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ENTKIES ARRIVING FAST EMPIRE CITY STAKE NOMINATIONS MAY BE RECORD TOTAL SAYS SECRETARY. Many New Yorkers Engaging Boxes for Kentucky Derby Day — Items in Regard to the Recent New Orleans Meeting. Near York. Pebraary 28.- Victor Behaamberg, secretary of the Empire City track, says the entries are CI ming in mack earlier this year than last. "II is is a good indication, and paints to record figures," coatiaaed Mr. Rchaaniberg. "We wont really know the final result until next week, ewiag to late mails from distant points, but it is safe to predict every fixture will fill well." Titer • was a rumor that the Empire City track might arrange for a new stake for fillies, similar to the Coaching Club Oaks, to be decided at Pelmont. Mr. Behaamberg s-.i.-i he kaew nothing of sack a proposition as vet. though Mr. Win may have such a stake in mind. It had not yet reached the secretarys oBlee, however. Matt Winn left New Vork Tuesday for Laurel. where in- win spend a few days, arranging ma 1 1 I at tii • Maryland track before tolng to Louisville. When h" left he had many reipiests from New Yorkers for boxes at Churchill Downs for Derby Day. levcral members of the Jockey Club will be there, and owners of the more fashionable Stables, including H. P. Whitney. Andrew Miller, H. K. Knapp, .!. M. Corbett and other members of the aristocratic clabs and racing associatiens hereabouts. Jockey Engagement System Good One. Herman onklin. who had charge ef the jockeys ngagemeats at New Ori ana, has returned t the city and speaks in praise of the steering fast closed, notwithstanding the adverse weather that existed. Mr. Cnl.lir.s labors toailsttd chiefly of providing riders for barns, a sort of Hearing house fa- owners vv hen they could arranee rhetf joekey business without annoyances sad interviewing agents of jockeys. "The system is all right." said Mr. "onklin. "at it practically eliminates agents, and places all riders under one lead. A list of than wishing ettgagemeats is shown to an own. r and he takes his choice. There the matter ems. It is quite an advantage c the smaller owner, who enaaol afford to pay a retaining fee. as he frequently gets til" services of a high class jockey for the regulation fee. It also eliminates the agent who. in days past, frequently solicited some sort of wager on a bone if his Jockey was permitted to rid.-. This was a hardship at times on an owner, owing to the fact that he probably could not afford to fulfil! the wishes of an agent, thereby losing the service, of a good rider ami nossibiy a pane through b lag eompell-.d to mount an inexperienced Jockey. There :s a lot of virtue in the rule in vogue at New Orleans, and white there were a f.-w kicks at times. oae expects sack things ran horsemen every now and then." Mr. "onklin will rest up in Prooklyn until the opening of the season at Powie. New York Regulars BaDk from New Orleans. Nearly all tie- New- York regulars have returned home from New Orleans. PeW of the professional element made any money. Lou Gilbert, one of the old s-.-hool. says the percentage of winners was small, owing to the bcavy taxation. "Some of tiie big layers of odds, like Tom Shaw, made a little money, but he won more back ing than laying, if I guage correctly." sail Mr Gilbert "The straight out and oaf layers did well to break even, bnt had the meeting lasted a eoapte of weeks longer and the track become fast, thing-. might have been different. Just as we closed, the track was getting last and there were at leas* ."ton horses ready to race that had BOt been out due t . the heavy condition of the going. Daring the who] ■ mrrting tic- saatc horns ran agalast one another, consequently the public had a good line on them. Pity it was the meeting did not ran for sixty days as it left the regalar workers little to do until the -]-! ing season. "Hot Springs should have some good racing, as a number of the regulars have gone in that direction. The... wil! al-o have a band of fresh horses t- make races. It should be a rare good sport for those who enjoy tli--- game from a speetacalar standpoint. I may not go there myself, but thee • will be plenty of honors there to eater to the wants of the backers."
