The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21
TERMS ANNOUNCED
FOR $4,000 HANDICAP
Maginn Makes known Distances,
Value and Circumstances of
Fair Grounds Stakes.
WILL COST OWNERS $4,000.
NOminatOrs of Horses Will Put Up
Tbree-Fifths of the Big Stake,
While 1t Will Cost Track
Owners Some $40, 900.

Handicapped Magnn has issued his stake
programme for the Fair Grounds racing
season of 1903. Conditions and value are
much the same as last season as far as the
1903 stakes are concerned. There will be
four new stakes run at the Fair Grounds.
This will add about $4,000 more to the
money given away during the season. Nine
teen stakes. estimated value $4,000. will be
run at the old track.
This means about two stakes a week. The
DeImar book, not yet out, will have twenty
three stakes. but they will not be as valu-
able as the Fair Grounds stakes. The In
augural. $500. the Club Members, $500.
and the Derby. $4,000. give the Fair Grounds
its pre-eminence. The Delmar stakes will
be worth, on an average. $500. The asso-
citation will add sl.001 to each stake.
The stake which is most interesting to
horsemen and the racegoing public will be
the great s5o 900 Worlds Fair Stake, which
VII, be run in 1904 The conditions of the
stake are follows:
., For Ino, 3.year.ods and upward in 1904 Geals
at isol ana preceding years The St Louis Fair
1000. of which 5.Coj to second seoSO to third,
hG ap1 the @ isSF'h to snys its sske gao Enss close
olds at time Of entry.
if not declared by july i. 1908: SIS additional II
NO, no, dscIsred by October l. iS So add,ional IL
Thres;y ear-o!ts and upward a. time of entry
NJ not y e GcDtsr @ 1862 @ ;e I s,ona
TO start
The stake to be reopened February l. 1884,
and entries accepted on that date upon payment
Of $50. 50 additional to start. a winner. after
onhlieatOn Of weights Of $3.50 twice or g 500
$4,000 once. pounds: Of 5000 twice OF 5000 once
these penalties Shall be reduced by : a;
hsre sh be- Gy o pena In R te eas OF
S-year-oids penalties shall not cause the weight
eny mile sa ana not be
because Of the death OF the nominator or trans
transfer from any one for any cause. and with
with respect to the interpretation OF the conGi.
Of I OF s sa a os whom 9S SeH te
point. and their decisions shall be final.
PROBABLE NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
start for $500. and s-year-olds up for $3.50.
provided the horses are entering between
now and April /. 1903. The stake will close
for first entry on April l, 1903: 1t will be
opened and entries will finally close on
February l. 1904 To get in at the reopening
will cost nominators $3.50 to enter and $3.50
The stake should have from $50 to 200
entries. Mr.. TILES of the Fair Association
thinks that it will have 400. The ST. Louis
big Saratoga stakes have 400 entries mostly
prenatal and yearling and 2-year-old en-
tries.
But these stakes call for horses Of, one
years breeding. Owners OF 2-year-olds
that will be years old in 1904 will be
h slyear.old H WINS stake a like TX s this against
older horses. Only one 3-year-old, Conroy.
has ever won a similar stake like the
Brooklyn Suburban. And it Is from the
Derby colts and fillies that most entries
come.
and yet unborn colts may do great things.
Breeders and, owners find 1t adds to their