The Washington times., 1902-08-17
BNGLAND'S TWO GREAT
CLASSIC TURF EVENTS
Many Americ IN Nominations
for the TWJ Races.
August Belmont and Richard Croker
Among Those Who Have
Entered Ho-ces.

The entry lists which have just been
announced for England's Epson Derby
and Oaks of 1908 demonstrate that prac-
tically the only feature in which these
great events fare differently from last
years showing is in the matter of
American patronage.
A comparison OF the figures for the
closing of 1908 and 1904 will promptly
demonstrate the truth of this assertion.
especially with reference to the Derby.
The Derby of 1903 closed just a year
ago. with 303 nominations. of which
forty were made at the New York Of
fee.
The Derby of 1904, which has Just
closed, receives 2S4 nominations. OF
which twenty are through the New
York office.
This leaves 263 entries made at the
London office of the Messrs. Weather
by for the 1903 event, with 2s4 in the
present instance for that of 1904.
With regard to the Oaks the showing
OF last year for the 1908 renewal was
twenty eight New York nominations in
a total OF 27i. The entries Just an
nounced for the renewal of 1904 cont
rrisc total OF 232, with fourteen made
IN New York.
Derby Worth a Fortune.
The DerLy is guaranteed at ss2, 500.
The subscription is s25<. half forfeit.
with an opportunity for s25 declara-
tion on the last Tuesday of next March.
The Oaks is guaranteed at only s25,-
GOO. but the subscription. forfeit and dec
in the Derby.
Both races are to be run at the Ep-
som summer meeting OF 1904, which gem
orally takes place in the week which
embraces the first Wednesday in June.
Each race is an even weight affair
exclusively for three-year-olds, at 4
mile and half. the Derby being for both
sexes. and the Oaks exclusively for fl
lies.
Geldings are barred from the Derby.
in which the only weight concession is
an allowance of five pounds 10 the fl-
lies. The animals which have just been
nominated for the 1904 renewal are. of
course. yearlngs at the present time.
American Nominations.
The American nominations which were
made at the New York Office are as yet
having been in transit at
he time of the publication of the list as
registered at the London office.
Quite an interesting representation of
american owners and American blood
ines was directly registered in the Lon
Ion entry of July % for the Derby of
9O4. however. and of this division the
irst American gentlemans name to be
'ntered in the alphabetical list is that |
If Mr.. August Belmont
Mr.. Belmont's nomination comprises |
| quartet of Nursery bred colts, and. |
n view OF the achievements of Hast
ngs, it is in no way surprising that
he entry should be exclusively repre-
of that stallion.
The quartet are led by the bay colt
ord of the Valley. out of Lady Violet.
nd then comes Magistrate II. chest
iut colt out of Lady Margaret, and
therefore, full brother to Masterman,
.inncr of this years Belmont Stakes
Nine Pin II is bay colt out of Nine
'ah, while the quartet of Hastings colts
s completed by Jaspar. bay out OF
Priceless, she by Magnetizer out of imp
'rincess dam of Royal Hampton, Prince
loval, His Highness. and Her High
Tess.
Croker to Try Again.
Richard Croker is a notably heavy
Iomnator for the Derby of 1901, having
akor no less than seven subscriptions.
these are led by the chestnut filly
'olania. Dy DoDbins out of Miss Used.
Yolanda is half sister to Kilmar-
ock who won the Withers Of 1900 in
his country. and captured last year,
alexander Plate at Ascot for the Hen.
Y. C. Whitney.
Mr. CroSer's remaining Derby nomi-
ations are unnamed colts. as follows
,ay colt, by Florizel II-Iernor; bay
olt, by St Simon-Stu5ham hampton; chest
vt COLI, by Dohbins-purscpTie chest
ut colt. ty Donb!ns-Neda; chestnut
olt. by May Duke-Outcry; bay or
rown colt. BY Dobbins or Americas
.ady Mitchell