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, . . . : 1 i . . I 1 MANY ENTRIES TO SANTA ANITA STAKES. Los Angeles. Cal.. November 23. The work of tabulating the nominations to the several big events to be run off at Santa Anita has been completed, and the result indicates very clearly the remarkable interest that the owners of high-class horses throughout the country are taking in the forthcoming meeting at Santa Anita. Nineteen stakes arc to be decided, as against thirteen of last season, and the list of nominations to this seasons events foots up the remarkable total of 1.04S. or over 100 greater than the total for last season. This makes the average number of nominations to each stake eighty-six. which is a record for the Pacific coast. All of the big owners have been liberal in entering their high-class horses in the different events. S. C. Ilildreth heads the list with 1 IS to his credit. P. T. Chinn. Barney Schrciber. T. II. Williams and the St. .Tames Stable also have nominated liberally, each having from fifty to seventy-live entries in the big events. In addition to these, several big owners that have I never been represented in the stake books in past seasons have sent in the names of several of the pick of their stables. Among these are found the names of .T. E. Gladden, who has named several speedy racers. Other newcomers to the southwest arc F. A. Forsythc. H. L. Shaw. G. H. Browne. C. R. Ellison. Fred Cook. Pat Dunne and Frank Farrell, owner or the Now York American League baseball club. Davy Johnson, also a newcomer herealKHils. has entered the mighty Roscben In the Speed Handicap, which makes it altogether likely that local racegoers will see "The Big Train" in action. One noticeable feature of the list of nominations is the unprecedented number of entries to the longdistance events, the Norfolk Handicap, at four miles, having attracted seventy, and the Holland Cup. which is at two miles and a quarter, having no fewer than seventy-seven entries. Of the other events those for two-year-olds have filled the best, the three big features the San Gabriel, the Woodlands and the Colin Stakes having 130. 136 and EM respectively. Following is the list of stakes to be decided at the winter meeting of 100S-1000. with the number of nominations to each stake: Stake and Distance. Entries. Pomona Handicap, seven-eighths mile 40 Vernon Selling Stakes, one mile 1 Monrovia Handicap, one and one-eighth miles. 45 Garvanza Handicap. 1 mile - 50 Santa Anita Handicap, one and one-quarter miles "4 Rose Selling Stakes, one and one-eighth miles . SS Glendora Handicap, one mile SO Covina Selling Slakes, one and five-sixteenths. 74 Ventura Handicap, seven-eighths mile 112 Alhambra Handicap, three-quarters mile 1-3 Holland Cup, two and one-quarter miles 77 California Handicap, one and one-quarter miles 70 Speed Handicap, three-quarters mile 103 Woodlands Stakes, one-half mile 1" Los Angeles Derby, one and one-quarter miles. 77 Norfolk Handicap, four miles 70 San Gabriel Stakes, four and one-half furlongs 133 Los Angeles Oaks, one mile Colin Stakes, nvc-cighths mile 151 Total 19 stakes l.dS
