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Show 00 SARATOGA OPENS AFTER FOUR YEARS Saratoga. N Y., Aug. 2 For Ihg first time in four years the streets of Saratoga were filled with theii old time c rowd for the opening date of the racing season With hotels overcrowded and trains bringing additional throngs to the village vil-lage every hour, the attendance promised prom-ised to eclipse records. Every box In the grandstand had been sold In advance The track has been idle since 1909. The crowd was disappointed bj th.' prospect that Whisk Broom II. the oe worlds record smasher, would take no part in the day's racing The racer is reported to have goiu-tame goiu-tame recently and it is regarded as Improbable that he will race again thiB year Six horses were scheduled sched-uled to start In the Saratoga handicap. handi-cap. I BUal precautions have been taken by the sheriff to prevent violation of the anti-betting law He has assured Governor Sulzer that the law will be Insured Grand Circuit Races Grand Rapids. Mich, uk L' The 2:06 trot was expected to be the most important event of today's Gruud circuit racing program which was to bring to local week's racing to . close. The card was originally ached uled for Friday, but was put off until un-til todav when Thursdays races were postponed by rain. Other races set I for today w ere the 2 13 pace and the 2:16 trot |