New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
SARATOGA TO SEE
RACING AS OF OLD
All the Old Stakes on the List for
August Meeting of the
ThorOughbredS.

Racing at Saratoga i'm August will
bring back all of the old stakes OF the
association. and preparation is being
made looking to a wonderfully interest
ms season OF sport Yesterday announce
ment was made that twenty-four fixtures
would be closed in March. Last year
the stakes were not closed until May -,
but for 1914 IL has been agreed that bet
ter results could be obtained by an earlier
CLOSING
OF the fixtures that are TO close, twenty
are for races on the fat. while the re-
naming four will be steeplechases
These, with various other races that were
closed October j.. bring the stake list up
TO most entertaining whole. The racing
book will be built along lines i'm keeping
with the stake offerings so that the sea
son will be a notable one from all present
indications.
AL the famous old stakes are to be re-
newed as will be seen by the following
list OF those that are 10 be closed: Sara
toga Handicap, a mile and a quarter;
Saratoga Cup. a mile and six furlongs;
Champlain Handicap. mile and a fur
long; Merchants and Citizens Handicap.
a mile and three-sixteenthS; Delaware
Handicap. one mile; Amsterdam Selling.
one mile; Catskill Selling, seven furlongs.
These are all for horses three years old
and over.
For the three-year-old exclusively
there are: The Travers. mile and q
quarter. the Alabama. for FLIES. a mile
and furlong; Huron Handicap. mile
and three siXteenths; Saranac Handicap,
one mile: Mohawk Selling, one mile and
the Seneca Selling. six furlongs.
Exclusively for two-year-o lds the list
shows The Saratoga Special. six fur
longs; Adirondack Handicap, six fur
longs. Sanford Memorial, six furlongs;
The Flash FIVE and a half furlongs AL
bany Handicap. SIX furiongs; Troy Sell
Ing. FIVE and a half furlongs. and the
kentucky Selling. for hllies. five and a
half furlongs
The steeplechases 10 close the same time
are: Saratoga Steeplechase. about two and
half miles North American Steeple-
chase. about two miles; the Beverly ca
Steepiechase. about two miles and the
Shilleah Steeplechase, Of two miles and
A half
Some Of the stakes that closed october
l.. that brings the list up TO such liberal
proportions. are five fixtures Tor the two
year-olds. They are the Hopeful, OF six
furlongs; United States Hotel Stakes six
furlongs; Grand Union Hotel Stakes. six
furlOngs. the Spinaway, stake for files.
at five and a half furlongs. end the Grab
Bag a sporting handicap. at six furlongs.
This last named stake is new one on
the list and the nominations received tes-
tilted TO its popularity among the sports
men.
The Saratoga Association helo its an
nual election Thursday. and the following
named directors were chosen: Robert
Maclay Bull. Perry Belmont Il. ". Law
renee. Thomas Hitchcock. Andrew Miller,
ClareI CO II. Mackey. Schuyler l.. Par
sons. Frederick II. Won Stade, Harry
Payne Whitney. Richard T. Wilson,
Charles II. Warning and w. w. Worden.
r. W Lawrence was elected TO I'll the
vacancy occasioned by the death Cf
Charles Kohler. Mr.. Lawrence repre-
sents the Kohler estate. and his selection
was a most natural one.