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ONTARIO JOCKEY CLUBS STAKE ENTRIES. Remarkable Number of High-Class Racers Nominated for Torontos Approaching Meeting. The stakes of the Ontario Jockey Club, which closed for entries April 24. tilled in gratifying fash ion. but no more so than was due this liberally conducled lacing organization. In values of stakes and purses and in its high standard of racing, it is easily thM among Canadian turf bodies, and amply deserve its high place in the estimation of owners and trainers of the United States, as well as those of the Dominion. Hence, when one reads that such eraeka as Jack Atkiu. King James. Fit* Herbert. Jeff Bernstein. High Private. Joe Madden. Resti gouche llanbridge. Statesman. Photographer. Rifle man. Ironsides. Twilight Queen, Guy Fisher. Cave Adsuin. Stanley Fav. Light Wool. Bouquet. Gretna Green. Sinicoe. Ellicott. Tourenne. Ida May. Bellwether. Moouettc. Green Seal. Miss Sain. Deuham Glimmer. Cltailie Gilbert, fcyehrignt. Oandelion Meelick. Woodcraft. Animus. Purslane. Juggler. Centre Shot. Gemmell. Zipango. Rossfenton. Seismic. Stromeland. Direct, Warfield, Red River. Smilev Corbet t. Lady Irraa. Peter Quince. Rose Queen and Donald Macdonald are among the many good horses nominated to its stakes, it furnished no occasion for Rraal surprise, but merely confirms the general expectation of high-class racing at the Toronto spring meeting. The stakes closed and number of entries received were: For Three-Year-Olds and Over. Name of Stakes and Distance. Entries Toronto Cup. I 1-8 miles 56 King Edward Hotel Gold Cup. 1 1-4 miles 36 Waterloo Handicap. 1 1-8 miles 4« Minto Stakes. 1 1-16 miles 64 Prince of Wales Handicap. 3-4 mile 57 Iiverpool Cup. 1 1-16 miles 34 Seagram Cap, 1 1-16 miles 38 William Hendrie Memorial Handicap. 1 mile... 21 Fot Three-Year-Olds. Woodstock Plate. 1 18 miles 53 For Two-Year-Olds. Victoria Stakes. 5 -S mile 49 Tyro Stakes. 5-8 mile 51 Steeplechases. Woodbine Steeolechase. about :: miles 33 Street Railway Steeplechase Handicap, about 2 1-2 miles 411