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Atlantic City Stakes Running Dates Are Set SetSchedule Schedule Homebred to Replace King Neptune at 42Day Meet MeetATLANTIC ATLANTIC CITY N J June 8 Ten stakes headline numbers on the 42day program at the local course this season will be open for nominations until mid ¬ night July 1 Only the King Neptune a juvenile affair has been dropped from the customary roster being replaced by an ¬ other twoyearold special limited to youngsters foaled in this state The All American Handicap at one mile and three sixteenths again will be the main attrac ¬ tion during a period of competition which opens on Monday August 9 and termi ¬ nates on Saturday September 25 25Fearful Fearful of a drop in the mutuel turn ¬ over due to the states legalizing an in ¬ crease in the take from 10 per cent to 12 per cent plus breakage to a dime in ¬ stead of the nickel as formerly the man ¬ agement felt it necessary to cut the added money in the All American to 15000 added New Jersey has become more than an equal partner in the states tracks for it receives onehalf the take and all the breakage The prize in the distance contest for threeyearolds will top by 5000 the offerings in eight other stakes each of which will be worth 10000 The sprint for Jerseyfoaled newcomers will carry an as ¬ sociation endowment of 7500 7500Five Five of the main numbers are dashes at six furlongs with three of the others at a mile and a furlong one at a mile and a quarter and the fifth of the distance stakes being at one mile and threesix ¬ teenths teenthsThe The following is a full list of the stakes in the order of their running runningAugust August 9 Atlantic City Inaugural Hand ¬ icap 10000 added threeyearolds and upward six furlongs furlongsAugust August 14 Mermaid Handicap 10000 added threeyearolds and upward fillies and mares six furlongs furlongsAugust August 21 Absecon Handicap 10000 added threeyearolds one and oneeighth miles milesAugust August 28 Boardwalk Handicap 10000 added threeyearolds and upward one and oneeighth miles milesSeptember September 4 Worlds Playground Stakes 10000 added twoyearolds six furlongs furlongsSeptember September 6 Pageant Handicap 10000 added threeyearolds and upward six furlongs furlongsSeptember September 11 Olympic Handicap 10 000 added threeyearolds and upward one and onequarter miles milesSeptember September 18 Miss America Handicap 10000 added three yearolds and upward fillies and mares one and oneeighth miles milesSeptember September 22 Homebred Stakes 7500 added twoyearolds foaled in New Jer ¬ sey six furlongs furlongsSeptember September 25 All American Handicap 15000 added threeyearolds and upward ont and threesixteenths miles
