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i KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS. Only nineteen horses are now eligible to con-tend for the honors of the Kentucky Derby next May, final payments for that number having been made March 1. Sixteen have qualified for the Clark Stakes and twenty fillies for tho Kentucky Oaks. The dead timber is now all cleared away and those who wish to forecast the possibilities of the big Loaisville events can now know precisely what material is to be considered. Two of the nineteen Derby contents, Albert Swind and Desperado have never started and their merits must necessarily ba matter for conjecture, but tho others have given a line to their qualities through the determining-test of the racetrack. Guessing now about star - a race to come off in May is such a Ion -"iance as to count for little, bat on. . . . J is abundant material left in to furnish. a good field and race. The list of .elig-iblos is as follows : Manuel, b. c, by Bob Miles Espanita. His Lordship, ch. c, by Rayon dOr Sallio McClelland. W. Overton, b. c, by Belvidere Poninah, The Kentuckian, ch. c, by Pirate of Penzance Lizzie Montrose. Mazo, ch. c, by Rossington Bona B. Tho Barrister, ch. c, by Terra Cotta Alarming. Jolly Roger, b. c, by Order Happy Sallie II. FontainableB, b. c, by Oddfellow Sister to Pendleton. Ordnung, ch. c, by Order Highland Love. Hapsburg, b. c, by Candlemas Lady Reel. Sea Lion, b. c, by Deceiver Seaviow. Jim McClevy, ch. c, by Linden Verbena. Corsini, b. c. by Riley Hinda. False Lead, b. c, by Falsetto Rebellis. Golden Link, br. c, by Dundee Rath. Romanoff, ch. c, by Sleipaer Heatherbelle. Billy House, ch. c, by Terra Cotta Taglioni. Desperado, ch. c, by Hanover Despenia. Albert Swind, br. c, by Jim Gore Miss Col-ville. Tho eligibles for the Clark Stakes differ from the Derby eligibles only in that Mazo, Billy , House, Albert Swind and Golden Link are not in the Clark, while The Pride is left in the Clark and not in tho Derby. The fillies left in the Kentucky Oaks are: May Hempstead, ch. f, by Patron Lillie Hempstead. Spirituelle, ch. f, by Spokane Narka. Rush, b. f, by Wadsworth Reine dOr. Jewel Banner, b. f, by Him jar Jewel Ban. Tbe Lady in Blue, b. f, by Himyar British Bluo Blood. Admiration, br. f, by Kingston Hypocrite. Oitra, ch. f, by Hanover Jess. Florence Austin, ch. f, by Top Gallant Lassie Freak, ch. f, by St. Blaise Forovor. Scbanken, br. f, by Volante Laurel. Oneita, b. f, by Azra Outspeed. Synia.ch. f, by Pardee Julia Magee. Orderlette, ch. f, by Order Floss. Fannie Taylor, b. f, by Tea Tray Andelia. Monadour, ch. f. by Troubadour Mona. Mayme M. M., b. f, by Falsetto Macola. Fantasy, ch. f, by Fonso Eva S. Gay Parisienne, b. f, by Tournament-Princess Iskra. Preliminary, blk. f, by Falsetto Flirtation. Chimura, ch. f, by Montana Regent Geneva.
