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MWTIIOIINE DRAAVS STARS C ALL THE BEST EASTERN THREE-YEAR-OLDS ENTERED IN THE AMERICAN DERBY. a fi Friar Rock, Chicle, George Smith and Achievement to Do Battle with the Cracks from Kentucky j; Grand Race in Prospect. c f ii EASTERN NOMINATIONS FOR THE " AMERICAN DERBY. J! August Belmont entries S. C. Ilildreth, trainer. 1 Friar Rock Only three-year-old which 1 ever won both the Suburban and t Brooklyn Handicaps. J Malachite One of the best sprinters in 1 the Belmont stables. Harry Payne Whitney entry James Rowe, trainer. f Chicle Winner of the Brooklyn Derby. j c Wilfred Viau entry R. F. Carman, trainer. Achievement Winner of the Hamilton t Derby. j A. K. Macomber entry. Star Hawk Second in the Kentucky j Derby and the Brooklyn Derby. Foxhall P. Keene entries. Churchill and Tipperary Both of these horses are reported as being able to surprise the form players. John Sanfo.rd entry. George Smith Winner of the Ken- tucky Derby and second to Dodge in the mud in the Latonia Derby. Jesse and Oscar Lewisohn entry James McLaughlin, trainer. Celandria The Bedford Stables prize offering. 4, 4. "Every liorso of Derby caliber in the east is entered "for the revival of the American Derby." That was the cheering greeting with which Martin Nathanson burst in upon tlx; meeting of the Illinois Jockey Club officials in the Hotel Sherman yesterday noon. And in his pocket he had concrete assurance, in the shape of signal entry blanks, of national indorsement of the revival of horse racing in Illinois when the jockey club stages its thirteen day meeting July 15 to 29 at the old Hawthorne race track. It was a remarkable victory for the men who recently organized the Illinois Jockey Club and a icrsonal victory for Mr. Nathan-son, racing secretary of the club About ten days ago Secretary Xathanson went to Latonia and listed about 375 horses: for the Hawthorne meeting during his stay in Cincinnati and at Latonia. All of the important stables in Kentucky will be represented with a string of horses including many for the American Derby, the Chicago Merchants Handicap and the Illinois Jockey Club Hold Cup Handicap. Then he went to New-York with fear and trembling. lie had been told that eastern horst men feared that the Illinois people did not mean business. There seemed to be a fear that the proposed meeting was to be an opportunity to put across an "under cover" betting affair and the New Yorkers were Aviso enough in their own experience to realize that such a move would kill racing. Hut luck Avas with him. During his absence from Chicago, officials of the. jockey club had been successful in interesting such men as J. Ogden Armour, C. K. G. Killings,. Samuel Insull. Otto Lchmnnn, Clive Runnels and scores of others in a betless meeting, obtaining their financial and moral support for such an affair and the news of this accomplishment preceded the racing secretary. "When lie arrived in New York leading horsemen were talking of the Illinois revival and little else. He called on August Belmont. There were some details regarding the track; that he and his trainer, S. C. Ilildreth, wanted t have made clear. He was perfectly satisfied wi.th the names of the .subscribers, several of whom, he knew personally, but lit! wanted to be assure! that stable and track conditions would be taken care of properly. He remarked that the track had been closed since 1904 and that considerable money must be spent to get everything shiptjiapc, or rather steedsliape. M. Nathanson was abl; to convince Mr. Belmont that nothing would bo left undone. The backers have spent thousands of dollars and are spending much more in getting everything" in readiness, the racing secretary told the millionaire jiorseman and convinced him that he could not afford not to bo represented in the revival of the American Derby. So Mr. Belmont advised Ilildreth to make the Derby entries and the Chicago public -will have ;in opportunity to see Friar Rock, tin; only three-year-old which ever won the Suburban and the Brooklyn handicaps, at the post when the Derby here is started. Mr. Delmont also has entered Malachite. Another coup for the jockey clubs secretary is Chicle, Harry Iayne Whitneys winner of the Brooklyn Derby. James Mo we, one of the most famous trainers in the coimtrty, trains this fast three-year-old. Another attractive entry for the Ameriemi Derby revival is Achievement, Wilfred "Viaus Hamilton Derby winner. This horse was bought from It. F. Carman, who still trains it. Star Hawk, A. K. Macombers nomination, and which tlte wise ones say is abotit due to win a l!j; race, ran second in both the Kentucky Derby, close up to the popular favorite, George Smith, and in the Brooklyn Derby. The candidates of Foxhall P. Keene, already announced Churchill and Tipperary are deserving of comment chiefly because they came from the stables founded by the late James K. Keene, internationally noted siwrtsman ajid father of the present owner. Mr. Keene will be in Chicago for the races. John Sanfords George Smith also has been announced as an entry for the Derby. Tills speedy three-year-old won the Kentucky Derby and ran second in the mud to Dodge in the Latonia Derby. From the Bedford stables, owned by Jesse :rJid Oscar Lewisohn and in charge of one of Americas Continued on second page. HAWTHORNE DRAWS STARS. Continued from first page. greatest jockeys of former days, James McLaughlin, will come the filly Celandria. In the mails is expected the nomination of Spur, James P.utlers good colt, and, in view of the fact that the Hawthorne meeting conflicts in dates with the meeting sponsored by Mr. ilutler himself, this is considered a real tribute to Illinois racing. In addition to the Derby candidates, Mr. Nathan-son made public the entry of a horse that will be watched with interest during the meeting, inasmuch as it is owned by Emil llerz, famous in the former Chicago racing days as the owner of such a horse as McChesney. This is the eight-year-old Short Grass, which last Saturday made the fastest mile ever run at Aqueduct, the time being 1:30. This horse, which is entered for the Gold Cup here, wiis purchased in England, where agents of tin; German government had tried to buy it for the Graditz Stud at a price saiil to have been 2,500. Memberships and subscriptions are coming in fast, according to Eugene V. lteifeld, secretary and treasurer of the Illinois Jockey Club, and, if one may judge by the demand, there will be little opportunity to get boxes for Derby day after the first of next week, each mail bringing in reservations, many of which are from persons well known in society. Hawthorne has been restored to something like its appearance of the days when it was the scene of important racing. The ravages of twelve years of comparative disuse have been repaired to a really surprising extent. Right now, barring some need of paint and a good washing and scrubbing, the grandstand is fit and ready for its designed uses. The paddock stalls have been bedded with soft tanbark and the whole paddock is as good as it over was. Across the track newly roofed and renovated stables present a neat appearance. In fact. Hawthorne is quite a sightly racing plant and will, no doubt, be more improved and presentable when its gates are thrown open to the racing public July 15. Unite a force of men were at work Sunday in various fields of renovation. The race track was being levelled, harrowed and dragged. It had been thrown up from the inside to the outside to fit it for auto racing and required considerable labor to bring it back into condition for racing. In its palmy days Hawthorne was a safe track, but never an especially fast one. There is something in its present appearance suggesting that it may now prove to be faster than it was in 1901. All around its ellipse the inner and outer tracks have been placed in good condition and it is now to the eye a sure enough race track. As yet few horses are at the track and probably are not desired there for at least a week. That time should suffice to make the going perfect. Then the horses can come and find the course fit for exercise galloping.
