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Adopt New System of Handling Also-Eligibles in New York BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 12. — Effective with todays racing the New York tracks are adopting a new system in the handling of also-eligibles. A notice on todays overnight entries reads: "Horses listed as also-eligibles will be drawn by lot at scratch time the day of the race and take the post position of the scratched horse." It was noted today that the horses on the also-eligible list were indicated in alphabetical order. In future, -when a horse is scratched from post position I, for example, a horse will be drawn by lot from the also-eligibles to fill that position. If horses are scratched from the other post positions, from 2 to 28, horses will be drawn by lot from the also-eligible list after the scratches to fill those positions in order. The original post positions of the horses % not scratched will not be effected by the scratches except in cases where there are no also-eligibles to fill the vacancies.
