Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
ROSY IS EASTERN
RACING OUTLOOK
C0NEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB
INCREASES STAKES
MANY ENTRIES ALREADY IN FOR
FUTURlTY EVENTS
Other Clubs Probably VIII Follow
Lead of New York organiza-
ton-Racing Men Are
Hopeful
Associated PressI

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-For the June
meeting of the Coney Island Jockey
club next year stakes have been an
nounced showing that a total of almost
$40 200 is to be run for. These stakes
do not include some minor events and
eteeplechases that will have a later
closing. The stakes announced are
those that close January g. and with
few exceptions they have a marked in
crease over the offerings of the club
during 1909.
The Coney Island club has led this
year with the announcement of its
plans for the coming season and the
confidence that is shown In the future
of the sport, in the liberality shown.
will in all probability be followed by
the other associations when their
stake announcements are made public.
All of the stakes are guaranteed,
rather than added money, but the fig
ures are such that they cannot fail to
run over the value Of the same events
that were decided in 1909. The eX-
ceptions to the rule Of a general ad-
vance are in the Tidal and the Mer-
maid In former seasons these were
stakes that had an earlier closing. and
the Tidal Of 1909 had a guaranteed
value of $4,000 while the Mermaid
was $4,000 added. For 1910 the Tidal is
$4,000 guaranteed and the Mermaid has
a like value.
In all there are eighteen stakes for
1910 that are to close January 3. On
the same date the entries for the fu-
turity of 1912 are due. The most no.
table increase shown in athe list is in
the great trial for 2-year-olds. Last
June this race had a guaranteed value
of S2500, while for 1910 it is of $4,000
guaranteed value.
Three-Year-oId Stakes
Seven Of the stakes are for horses
3 years old and over, four are eXclu-
sively for 3-year-olds and seven are
for 2-year-olds. beginning with the
Suburban handicap, which has a guar
anteed valve Of $4,000 as against S5BO6
last season. The commonwealth and
Advance each show an increase in
value of $500. being $4,000 stakes in
1909. as against $4,000 next year.
The Coney Island handicap, which
had an added value OF $500 last year
and was an overnight race, is made a
$4,000 stake The Sheepshead Bay han
dicap. run as a selling race last sea-
son and with an added value Of $1,000
IS made a race of $1,000 guaranteed
and a like change has been made in
the value of the Long Island handi-
cap. The Grass Selling, from being an
overnight race with an added value Of
$500 has been increased to $500 guar
anteed
Bv the reduction Of both the Tidal
and the Mermaid the 3-year-olds do
not come IN for the advance that is
found in the lists for both the older
horses and the 2-year-olds though
both the Conev Island jockey club
stakes and the Swift have been raised.
The frst-named stake was raised to
$4,000 which IS $500 over the amount
raced for the last running, while the
Swift goes from $1,000 added to $4,000
guaranteed.
Two-year-olds are treated with re-
markahle liberalitv. II has already
been shown that the great Tidal has
grown from So500 to 10000 and al
most a like increase has been made in
the double event. At the last meeting
this race was worth $4,000 added, with
$1,000 to go to each running. For novt
year it becomes a guaranteed stake
with the guarantee of Ss0OO or $4,000
for each half
The Foqm surf Doiev and Pansv.