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IJEXT YEASS ST. I.OUIS DERBY. The conditions of the St. Louis Derby, to be run next year, were framed with great care by the then Becrotary "Joe" Murphy, ho being under the impression that he had devised a stake that would total from 5,000 to 0,000 when it came to the day of decision. It will not do that because not near the number of broodmares expected woro nominated, but it will net a fat Bum for the winner at that. Speaking of its piobabilitias, a St. Louis exchange Bays: "The St. Louis Derby of 1902, to ba run at the Fair Grounds next June, will be one of the richest stakes in the west, its aggregate value promising to be, at the lowest vuluation, 16,-000, with a possibility of going up to 8,000. This is the Derby which was opened in the winter of 1893-99, and is roally a futurity, tho only thing about it indicative of a Derby being the name, the fact that eligibility is confined to three-year-olds and that the distance is a mile and a half. It carries an added money value of , COO, the balance being made up in entrance and etarting fees. The conditions of the race follow : "A sweepstakes for three-year-olds foals of 1899. Entrance free for mares covered in 1898; each for foals declared by January 1, 1900, tho money to accompany the declaration; 0 each for foals declared by January 1, 1901, the money to accompany tho declaration; 5 each for foala remaining in after January 1, 1901. Tho stake to be reopanod May 1, 1901, and January 1, 1902, and entries accopted. upon payment of 0 in cash May 1, 1901, or 250 in cash January 1, 1902. One hundred dollars to start, starters to bo exempt from forfeit. Tho association to add ,000, of which ,000 to second, 00 to third, and tne fourth to eave its stake. Pennltics: Winners of two stakes of ,000, or one of Q,CC0, in 1901, to carry throe pounds penalty; winners of a stake of 0,000, or three of any valne in 1902 to carry five pounds penalty. Allowances: Non-winners of two stakes of any valne in 1902, three pounds ; of a stake at any time, seven pounds; nonwinners of four races in 1902, ten pounds; three races, twelve pounds; two races, fifteen pounds; one race, if beaten three or more times, twenty pounds; maidens, twenty-five pounds, if beaten three or more times at any time. Selling purse races not counted in figuring allowances. No horee that has incurred either of the penalties shall be entitled to any of the allowances, and no horse which is not entitled to the first two allowances can claim any of the subsequent ones. Allowances and penalties not cumulative. Ono mile and a half. "The race closed with 874 nominations. Of these mares, 85 were barren or the foalB died and 89 declared January 1, 1900, at each, January 1, 1901, 23 more were declared at 0 each, and on Mayl, at the first reopening, J.! W. Schorr entered Charle3 W. Meyer, Larry Young and Major Tenny; Georgo C. Bennett and Co. entered Little Scout, Hoodwink and Abo Frank; Sam Lazarus named Landseer and The Four Hundred ; Turney Bros, entered Old Hutch and Glenwator; Abe Cahn put in Kili-mandscharo and Terra Firma, and W. H. Mc-Corkle nominated Bridge and South Elkhorn. It is significant that three of these owners, Bennett, Schorr and McCorkle, were violent partisans of the Western Jockey Club, and the fact that thay were willing to put up 0 each for their colts made it look as though even they expected peace. "The cash value of the stake up to date is aB follows; total eligible, 191: Declared January 1, 1900, 89 at 5 $ 445 Declared January 1, 1901, 23 at 0 230 Payment due January 1, 1901, 177 at 5.... 4,425 Entered May 1, 1901, 14 at 0 700 Added money 5,000 Total 0,800 "There iB another reopening on January 1, next, and as there are many colts which have doveloped well, whiah have not yet been entered it is reaBonablo to expect at least a dozen now entries on January 1, next, at 50 each, making a total of ,000, and, as the stake will then be of such value as to attract a big field of the best colts of the year, it is not looking for too much to expect twelve starters, at 00 each, thuB bringing the total up to 5,000. Of courss, it is possible there may bo many more entries on January 1, next, than the above estimate, and there may be a bigger field at the post, all of which will, of course, increase tho aggregate value of the stake. "If, as every one hopes, tho "Western Jockey Club and tho Turf Congress settle their troubles and amalgamate at next months meeting, a powerful organization will be the result, which can, if it will, do much to remedy unsatisfactory conditions. It has long been contended by horsemen that the scale of weights gives two and three-year-olds a big advantage over older horses, and the almost uniform success of the younger horses make it appear that they are correct, and that tho scale should ba amended."
