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Bunker Hill Betsy Ross At Suffolk This Week WeekThree Three Stakes including Rich Massachusetts Close Tuesday TuesdayBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 12 As the sec ¬ ond half of the Suffolk Downs meeting gets under way the forthcoming week will be one of the most important of the Eastern Racing Associations session for Tuesday June 15 will be the closing date for the 50000 Massachusetts Handicap the 15 000 Mayflower Stakes and the 10000 Hannah Dustin Handicap the three richest stakes of the entire meeting meetingMondays Mondays sport gets under way with the fourth issue of the condition book being introduced The main feature of the new book is the 7500 added Betsy Ross Stakes a fivefurlong dash exclusively for two yearold fillies to be decided next Satur ¬ day Nominations for this juvenile prize closed at midnight tonight tonightAnother Another important event to be decided during the week is the traditional Bunker Hill Handicap at one mile endowed with 5000 added This test is down for deci ¬ sion Bunker Hill Day Thursday June 17 Nominations for this offering also closed today todaySupporting Supporting the Bunker Kill Handicap on 1 the local holiday card is the Charles Town Handicap at six furlongs Entries for this dash will close Tuesday TuesdayAnother Another feature to be decided on Satur ¬ day in support of the Betsy Ross Stakes is the Old Glory Handicap a sprint at six furlongs carrying a purse of 2075 2075Racing Racing secretary Charles McLennan has taken care of the juveniles throughout the week having listed two events each day for the younsters all to be decided at five fur ¬ longs longsWhile While several stables have shipped to other points vacant stalls have soon found occupants Many thoroughbreds are ar ¬ riving from the Metropolitan circuit to strengthen the New England division of their strings The remaining weeks of the meeting should see a sprinkling of new ¬ comers throughout the daily programs
