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EMPIRE CITY RICH STAKE OFFERINGS. New York. Feb. 22. — Victor E. Schaumburg. secretary of the Empire City Racing Association has just made public the stake list for the July meeting at Yonkers. As things go nowadays, it i- an attractive list. The Whirl and East View stakes for two-year olds are the headliner- from the monetary standpoint, bach will carry a value of ,000. The Empire City Handicap, the most important of the offerings for the older .horses. is to be a ,500 added affair, which will make it an event well worth winning. The complete list of the stakes, which will close for entries March 10, is made up as follows: For Three-Year-Olds and Over. Empire City Handicap. ,500 added; one mile and one eighth. Yonkers Handicap, ,500 added; one mile and one-eighth. Mt. Vernon Handicap. ,500 added; one mile. Fleet wing Handicap. ,000 added; about three ■ quarters mile. Melrose Stakes, selling. ,500 guaranteed; one mile and one-sixteenth. Arrow Stakes, selling. ,500 guaranteed; three-quarters mile. For Three-Year-Olds. Knickerbocker Handicap. ,500 added; one mile and oue-sixteenth. Midsummer Handicap. ,000 added; one mile. Tarrytowu Stakes, selling, ,500 guaranteed; one mile. For Two-Year-Olds. Whirl Stake-. ,000 guaranteed: five and one-half furlongs. East View Stakes. ,000 guaranteed; about three quarters mile. Wakefield Handicap, ,500 guaranteed; five and I one-half furlongs. Demoiselle Stakes, for fillies. ,500 guaranteed: five and one-half furlongs. Frivolity Stakes, selling. ,500 guaranteed: five and one-half furlongs. Sprightful Stakes, selling, ,500 guaranteed: aliout three-quarters mile.
