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CRANWOOD PARK is all set for the inaugural of its 25day meeting tomorrow and which will be climaxed by a revival of the Ohio Derby on May 31 at the suburban Cleveland track Shown in the picture left to right are Louis Pondfield general manager of Cranwood Paradisical winner of the 1932 Ohio Derby A La Carte winner of the Ohio Derby in 1931 1931and and Gary C Boshmar president of the Cranwood Park track Monmouth Boosts Stake Distribution ToTotal 305000 For46DayMeeting For46DayMeetingThree Three New Events Added to Roster Schedule Headed by Pair of 25000 Offerings OfferingsOCEANPORT OCEANPORT N J May 1 The Mon ¬ mouth Park Jockey Club will introduce three new stake races during the coming June 14August 9 racing season while in ¬ creasing its overall distribution of stakes to 305000 highest in the history of the seaside track President Amory L Haskell and general manager Edward J Brennan enthusiastically contemplating last seasons record figures and optimistic for the future have authorized this expenditure which finds Monmouth Park distributing an addi ¬ tional 105000 over the 1951 season seasonThe The schedule will again be topped by the 25000 Monmouth Handicap for three yearolds and upward and the 25000 Choice Stakes for threeyearolds time honored carryovers from old Monmouths historic past The Sapling Stakes restricted to twoyearolds and always attractive to the best juveniles in the East is to carry a similar 25000 value this year marking a considerable advance over last seasons 10000 This trio of high monied features are among the most important of the 18 stakes to be decided during the 46 days of summer sport sportNewcomers Newcomers to the stake ranks include the mile route of the 10000 Longfellow Handicap run over the infield turf course Turf racing was introduced at Monmouth Par k less than two years ago but has be ¬ come so popular that grass runners have now been awarded a stake in their own right Longfellow whose match race against Harry Basse tt was a highlight of old Monmouths glittering past is post ¬ humously honored as is Miss Woodford Queen of the Turf in those days and whose name is now attached 6to a three yearold filly race at new Monmouth Park This event is at six furlongs and promises to be a major testing ground for the later running of the Monmouth Oaks The Tyro Stakes for twoyearolds is the third among the new stakes selected and gives juvenile colts and geldings a chance at a rich purse of 15000 15000Run Run Monmouth Handicap June 28 28The The Monmouth Handicap at a mile and a quarter usually contested later in the season has been advanced this year to Saturday June 28 to avoid conflict with other races in the East and Middle West The shifting of dates is expected to attract attractMonmouth Monmouth Park following its policy of giving fillies and mares increasing oppor ¬ tunities will not present five events for the sex the Molly Pitcher and Regret Handi ¬ caps for threeyearolds and upward the Miss Woodford and Monmouth Oaks for three year old fillies and the Colleen Stakes for twoyearolds twoyearoldsThe The complete stakes schedule as an ¬ nounced by racing secretary John Turner Jr follows followsJurie Jurie 14 15000 Oceanport Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward Six Fur ¬ longs longsJune June 18 15000 Omnibus Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward One and OneEighth Miles June 21 15000 Regret Handicap Fillies and Mares ThreeYearOlds and Upward Six Furlongs FurlongsJune June 25 15000 R u m s o n Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward Six Fur ¬ longs longsJune June 28 25000 Monmouth Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward One and OneQuarter Miles MilesJuly July 2 10000 Longfellow Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward One Mile Turf Course July 4 15000 Colleen Stakes Two YearOld Fillies Five and OneHalf Fur ¬ longs longsJuly July 5 15000 Select Handicap Three YearOlds Six Furlongs FurlongsJuly July 9 10000 New Jersey Futurity TwoYearOlds Jersey Foals Five and OneHalf Furlongs FurlongsJuly July 12 20000 Molly Pitcher Handicap Fillies and Mares ThreeYearOlds and Upward One and OneSixteenth Miles MilesJuly July 16 15000 Long Branch Handicap ThreeYearOlds and Upward One and OneSixteenth Miles July 19 20000 Lamplighter Handicap ThreeYearOlds One and OneSixteenth Miles July 23 15000 Miss Woodford Stakes ThreeYearOld Fillies Six Furlongs FurlongsJuly July 26 15000 Tyro Stakes TwoYear Old Colts and Geldings Six Furlongs FurlongsJuly July 30 20000 Monmouth Oaks Three YearOld Fillies One and OneSixteenth Miles MilesAugust August 2 25000 Choice Stakes Three YearQlds One and OneQuarter Miles MilesAugust August 6 15000 Salvator Mile Three YearOlds and Upward One Mile MileAugust August 9 25000 Sapling Stakes Two YearOlds Six Furlongs
