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Six Laurel Stakes Worth 50,000 Increase of 0,000 Over Last Year; Internationa! And Selima Big Features LAUREL, Md., Aug. 22. Six stakes, totaling 50,000, for an increase of 0,000 over the 1952 autumn figure, have been programmed for the 20-day meet at Laurel race course this fall. The session opens Monday, October 26, and closes Tuesday, November 17. In making the announcement, Laurel president John D. Schapiro said the famed Washington, D. C, International will be held for the second time on Saturday, November 7, with the popular Selima Stakes scheduled for Saturday, Npvember 14. It will be the twenty-eighth running of this mile and a sixteenth event for two-year-old fillies. The Washington, D. C, International, an invitational affair, will have a purse of 5,000, of whicti 0,000 goes to the winner. This is a boost of 5,000 over the 1952 figure. As was the case last year, its conditions call for three-year-olds and upward to race a mile and a half on the turf from a walkup start with weight-for-age regulations prevailing. Selima May Gross 0,000 The Selima, an early-closing fixture, carries a gross purse of approximately 0,000 with the winner receiving around 0,000. Last year, Brookmeade Stables Tritium took down first money of 2,330 through her score."" Throughout the years, the Selima has been recognized as a standout race for juvenile misses. After the final payment last June, 170 young misses remain as candidates for this falls renewal. Nominations for the Selima and the Maryland Futurity, a 0,000 added sprint at six furlongs for Maryland-foaled two-year-olds set for Wednesday, November 11, already have closed. In addition to the International increase, three stakes on the agenda received boosts of ,000 each. They are the Laurel Sprint Handicap, from 0,000 to 5,000; the Turf Cup Handicap, from 5,000 to 0,000, and the Spalding Lowe Jenkins, from 0,000 to 5,000. The complete stakes schedule: October 26 Laurel Sprint Handicap, 5,000, three-year-olds and upward, six furlongs. October 31 Turf Cup Handicap, 0,000, three-year-olds and upward, one mile and a furlong on the turf. November 7 Washington, D. C, International by invitation only, 5,000, three-year-olds and upward, weight-forage, walkup start, one mile and a half on the turf. November 11 Maryland Futurity, 0,000, two-year-olds, foaled in Maryland, six furlongs. November 14 The Selima, 5,000 added, two-year-olds, fillies, one mile and a sixteenth. November 17 -Spalding Lowe Jenkins, 5,000 added, two-year-olds, allowances, one mile and a sixteenth.
