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BELMONTS AUTUMN STAKES NEW YORK, N. Y., June 18. That the autumn meeting of the Westchester Racing Association will be one of the greatest attractions is assured by a glance at the list of stake offerings for the autumn period, which embraces the first half of the month of September. In addition to a splendid array of stakes, including the ?100,000 Futurity, and the 5,000 Matron Stakes, for two-year-olds; the Lawrence Realization, of an estimated value of 532,500, for three-year-olds ; The Jockey Club Gold Cup, worth 5,000, for three-year-olds and over, and the 5,000 Brook Steeplechase, there is a list of fixtures that will increase the prize money offerings of the Westchester Racing Association by upwards of 0,000. Chief among the stakes, entries for which are due on Tuesday, July 12, is the Grand National Steeplechase of three miles, for four-year-olds and over. No offering at recent years, whether on the flat or crosscountry, has created a greater degree of interest than this race, which has been mado possible through the co-operation of a syndicate of sportsmen interested in chasing, and the Westchester Racing Association, the former donating 0,000, while the associativa adds 5,000, making a total of 5,000 In added money. It I3 therefore as rich a rac for jumping horses as there is In the world,
