Futurity Stakes to be Enriched: Most Famous of American Stake Race to be Restored to Former Greatness, Daily Racing Form, 1917-12-06

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FUTURITY STAKES TO BE ENRICHED Most Famous of American Stake Races to Be Restored to Former Greatness. New York, December 5. The Futurity for 1920 has been changed from an added money stake of 2,500 to a 0,000 guaranteed event. This year, when Papp won the famous race, the winners share of added money and subscriptions amounted to 5,500. There will be some slight changes in the conditions, copies of which are now in the hands of the printer. Not since 1905 has the gross value of this celebrated race been worth 0,000. In that year it was won by Electioneer. Prior to that the values have reached anywhere from 8,000 to 1917.sh7,-075, the latter sum being the net value in 1S90, the third year of its running, when Potomac was the winner.


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