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LINCOLN FIELDS STAKES Order of Running of Feature Races to Be Run at Beautiful Crete Track. With the announcement of Lincoln Fields stake dates, Chicagos racing schedule up to September 30 is complete. A thirty day meeting will open at Lincoln Fields August 2C, two days after the close of Hawthorne, which will open August 3 for nineteen days. All overnight purses at Lincoln Fields will range in value from ,200 to ,000. There will be six star features, four with added money amounting to ,000 each. The outstanding event is the Lincoln Handicap, with 5,000 added. This great race will be run on Saturday, September 7. Another valuable fixture is the Marquette Handicap, with 0,-000 added, to be run Saturday, September 28. The order of running of the six stake offerings is as follows : Crete Handicap, at three-quarters, for three-year-olds and over, Saturday, August 31. Joliet Handicap, at three-quarters, for two-year-olds, Monday, September 2. Lincoln Handicap, at a mile and a quarter, for three-year-olds and over, Saturday, September 7. Steger Handicap, at a mile, for three-year-olds and over, Saturday, September 14. Dearborn Handicap, at seven-eighths, for two-year-olds, Saturday, September 31. Marquette Handicap, at a mile and one-eighth, for three-year-olds and over, Saturday, September 28. Entries for these events will close July 17. Blanks have been sent to all racing associations West and East. A surprise awaits racegoers when Lincoln Fields opens. There is nothing to be done in adding to the attractiveness of the buildings, but the lawns, infield and gardens are more beautiful than heretofore. Lincoln Fields, in its setting of charm, is one of the most beautiful plants in the country.
