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ENGLISH SPRING HANDICAP ENTRIES. Willi tin- exception of the Kcmpton Park "Jubilee" i Ik- entries for this years Spring Handicaps maintain the average of the last few seasons, but tlie popular Sunbury affair still shows a decline, being on the present occasion three less than in 1007. Last year the old-established Chester Cup, Mich rarely in recent times filled at the first time of asking, dosed satisfactorily on the first Tuesday in Junuary* but ii has dropped into the oltl groove again, anil is ka be reopened, entries being due by February I. Il is satisfactory to note that the Ureal Metropolitan at F.psom has obtained a larger entry than for some time past, and there is also a gratifying iiiiitase in the case of the City and Su biirban. tile iiiiiiiIhts for the two favorite events of tin- spring meeting being fifty one anil fifty re spcctively. The Lincolnshire Handicap shows three more than a twelvemonth ago, and Hie Liverpool Spring Cnp one less. The appended table gives the comparative nominations for several years: 1 1»02| M :|19O4|190r»!19tMl| 1907; 190S Race. 1—1 1 1 — : Lincoln Handicap. | 54 | f.2 | B I .r,l | M 45 I 4* Grand National... 0»» 75 71 84 | 02 85 | — Livei|tool Sg Cup 24 2S | 2K ::i I 31 20 | 2:. il v and Suburban. 53 54 I 00 I 5S | 03 43 | 50 Great Metropolitan 35 3K SI I 37 I 34 41 | 51 heslei- Cup | 5:; | 48 | 4K | 52 | ,5S 4S Keuipton Jubilee.. | 02 [ S3 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 37 —The Sportsman.
