The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-15
ENGLISH LAD LOOKS
GOOD TO THE WEST
Cooks Chestnut Is Favorite of
American Derby Can.
diddtes.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE announcement
OF the entries for the stakes of the Wash
ington Park club for which the turf world
has been waiting anxiously for several
weeks was made today. They were held
back, it is said, as a matter of policy.
me showing Is as gratifying to the club
as that Of last year.
The total falls a little short of 1903.
but none of the principal events has suf-
fered; In fact, the class is regarded as
superior. The American Derby. with
which the premier meeting of the West
Will open June Is, closed with 119 nomina-
lions, as against 120 last year
The entries closed Feb. 25, and. although
they have been closely guarded until now
there has been extant for a few weeks a
IalEly accurate idea as to the personnel
and caliber of the Derby lot If was ac
cepted that a fair majority of the hest
thfeeZyear-olds In the country had been
named, and such proved to be the case
r,NoQtWlthstandlng repeated failures, the
East IS more strongly represented than
ever. w. M. Scheftel has entered High
pan, the pest OF last years twO-year-olds.
ana Major Pelham, more than a useful
er Of Hermis, is represented in the race
by Stalwart and Palmbearer. r. T. WIZ
son, who failed with the Parader, the
Eastern choice in his year comes hack
again with Montreson and Dolly SnanITer
capt. >. 5. Brown, of Pittsburg has en-
tered Proceeds and Conjurer
All the winners of the Derbies that have
peen run this year are on the list They
include Bombardier, winner of the Calf
Iornla Derby; Bill Curtis, winner Of the
Los Los Angeles Derby; Ostrich. winner of
SGonJuref, running one and two in the
tennessee; Rainland, winner Of the Cum
berland Park Derby, and Elwood, winner
OF the Kentucky Derby
The choice of the Western lot seems
TO center on English Lad who. at his
nrst Tune out this season, gave weight
ana a beating to the seasoned campaigner,
Not a two-year-old colt or FLY that
mas shown tinge of quality in the West
this year is missing from the Hyde Park
handicap, the Young handicap and the
other aII.aged events have filed well. al
though few Eastern horses have been
named.
The Washington Park clubs meeting
VIII open June IS and continue as usual
twenty-five days.
T IN fo following are the Derby entries:
FaIernlan, Felipe LugO Grenade For
master, Argreshire, Ingenerator. Borghesi
Merry Pioneer, Peter Paul, Proceeds. Con-
3urer, Hello, Buccaneer, Harfang, Ions
T SeIIt Epn 1a Lad Dell Leath, Father Tai
tent, .Precious Stone, Rian, Andree, Sa-
mural chiffon Forge Gus Strauss William
Wright, Judge, Play Ball, Blue Darter,
N WremrlcK, Mendon, Woodson, RudabeE, Ort
Wells, Roseben, Van Esther, Jocund. Ran
10 water, ElWood, Fort Hunter FIXclama-
lion, KING croker, Vestina Belle, Santemo
TTr33pSetter, Ed Tierney, Bearcatcher'
Iokal0n, Marquis de Carabas, Floral King,
Fort Plain, Brancas. Rainland, Bill Cur
us. Safety Light. Burleigh, Cognomen.
Millbrook. Blackwell, Silk Maid. War
Whoop, Gettysburg, Pulsus, Robin Hood.
Japan. Delmonico. Jason, Requiter, Com
modore, Divination, Reveille Conclave
White Plume, Captain Forsee. Sir Leon
ard. Lawndale, Lakewood. Jumps. Fore
sight. Bright Arch. The Black Eagle, Cop
perfeld, Ostrich, Highball, Major Pelham,
MonaflD, Mollnos, ClovertOn, Sweet
Gretchen, Montebank, Bats, Bombarciier,
Mayor David S. Rose. Peter ]. Somers,
Doricourt, Atwill. Prince Silverwings,
EOlney, Saul. Deep Red. StaIwart, Palm
bearer, St. Valentine, Flo Bob, Flower
King. Woods Perry, Day Copper, Re
morseTQi. FiiiI Proof Reader, 6ioHtres6fi.
poly Spanker, jerry Lynch, Comrade.
Brand New. Woodlyn, Don John.