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GRASSLAND CLOSES MONDAY MONDAYARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 23 Entries close on Monday June 30 for the inaugural running on July 9 of the Grassland first stake race ever to be run on Arlington Parks famous turf grass course It is one of two stake events to be staged on the grass the other being the 7500 added Arlington Handicap at a mile and threesixteenths on July 19 The Grassland mile and onesixteenth is endowed with 2500 Both are for threeyearolds and up ¬ ward The popularity of these events has so increased that the Arlington Park Jockey Club decided to stage the 2500 Grassland and 7500 Arlington Handi ¬ cap as attractions for better grade horses In addition to the two stakes the condition book calls for one race daily on the grass course affording op ¬ portunities for a great number Of va ¬ rious class to compete in this form of racing
