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EPSOM DERBY AND OAKS NOMINATIONS NOMINATIONSFor For the Derby of 1920 an entry of 279 lias been received a satisfactory number in the circumstances of the time His Majesty supports the race with five colts by Polymelus St Denis Sunstar Radium and Lemberg respectively and it goes without saying how popular the victory of the royal colors would be a consummation by no means remote when the high pedigrees of bis representatives are con ¬ sidered All the leading lights of the turf are subscribers and it is interesting to note that the National Stud that generous gift of Col Hall Walker to the nation is responsible for a list of seven four of them being by Royal Realm Great Sport Night Hawk and White Eagle siring the other three The Oaks has obtained 227 nominations of which five are named by the king Cicero Suustar Tracery Lemberg and Rochester being their respec live sires London Sportsman