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Coltrane Coltrane Downs Downs Midwestern Midwestern Rivals; Rivals; Hawthorne Hawthorne Stakes Stakes Total Total 45,000 45,000 Renew 00,000 Gold Cup Oct. 17 Hike Juvenile to 5,000 And Distance to 1 1-16 Miles In Tracks Richest Program Eleven stakes, with a total added value of 45,000, the richest program in its history, will be offered at Hawthornes 35-day meeting opening September 8. Managing director Robert F. Carey also announced that four overweight handicap features totalling 0,000 would augment the stakes schedule. Topping the roster is the 00,000 added Hawthorne Gold Cup. won the last two years by Round Table and the medium in 1958 by which the Kerr champion set a new worlds money-winning record. The Cup will be renewed on closing day, October 17. Nominations for the Cup close July 7. To Market Given Stakes Status Principal change in the Hawthorne stakes list is thhe Juenile Handicap, which has been boosted 0,000 in the value to 5,000 added and its distance increased from 6 furlongs to 1 1-16 miles. Conditions for the To Market, which has been an overnight feature for older horses in past seasons, have been changed and the event, now given stakes status, will be for two-year-old colts and geldings at 6 furlongs for a purse of 5,000 added. In addition to the 5,000 added C. W. Bidwill Memorial Handicap, which will have its 13th running on October 3, the program includes three stakes worth 5,-000 each in added money. They are the Chicago Handicap, on the turf course, which will have its 26th running September 12; the Midwest Handicap 21st running I , September 19, and the Illinois Owners Handicap 30th running , on September 26. Four mid-week stakes carry endowments of 5,000 each. They are the Continued on Page Etght » . . Hawthorne Stakes Total 45,000 00,000 Gold Cup to Be Run October 17; Hike Juvenile to 5,000, Distance to 1 1-16 Continued from Page One Durazna Stakes September 9; the new To Market Stakes, September 16; the Spy Song Handicap, September 23. and the Yo Tambien Handicap October 7. No defintie endownment has been set for the Miss Illinois Stakes to be run September 30. This race, for two-year-old fillies, Illinois-bred, is sponsored by the Illinois Racing Board. The added money, expected to be about 0,000, depends upon legislative action. Four Overnight Handicap Features The opening day feature on Tuesday, September 8, wil be the 0,000 Hawthorne Inaugural Handicap. Two £urf features, each carrying a purse of 0,000, are the Martie Flynn Handicap, September 26, and the Sun Beau Handicap, October 14. The fourth 0,000 feature is .the Gold Cup Prep Handicap on October 10. Last year Hawthornes gross distribution to horsemen totalled ,372,425, an average of 9,212.14 a day. "Hawthorne plans each year to present a varied, prcgresive and lucrative schedule. We feel this years program is attractive and well-balanced. Top features, outstanding horses and high caliber racing are among our goals," Carey stated, "and the recognition of our efforts by horsemen and patrons is both stimulating and gratifying." The Hawthorne stake schedule follows: September 8 — Hawthorne Inaugural Handicap, 0,000, three-y ar-olds and upward, 6 furlongs. September 9— Durazna Stakes, 5,000 added, two-year-old, fillies. 6 furlongs September 12 — Chicago Handicap, 5,-000 added three-year-olds and upward, One mile on the turf. September 16 — To Market Stakes, 5,-000 added, two-year-old colts and geldings, 6 furlongs. September 19 — Midwest Handicap, 5,-000 added, three-year-olds and upward, 62 furlongs. September 23 — Spy Song Handicap, 5,- 000 added, three-year-olds, 62 furlongs. September 26 — Illinois Owners Handicap, 5,000 added, three-year-olds and upward, 1 1-16 miles. September 26 — Martie Flynn Handicap, 0,000, three-year-olds and upward, 7 furlongs on the turf. September 30 — Miss Illinois Stakes, 0,-000 added, two-year-old fillies, Illinois-bred, 6 furlongs. October 3 — C. W. Bidwill Memorial Handicap, 5,000 added, three-year-olds and upward, iv8 miles. October 7 — Yo Tambien Handicap, 5-000 added fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upward, 6!2 furlongs. October 10 — Hawthorne Juvenile Handicap, 5,000 added, two-year-olds, 1 1-16 miles. Octboer 10 — Gold Cup Prep Handicap, 0,000 added, three-year-olds and upward. 18 miles. Octboer 14 — Sun Beau Handicap, 0,000. three-year-olds and upward, One mile on the turf. Octboer 17— Hawthorne Gold Cup, 00.-000 added, three-year-olds and upward, lJ/4 miles.
