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CLASSIC ON JULY 12 jDate Chosen for Running of Rich ThreeYearOld Race Schedule of Stake Offerings for forJuly July Meeting at Arling ton Park The Arlington Classic will be run Saturday July 12 the Arlington Handicap on Satur ciay July 26 and the Arlington Cup on Saturday July 19 19These These races will be outstanding features of a meeting of thirty days under the direction of the Arlington Park Jockey Club that will begin June 30 and continue through August 2 The stakes distribution will be approximately approximately60oooq 60oooq 60oooqThe The Classic will have 70000 added this year and may settle the threeyearold cham ¬ pionship as it did in 1929 It should be worth between 70000 and 80000 to the winner and consequently one of the richest turf prizes of the year The Arlington Han ¬ dicap has 35000 added and the Arlington Cup 25000 added golden opportunities for the older division of horses as both races are for threeyearolds and over overThe The Arlington stake program in full fol ¬ lows Inaugural Handicap 7500 added three yearolds and upward seven furlongs Mon day June 30 30Stars Stars and Stripes Handicap 20000 added threeyearolds and upward mile and a fur ¬ long Friday July 4 Arlington Oaks 15000 added threeyear bid fillies mile and a furlong Hyde Park Stakes 5000 added twoyearold colts and geldings five and a half furlongs Saturday July 5 5Arlington Arlington Classic 70000 added threeyear olds mile and a quarter Lassie Stakes 5000 added twoyearold fillies five and a half furlongs Saturday July 12 12Arlington Arlington Cup 25000 added threeyear olds and upward mile and a quarter Cherry Circle Claiming Stakes 5000 added three yearolds and upward one mile Saturday July 19 19Arlington Arlington Handicap 35000 added three yearolds and upward mile and a quarter a steeplechase feature the conditions of which will be announced later Saturday July 2C 2CPost Post and Paddock Stakes 15000 added twoyearolds six furlongs Matron Handi ¬ cap 7500 added fillies and mares three yearolds and upward one mile Saturday August 2 2The The Inaugural the Oaks and the Matron are new races and will be permanent Arling ¬ ton features The Arlington Handicap has heen lengthened a furlong and increased 15000 in added money It should gross about 50000 and pay its winner close to 40000 The added money in the Stars and Stripes Handicap has been increased 5000 in the Post and Paddock which will attract the juvenile class of the country 5000