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STAKE DATES AT SARATOGA Thirty-One Fixtures Scheduled for Renewal During August Meeting. Saturdays Are Gala Days of Turf Season at Spa Rich Hopeful for Closing Program. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 30. Dates for thirty-one of the stakes that will be renewed during the .twenty-eight-day meeting at Sara- . toga Springs, July 30 to August 30, have been selected. As usual, the Flash for two-year-olds, and the Saratoga Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, each a ,000 prize, will feature the opening-day card. Saturday is the gala day of racing at the -Spa. With the exception of August 23, when the Grand Union for juveniles and the : Merchants and Citizens Handicap will be run, the Saturday programs will be marked by, three stake offerings. The first Saturday, August 2, the Shille-lah Steeplechase, United States Hotel Stakes and Wilson Memorial Stakes will be decided. On August 9 the stake offerings are the North American Steeplechase, Saratoga Special and Whitney Memorial Stakes. August 1C, the Beverwyck Steeplechase, Spin-away Stakes and Travers Midsummer Derby will be contested. The final days program, August 30, is marked by the Saratoga Steeplechase, Hopeful Stakes, the richest offering of the meeting, being a 0,000 stake for two-year-olds, and the Saratoga Cup. M1V ADDITIONS TO CALENDAR. Between times such famous fixtures as the Schuylerville Stakes, two-year-old fillies; Alabama Stakes, three-year-old fillies; Miller Stakes, three-year-olds ; Sanford Stakes, two-year-olds ; Huron Handicap, three-year-olds ; Saranac Handicap, three-year-olds, and Adirondack Handicap, two-year-olds, will be renewed. The Wilson Memorial is a new addition to the Saratoga Springs stake list. The event, which commemorates the late president of the Saratoga Association, is for three-year-olds and upward, and it has an added value of ,000. It will be run at one mile. This distance at Saratoga Springs hereafter will be called the "Wilson mile." Another memorial fixture on the Spa schedule is the Whitney. This is a ,000 prize for three-year-olds and upward and is run at one mile and a quarter. This event commemorates Payne Whitney. It was first run last year when Bateau won it. LIST OF PRINCIPAL RACES. Following are the Saratoga stakes, with winners and values of the 1929 renewals: July 30 The Flash, ,000 guaranteed, two-year-olds, five and a half furlongs. Gallant Fox, ,S50. Saratoga Handicap, ,000, three-year-olds and upward, one mile and a quarter. Diavolo, ,150. July 31 Schuylerville Stakes, ,000 guaranteed, two-year-old fillies, five and a haf furlongs. Flying Gal, ,925. August 1 The Test, ,000. three-year-old fillies, seven furlongs. Dinah Did Upset, ,450. August 2 Shillelah Steeplechase, ,000, three-year-olds and upward, about two miles. Coronation, ,525. United States Hotel Stakes, 0,000 guaranteed, two-year-olds, three-quarters. Caruso, 4,000. Wilson Memorial Stakes, ,000, three-year-olds and over, Wilson mile First running. August 5 Saratoga Sales Stakes, ,500, two-year-olds, five and a half furlongs The Beasel, ,325 and gold cup. August G Saranac Handicap, ,500, three-year-olds, Wilson mile Hard Tack, 0,100. August 7 Albany Handicap, ,000 guaranteed, two-year-olds, three-quarters Peto, ,230. August S Alabama Stakes, 2,500 guaranteed, three-year-old fillies, one mile and a quarter Aquastella, 1,775. August 9 North American Steeplechase Handicap, ,000, three-year-olds and over, about two miles Coronation, ,750. Saratoga Special, sweepstakes, plate of ,000 added, two-year-olds, three-quarters Whichone, 6,500. Whitney Memorial Stakes, ,000, three-year-olds and over, one mile and a quarter Bateau, ,850 and plate. August 12 Miller Stakes, ,500, three-year-olds, one mile and three-sixteenths Ma- rine, ,100. August 13 Grab Rag Handicap, ,000, two-year-olds, three-quarters Caruso, ,200. : August 14 Champlain Handicap, ,500, three-year-olds and over, one mile and an eighth Distraction, ,575. ; August 1G Beverwyck Steeplechase Handi- cap, ,000, three-year-olds and over, about two miles Redbridge. ,725. Spinaway Stakes, ,500 guaranteed, two-i year-old fillies, three-quarters Goose i Egg, 0,500. Travers Midsummer Derby, i ,000, three-year-olds, one mile and a quarter Beacon Hill, 1,S25. ; August 19 Sanford Stakes, ,000 guaran-3 teed, two-year-olds, six furlongs Hi-? Jack, ,100. August 20 American Legion Handicap, s ,000, three-year-olds and over, one mile 3 Buddy Bauer, ,900 and plate. . August 21 Adirondack Handicap, ,000 l guaranteed, two-year-olds, six furlongs f War Saint, ,200. August 22 Ballston Handicap, ,000, three-t year-olds and over, Wilson mile Sun-l fire, ,500. . August 23 Grand Union Hotel Stakes, l 0,000 guaranteed, two-year-olds, six furlongs Jim Dandy, 3,725. Merchants and Citizens Handicap, ,000, three-i year-olds and over, one mile and three- 1 sixteenths Petoe-Wrack, ,800.-August 26 Delaware Handicap, ,000, three- 2 year-olds and over, Wilson mile Buddy i Bauer, ,450. 1 August 29 Huron Handicap, ,000, three-year-olds, one mile and three-sixteenths r The Nut, ,700. e August 30 Saratoga Steeplechase Handicap, 1 ,000, four-year-olds and over, about two miles and a half Huffy, ,450. 1 Hopeful Stakes, 0,000, two-year-olds, six and a half furlongs Boojum, 4,-r 750. Saratoga Cup, ,000 and gold cup, e three-year-olds and upward, one mile and three-quarters Diavolo, ,350.
