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MAKE CLASSIC FUTURITY Famous Arlington Park Features Conditions Change After This Year. Expect New Conditions to Increase Gross Value of 1939 Running to Approximately 5,0,00. Conversion of the 0,000 added Classic Stakes, Americas most important mid-summer race for three-year-olds, into a futurity after 1938 a change that should double, perhaps triple, the gross value of the stake was announced by John D. Hertz, chairman of the executive board of the Arlington Park Jockey Club today. Additional fees accruing from the original nomination date of July 15 of this year, when included with the 0,000 added money and starting fees, should raise the gross value of the 1939 running to about 5,000 and the 1940 renewal to approximately 0,000, Hertz estimated. With a gross of 4,900 from entry starting fees and 0,000 in added money, the 1937 Classic Stakes netted the winner, John Hay Whitneys Flying Scot 7,375. A gold replica of the famous Coronation Cup won by Mrs. John D. Hertzs Reigh Count at Epsom Downs in 1929, will be presented for the Classic Stakes. This fourteen karat gold cup will be the most valuable racing trophy in America, said Hertz. It will be a permanent trophy for the race, to be competed for annually and to be held for one year by the winning owner. LIST OF FAMOUS WINNERS. Since it was inaugurated in 1929, famous horses have won the Classic. Among its nine heroes were the three-year-old champions Blue Larkspur 1929, Gallant Fox 1930, Cavalcade 1934, Omaha 1935, and Granville 1936. Three of its winners-Mate 1931 and Gusto 1932 sought international laurels by invading England, as did Reigh Count before the Classic Stakes was established. Personal canvass of the leading breeding farms and racing stables will be made before July 15 to secure the now two-year-olds for the 1939 race and the now yearlings for the 1940 race, said Hertz. The 1939 conditions call for an original entry fee of 5 on July 15, 1938 and to remain eligible an additional payment of 00 must be made on November 15, 1938. Supplementary entries may be made on or before April 15, 1939, upon a payment of an eligibil-ity fee of ,-500, thus enabling winter three-year-old developments to enter the list. The starting fee will be 00, as this year. CONDITIONS FOR 1940. The 1940 Classic calls for an entry fee of 0 on July 15, 1938, and additional payments of 5 on September 15, 1939 and of 00 on April 15, 1940. Supplementary entries at : ,500 fee will be received on or before April 15, 1940, and the starting fee is 00. The 1938 Classic, which closes June 1 with a 5 entry fee, offers ,000 to the second horse, ,000 to third and ,000 to fourth. Under the "futurity" conditions thereafter, the minor awards will be increased to ,000 Continued on twenty-fourth page. MAKE CLASSIC FUTURITY Continued from first page. to the second horse, ,000 to third and ,000 to fourth. N Following are the conditions as written by racing secretary McLennan: THE CLASSIC 1938. Entries Close June 1, 1938. For three-year-olds foaled in 1935. 0,-000 added. To be run Saturday, July 23. By subscription of 5 each, which shall accompany the nomination. Starters to pay 00 additional to the winner, with 0,000 added, of which ,000 to second, ,000 to third and ,000 to fourth. Weight, 126 pounds. Non-winners of a three-year-old race of 0,000 allowed 3 pounds; of such a race of 0,000, 5 pounds; a sweepstakes at any time, 8 pounds. Starters to be named through the entry box the day preceding the race by 10:30 a. m. One mile and a quarter. THE CLASSIC 1939. Entries Close July 15, 1938. For then three-year-olds now two-year-olds, foaled in 1936. By subscription of 5 each, this fee to accompany the nomination or the entry shall be void. To remain eligible the following cash payment must be made: November 15, 1938, 00 each. Supplementary entries may be made on or before April 15, 1939, by payment of an eligibility fee of ,500, Starters to pay 00 additional. The Arlington Park Jockey Club to add 0,000, of which ,000 to the second horse, ,000 to the third horse and ,000 -to the fourth horse. All nomination and starting fees to the winner. Weight, 126 pounds. Non-winners of a three-year-old race of 0,000 allowed 3 pounds; of such a race of 0,000, 5 pounds; a sweepstakes at any time, 8 pounds. Starters to be named through the entry box the day before the race by the usual time of closing. One mile and a quarter. THE CLASSIC 1940. Entries to Close July 15, 1938. For then three-year-olds now yearlings, foaled in 1937. By subscription of 0 each, this fee to accompany the nomination or the entry shall be void. To remain eligible the following cash payments must be made: September 15, 1939, 5 each, and April 15, 1940, 00 each. Supplementary entries may be made on or before April 15, 1940, by payment of an eligibility fee of ,500. Starters to pay 00 additional. The Arlington Park Jockey Club to add 0,000, of which ,000 to the second horse, ,000 to the third horse and ,000 to the fourth horse. All nomination and starting fees to the winner. Weight, 126 pounds. Non-winners of a three-year-old race of 0,000 allowed 3 lbs.; of such a race of 0,000, 5 pounds; a sweepstakes at any time, 8 pounds. Starters to be named through the entry box the day before the race by the usual time of closing. One mile and a quarter.
