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WASHINGTON PARK ENTRIES ENTRIESThe Entries The thirteen Washington Park Stakes which closed May 3 received an aggregate of 805 en ¬ tries divided as follows The American Derby 3yo 112 m40 m40The The Sheridan Stakes 3yo 1 14 m33 m33The The Drexel Stakes 3yo 1 m61 m61The The Englewood Stakes 3yofil 1m 40 40The The Midway Stakes 3youpl 116 67 67The The Oakwood Lakewood Handicap 3youpl 18 62 The Great Western Handicap3youpl 12 m48 The Wheeler Handicap 3youpl 14 m 72 72The The Lakeside Stakes 2yofil58 m 72 72The The Kenwood Stakes 2yocolts58 m 71 71The The Edgewater Digester Stakes 2yo 1116 m67 m67The The Hyde Park Stakes 2yo 34 m 93 93The The Quickstep Stakes 2yo 12 m 79 79Considering Considering the late date when it was decided by the Washington Park Club officials to give a race meeting this year and the enforced scanti scant ¬ ness of time allotted for making entries to the stakes announced it must be said that owners of good race horses have made a magnificent response to the invitation to once more gather within the hospitable inclosure enclosure of the banner f e track of the west It must be remembered tnat nat training and racing operations have now been in progress so long that the deadwood has been singled out and cleared away so that the entries to the Washington Park stakes are made up of horses in active training that have shown their owners they can run fast enough to inspire the reasonable belief that they can win races in good company This is a pleasing con ¬ dition edition of affairs because it insures good fields of starters made up of the proved best horses of the day and nothing better could be asked for by those who are looking forward with keen anticipation to the revival of the glories of rac race ¬ ing King over the great South Side course courseForty course Forty threeyearolds have been named as candidates for American Derby honors The list in full is as follows
