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HAVANAS STAKE PROGRAM n iLT un Cuban Track Offers Twenty-One Richly Endowed Races. "Total Added Money Is Close to 00,000, Cuban Government Donating 5,000. Frank .T. Bruen, general manager of the Havana race track, has announced the full list of stakes to be decided during the coming winter season of racing at the Cuban track. A total of twenty-one stakes are offered, which is eight more than last year. The total added money to the twenty-one stnke events will amount to close to 00,000. as against last years total of 0,000. This substantial increase will place Havann in the forefront of winter racing enterprises. Exactly one-quarter of the ndded money to the stakes is donated by the Cuban government. The government has endowed the Grand Prize of Cnba Handicap to. the extent of 5,000 added money, and also guarantees the 0,000 added to the Cuba Produce Stakes, the latter being a race for Cuban-bred two-year-olds of, 1921. Both of these stakes are new and were instituted by The Jockey Club at the suggestion of the Cuban government in order that the latter might be given an opportunity to lend its support to racing on the island in some substantial manner and atthe same time make known its interest in fostering and encouraging the breeding of thoroughbreds on the island. Manager Bruen. is also able to announce an increase in the value of overnight purses. The minimum -.purse will be S700, as against purses-of. last year. The daily program will also embrace purses ranging from 00 to ,200. The daily average money distribution will range from ,500 to ,800. The new stakes other than the two already mentioned are: The Thanksgiving Inaugural, American Club Handicap, Rotary Club Handicap, Union Club Handicap, Cuba Mile Championshio, for three-year-olds, and the Cuba Mile Championship Handicap, for two-year-olds. The Grand Prize of Cuba and the Cuban Derby, both with 5,000 added, are the richest of the stakes. The value of the Derby has been increased by ,000. The Grand National Handicap, one of the older fixtures, still retains the same value of 0,000 added. Following is a full list of the stakes: For All Ages. Stnke and Distance. Added.- Grand Prise of Cuba, 1 3-li miles 5,000 Grand National Handicap, 1 1-8 miles 10,000 President Menocal Handicap, 1 1-4 miles ... 5,000 Independence Handicap, 1 1-8 miles 5,000 Christmas Handicap, 1 mile and 50 yards... 3.000 New Yrars Handicap, 1 3-1G miles 3,000 Thanksgiving Inaugural, 1 mile 3,000 American Club Handicap, 1 1-S miles 3.000 llotary Club Handicap, 5 1-2 furlongs 3,000 Morro Castle Handicap. 3-1 mile 2,500 Havana Claiming Handicap, 1 1-10 miles ... 2,500 Caribbean Claiming Handicap, 1 1-10 miles.. 2,500 Union Club Handicap, 1 1-10 miles 3,000 Marlauao Claiming Handicap. 3-4 mile 2,000 Antilles Claiming Handicap, 3-4 mile 2,000 For Three-Year-Olds of 1920. Cuba Mile Championship, 1 mile $ 3,000 For Two -Year-Olds of 1920. Cuban Derby, 1 1-S miles 5,000 Cuba Mile Championship, 1 mile 3000 Cuba American Handicap, 3-4 mile 25oo For Yearlings of 1919, to Be Run as Two-Year- Olds in 1921. Cuba Produce Stakes Cuban-bred, 1-2 mile. 0,000 Cuba Juvenile, 1-2 mile 2,000 ! Dates for the running of the first seven stakes have also been announced and are as follows: Thanksgiving Inaugural, Thursday, November 25. Antilles Handicap, Sunday, December 12. Cuba Mile Three-Year-Old Championship, Sunday, December 19. Christmas Handicap, Saturday, December 25. 1 Cuba Mile Two-Tear-Old Championship, Sunday. 1 December 20. 1 New Years Handicap. Saturday, January 1. 1 Morro Castle Handicap, Sunday, January -2. f Secretary Martin Nathanson is now busily engaged ? preparing the program book for the first ten days 1 of racing and this, together with the stake blanks, ! Mill he ready for distribution September 13. Manager Bruen is in receipt of many congratula- , tios from horsemen on his magnificent stake pro- gram and the most liberal policy outlined bv , hint for the coming winter season at the Cuban track. He will depart shortly for Havana, but l Mill return to the United States in October to complete his plans and arrange for the shipment of horses to the Cuban track. 8 i
