Aqueduct Autumn Stake Events: Queens County Jockey Club Announces List of Feature Races for Fall Meeting., Daily Racing Form, 1918-07-27

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AQUEDUCT AUTUMN STAKE EVENTS Queens County Jockey Club Announces List of Feature Races for Fall Meeting MeetingNew New York July 25 The Queens County Jockey Club has announced the list of stake fixtures to be run at Aqueduct during the fall meeting which will begin September 16 and continue to September 28 Secretary Fred Rchberger has sent out entry blanks for these events entries to which close August 15 15Three Three of these fixtures have a guaranteed value of 2500 They are the Babylon Oakdale and Beldame Handicaps all for twoyearolds The Glen Cove Stakes under selling conditions for tlirce ycarolds and the Bellrose Stakes also under selling conditions for twoyearolds each has a guaranteed value of 2000 2000The The other stakes are for junipers the Queensboro Steeplechase Handicap with 1500 added being for fouryearolds and over while the Bushwick Steeplechase Handicap of 1200 is for threeyear olds and over overThe The popularity of the Aqueduct course anioug eastern turfmen was never better exemplified than at the recent spring meeting when a field of twenty or more horses was seen on more than one occasion The entries for the daily cards were the largest sent out from any track this year It will no be surprising then to see a recordbreaking entry list for the following announced fall stake events eventsGlen Glen Cove Selling Stakes of 2000 for three yearolds at seveneighths of a mile mileBabylon Babylon Handicap of 2500 for two yearolds Oakdale Handicap of 2500 for twoyearolds at threequarters of a mile mileBeldame Beldame Handicap of 2500 for twoyearolds at fiveeighths of a mile mileBellrose Bellrose Selling Stakes of 2000 for twoyear olds at fiveeighths of a mile mileQueensboro Queensboro Steeplechase Handicap of 1500 add ¬ ed for fouryearolds and over at about two and a half miles milesBashwick Bashwick Steeplechase Handicap of 1200 add ¬ ed for three yearolds and over at about two miles


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