be for nine days lid provisions will be made for all classes of horses ho stake events are ample to take care of the bet icr class of horses to a large extent while selling platers and horses of cheaper class will Hud plenty of opportunities in the overnight races The pro ¬ gram for the last nine days will not be made up until after the horses are on the ground and will be framed to suit the material at hand handChauncey Chauncey AI Ward of Richmond Va called at the ollice of the Jockey Club a day or two ago and said that he will have a small stable to race over the metropolitan tracks this season Air Ward is establishing a breeding farm In Virginia and is on the lookout for wellbred broodmares broodmaresA A L Aste has just received word that a strapping bay colt by Jack Point out of Gold Ten has been foaled at Glen Helen Stud in Kentucky He is i brother to Ten Point which promises to l e one of the greatest threeyearolds of the year Gold Ten will not be bred this year