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LINCOLN FIELDS IMPROVED New Building and Grounds Beautified to Extent of 00,000 Weights for Inaugural Stake. When Lincoln Fields was constructed last year It was estimated that approximately ,000,000 was expended in giving Chicago one of the finest race tracks in the country. Not content with that great outlay of money, managing director CoL Matt J. Winn and president Stuyvesant Peabody have made additional improvements this spring in new buildings and beautifying the plant that havo cost about 00,000. When the: gates of Lincoln Fields are thrown open next SaturiaT the public is due for an immense surprise and will see a racing ground on a par with beautiful Belmont Park in the East With the close of racing at Washington Park, Fairmount and Latonia close at hand there will be a wonderful collection of seasoned racers available for the sport at Lincoln Fields. In addition there will be quite a few" eastern owners represented during the thirty-seven days of racing at the Crete course. Undoubtedly, the stalls at both Lincoln Fields and Washington Park will have to be utilized to take care of all the horses that are coming here. Weights for the Crete Handicap, which features the opening at Lincoln Fields next Saturday, were announced this afternoon. The race, which is at three-quarters and is endowed with ,000 added, attracted a nomination list of 106, embracing the best there is in the country. Edward B. McLeans Prince of Wales has been given the post of honor with 126 pounds and following him comes the crack Sweepster, which has 122 allotment His stable-mate Cheops, which has been winning frequently on eastern courses, has been given 118. Princess Doreen, Americas most sturdy racing mare of the present time, has an impost of 120 pounds, one more than Happy Argo. Old Slip and Sarmaticus, with, respectively, 117 and 116, seem to be weighted well. The good filly Girl Scout, which has popularized herself at Washington Park by taking into camp the best that could be mustered against her, is in particularly well with an impost of 115 pounds, and will receive vast attention from the Chicago public. The handicappers complete weight assignment on the 106 nominated follows: Horse. Wt. Ilorse. Wt. Prince of Wales.... 12G Don Diego 104 Sweepster 122 Birley M. C. 104 Plat Iron 122 Lancer 104 Princess Doreen 120 Blanc Seine 104 Happy Argo 119 Good Shepherd 104 Cheops 118 Dinner Dance 104 Old Slip 117 nydromel 101 Sarmaticus 116 Shasta Pine 104 Girl Scout.......... 115 Nevermore 104 Desperate Desmond.. 114 Chairman 103 Gibbons 114 Hot Time 103 Bulletin 114 Port Star 103 Backbone 114 Prevail ..103 Black Curl 113 Moonraker ....103 Flagstaff 113 Sandy Man 103 Helens Babe 113 Bonaire 103 Mino ; 113 Blue Darter . 103 Sun Altos ...112 Barbara 102 Kentucky II 112 Teak 102 Friar Mint 112 Shark 102 Oh Susanna 112 Morbelle 102 Meknes 112 Ledda ioi Noreaster 112 Henry Horner 101 Senator Norris Ill Sixty 101 Percentage Ill Lady Marie 101 Reporter 110 Mix-Up 101 Rolled Stocking 110 Hornsby 100 Arcady 110 Damosel 100 Brown Sugar 110 Velias 100 Energy ..109 Red Sublette ..100 Traymore 103 Bob Rogers 100 Mally Jane 103 Binary Star ICO Tangara 108 Champ de Mars 100 Boo 108 Thirteen Sixty 100 Reputation 108 Ida ODay 100 Dark Phantom 108 Shasta Lad ..100 Superfrank 107 Comrade 100 Cudgeller 107 Muschera 100 Witchmount 100 Cherokee Lee . 100 Raphla 106 Morgold 100 St. Valentine 106 Little Cyn 99 rigeon Wing II 106 Ledge 99 Anna Marrone II.... 106 Forest Nymph 99 Sanola 106 Shasta Bullet 98 Guillotine 105 Anita M 97 General Halderaan. .103 Profiteer 97 T. S. Jordan 105 Reddy Fox 97 Great Sport 103 Winifred 97 Lord Granite 105 Howard Lee 97 Mlzzlette 103 Annlhilator 97 Scotland 104 Sweet Corn......... 96 The Heathen 104 Sturdy Stella .... 98 Orestes II 104 Mr. Kirlcwood 95 One hundred and ninety-six nominations. Winners after publication of weight to carry three pounds extra. Penalties accrue from 12 noon, Monday, June 27.
