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Hopeful Stakes Richest Turf Prize of ofthe the Year Befitting Climax of the theWonderful Wonderful Saratoga Season The climax of the most successful season of racing ever witnessed at Saratoga will come today when the best card of the entire meeting comprising the Saratoga Cup the Hopeful Stakes and the Saratoga Steeplechase Handicap which has been held in reserve for the delec ¬ tation of the largest attendance of the season will be decided Keen disappointment is ex ¬ pressed over the absence of Cudgel and Sun Briar from the Saratoga Cup as they together wilh Roamer and Johren were expected to fur ¬ nish the race of the year As it is the Cup race today will practically be a match be ¬ tween the peerless Roamer and the brilliant threeyearold Johren It should be a wonderful contest contestOvershadowing Overshadowing the Cup race in interest the Hopeful Shakes the most valuable race of the year has attracted the largest field in the history of that rich juvenile event Twenty youngsters the pick of this years twoyear olds with the exception of Billy Kelly and Dunboyne neither of which was eligible are carded to start The absence of Billy Kelly is more or less responsible for the large field and there will undoubtedly be danger for the topv weights among Je members pfthe dark division fls IKere are severaT youngsters that have shown high form both in public and private Chief among these are Com ¬ mander Ross recent purchase Sir Barton and the Harry Payne Whitney colt Vindex The former is a good looking halfbrother to Sir Martin while the Brookdale representative is a smashing big colt that is not surpassed in good looks by anything tnat will go to the post for the Hopeful HopefulSweep Sweep On by virtue of his victory in the Grand Union Hotel Stakes last Saturday will have a big following He demonstrated on that occasion that he liked to come from the ruck He is also big enough to carry his weight as Canipfire Sun Briar Dominant Novelty and others have in the past and he will unquestionably occupy the post of favorit ¬ ism for the big twoyeareld event Eternal is another that will have a following and the same is true of the Macomber pair War Marvel and War Pennant The fact that Loftus the stable jockey had the mount on the latter in the Grand Union would indicate that the son of Jim Gaffney had shown high form He was away poorly in that race while his stable com ¬ panion fought it out with great gameness and finished a close second Hannibal on a heavy track has become a slogan among race goers and President R T Wilsons chances of winning the prize a second time will be improved by deep going though his good colt has demonstrated his ability to run over a fast course as well Lady Rosebud has rapidly made frieRtte and nofieK fc4he fillies willbeat her Star Hampton Rodgers Questionnaire Mor ¬ mon Lads Lover Cerinus Grimalkin and others that have been pointed for the Hopeful will help to make up a notable field fieldThe The prospective starters in the Hopeful their pedigrees owners and their performances to date are as follows Horse Color Sex and Pedigree Owner OwnerHannibal Hannibal ch c by Olambala Mexoana R T AVilson Pigeon Wing br f by Hamburg Dovelet II P Whitney Vindex b c by St Victrix Bellefontaine H P Whitney Sweep On b c by Sweep Yodler W R Coe Kterual br c by Sweep Hazel Burke J W McClelland McClellandLady Lady Rosebud b f by Ormondale Ivory Bells R L Gerry Rodgers b c by Sweep Lardella G AV Loft War Marvel ch c by Spanish Prince My Dolly A K Macomber Star Realm ch c by Star Shoot Continental AV R Coo Daydne b c by Peep oDay Subdue G W Loft AAar Pennant br c by Jim Gaffney Maltha A K Macombsr Star Hampton ch c by Star Shoot Dorothy Hamp ¬ ton AV M Jeffords Mormon blk c by Ogden Rose of Gold AV S Kilmer Questionnaire b c by Zeus Frances K Arlington Terentia ArlingtonTerentia ch f by Cicero Queenlet AV It Coe Sir Barton oh c by Star Shoot Lady Sterling J K L Ross Grimalkin oh e by The Manager Star Cat J K AVidener Cerinus oil c by Transvaal Cerina Rogers Xuleika ch f l y Neil Gow Turkish Princess C K Micklewaite MicklewaiteDelaware Delaware b e by Ormondale Livonia R L Jerry
