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9 DATES FOR EMPIRE CITY STAKES Order of Running: of the Fifteen Feature Events for Meeting- in July. New York. June 20. — V. E. Schauniberg. racing secretary of the Empire City Racing Association, has announced the order of the running of the stake •vents at the summer meeting of sixteen days, to Im- run at Empire City from July 13 to July 31. Kif|e,.n established stake events are provided for tids important meeting which immediately pre-eeeds the months racing at Saratoga. Empire City will Im- the testing ground for the star racers tha"t will be sent to the Spa to strive for the rich prir.es hung up at the Ascot meeting of this country. Additional interest will bo manifested in the Kmpire City meeting, because it will In- the scone "f the first clash between the eastern horses and the Kentucky contingent, as with the close of l-atinia racing on July 13, the majority of the !:orsos racing there will be shipped east. The Empire City Derby, to lie ruh on Saturday. July 20. is the stellar attraction of the splendid array of feature events to be decided at the Kmpire City meeting, the dates of their running being is follows: Saturdav. Jnlv 13 -Frivolity Stakes, for two-vear-olds; Empire City Handicap, for three-year-olds ami over. Mondav, Julv 15 — Tarrytown Stakes, for three year-olds. Tuesdav. Julv M — Demoiselle Stakes, for two-vear- old fillies/ Wednesday. July 17 — Mt. eruou Handicap, for three-year-olds and over. Thursday. July 18 — Arrow Stakes, for three-year-olds and over. Fridav. July 19 — Overnight races. Saturdav. July 20— Whirl Stakes, for two year-olds; Empire City Derby, for three-year-olds and over. Monlav. July 22 — Fleetwiug Handicap, for thret- vear olds and over. Tuesday. July 23 — Overnight races. Wednesday. July 24— Knickerbocker Handicap, for thre"-vear-olds. Thursday. July 25 — Sprightful Handicap, for two-year-olds. Friday. July 2*5 — Overnight races. .Saturdav. July 27 — East View Stakes, for two-year-olds; Youkers Handicap, for three -year-olds and over. .Monday. July 29 — Melrose Stakes, for three-year-olds and over. Tuesday. July 30 — Wakefield Handicap, for two-year olds. Wednesday. July 31— Overnight races.
