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THE 1903 ST. LOUIS DERBY. Wednesday of next week, February 1, entries of mares for the St. Louis Derby of 1902 close. It is almost inconceivable that any one who owns a thoroughbred mare due to foal this year would fail to enter her for this great race of the future, when it is considered that entrance is absolutely free. Entry of the mare renders her produce at once eligible to a great stake that may be worth as much as 5,000 to the winner. If the colt or filly proves inferior it can be declared out by January 1, 1900 for the small sum of ; or by January 1, 1901 for 0. On the other hand it is from the moment of its birth engaged in a stake of such importance as to at once operate to give it a value it would not otherwise possess, and if it shows promise as time goes on will be a possession eagerly contended for by men with long purses who are anxious to own horses vested with the possible chance of winning such a great race.
