The Blue Ribbon Races

With the íinest equipped race course in America and a splendid iUt of entries lor the special events wn losed during the early spring, the prospecta for the annual Blue Ribbon meeting ot the Detroit bright. Never was the outlook so cheerful as lt is this year, and witn everything new and attractive the club Relieves the enviable record of past trlurr.phs will have its greaiest addition in this year's meeting. The arranging of a programme for so important a meeting is a matter which occupies muon more time than the av spectator Imagines as he watenes the sleek-limbed trottera rush down the broad stretch. Records are gone over, successful programs of 1S3 reviewed and at ) lb1 the program was ready for the conclave which beins on July 16. A feature tnat presento itseif on the iirst readlsg is the fact that there are "to be six days oí racing this year instead of five, and for the 18 events the cncrrnous sum of $70 000 is offered,, probably the greatest amout In subbtantial purses ever given by an ation. The nve purses and stakes which have already closed have 141 entries and this time the club has made a departure in its set purses. In the flrst place $2,UOO is offered for a free-for-aü team race and then there are pacerá for 2:12 trotters and also for pacers of the same tía g to glve a chance to B whoae owners do rot feel lik? en;iy where the Direc,!"". Alixes, Fantasles or the Mascota, Flying Jibs and Hal Pointers are eligible. Pil UT DAY, MilMiiY, .iri.v 16 Paree J2.000, fr 2-year-oMii, 2:10 class, tnttlng (cjns-d) ; t:,im ,.Mn, to ,villner of ttwteit Boat, if í'síit ihiin 2:13, ■ $2,000, 4 yi :r-, ida and under, 2-25 cías, naclng .■■i,,,ii; $500 tra to n-luner of fastwt I;,..-;, lf roster than 2:0SW Puree (2,000, -..M'ï rtass, trottlng; $600 eitm to winner (.f tastest beat, ir taster (ban 2:1SÍ4 BHCOXD HAY. TUESDAY, JI'I.Y 17 Pone $2.000, 2:21 clan, trottlng; $800 extra to winner ol faststt heat, lf taster than The Béreemu stake for 4-yi..ir-oldi. $11000 wnh SterllDg sih-.-r ciiii of $1.000 to broeder of thewinner f the Cuteat heat, f taster than Pur $2,000. 2:1S class, pacln; $500 ex■i1},,,,'!1"'? "' '"'' heat, if taster than 2:10. THIItl) DAY, WEDNESDAY, JILY ÍS Pan $2;O0O, 3-y,.ar-.,l,ls. 2::iO clan, trottlnn ít fïatèr tina "'-H '" "i'""ir of f;lstesl ""3 Merctanta' and Hannfxrtnrpra1 pnrso, $s onn 2:t claaa trottlD Irtartl; 1500 ovtrn to nner if f,,si,-xt hent, f taster than 2:18 Praw JSjOOO. trotttag tenn: KSOÓ ?tra to wloniT ir i:s:.st li,-,,t. if (pgipr i!,,,, 2;1g )■'! RTH DAY. THORSDAT JIIY íi Pene {2.000, -ir, rlaaa, tmtting; ÍSOO 'atn Pone $2,000, 2:15 elaaa, paclií; fr.oo extra to winner ..f rnateal beat, if faiter than -i...;, Pnrse f2 000, fr-for all. trottinc; $600 to winner of fa.te.1 heat. il taster than 2:0BU. PIFTH DAV, FRtDAY, .TII.Y 20 Por 2,ooo. 2:12 dan, trottlng; 1500 pitra, to winner ol rostral beat, ir taster than 2-oouT porae $2,000, 2:12 claas, paclng; $500 '.-itnu, wlnnM „f etstest h,.at, if Caoter than PJtrae $8,000, 2:18 class, tmtttaf: B0ft P-tra w i1; vi1,.,1 ,':is'rs' ■' f-istir " -:"':- MMM DAT, RATITIDAY, JULI 21 Purse $2.000 Merchants' and Manufaotorers' f"""11''"1"11; 600 extra to winner of tastest heat Poras $2.(ioo. free-for-aJl. rnoinc; $.-oo extra to winner of tMtest ht, ir taster th 2:04 Horseman's oonaolatlon stuks, $!) s-,on extra to wlmer of tastest beat ir hettér th,,u tastn bMi te tbe m. tnke if 2:(sv4 i9 beatenT I'uise f.2.0;. si.e-íal to be anuouucla.