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EMPIRE CITY STAKES CLOSE TODAY New York August 27 Horsemen contemplating a campaign over the New York tracks in the fall are reminded that the stakes for the autumn meet ¬ ing at Empire City close AAednesday August 28 A total of ten stakes is provided by the Empire City Racing Association Five of these features art for horses three years old and over including the Yorktown Handicap of 2000 added at one mile and an eighth the Pelliani Bay Handicap of 1500 added at a mile and a sixteenth the King Bridge Highweight Handicap of 1500 added at about threenuirters of a mile the Fordham Selling Stakes with 1000 added at one mile the Bedford Selling Stakes with 1000 added at about threequarters of a mile mileThe The Scarsdale Handicap of 1500 added at a mile and seventy yards is for horses of all ages while for threeyearolds exclusively the New Rochelle Handicap of 1500 added at one mile is the attraction expected to bring together a number of the crack racers of that division divisionFor For twoyearolds the Ardsjey Handicap of 1 00 added at alxnit threequarters the Hurts dale Handicap of 1200 added and the Rainbow Selling stakes of 1000 added at about three quarters of a mile are provided providedThe The Yonkers meeting begins on Moiiday October 14 and continues for twelve days closing on Satur ¬ day October 25 bringing to an end the metropolitan racing for the year
