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WILL NOT RACE OVER YONKERS TRACK New York Time 2 It lias heon definitely de ¬ rided that there will In no meeting over the honkers track of the Empire Citv Racing Asso cintiou this year yearDue Due to the fact that the course has been in use by the lessees as a holdover station and receiv ¬ ing grounds for hores shipped from different parls of the country for war uso in Europe James Butler the owner of the track does not believe that it would lie fair or right to ask Horsemen 1o ship their stock to the Hill Top track under these circumstances Instead the meeting of the association will o run over one of the Long Island tracks either Itelmont Iark or Acqtieduct but the belief Is that tlie latter course will be used usedThe The stakes for the meeting will be announcod the latter part of the week principal among which will IKS the historic Suburban Handicap The iw racing secretary of tlie Kmpire City Itacing Association Victor Scliaumberg is now formulating Ilmis that should go a long way to make the meet lug of this popular racing association as success ¬ ful us those formerly held and as he is an otli flal that has been long and favorably known his efforts no doubt will meet with success
