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RICH HOPEFUL STAKES CANDIDA TES TWENTY OF THE MOST PROMINENT ELIGIBLES TO THE MOST VALUABLE OF ALL OF SARATOGAS STAKES TO BE RUN NEXT TUESDAY The Hopeful Stakes, the most valuable of Saratogas great array of turf prizes, will be run Tuesday, the closing day of the meeting. It mil be worth about 2,000 to the winner this year, the largest monetary return in the history of the race. There were originally 231 entries for the 1920 running of the Hopeful, six of which were void, owing to the death of their nominators, and eighty declared, leaving 145 still eligible The unbeaten Tryster is ineligible and Inchcapc, o. C. Hildreths costly Friar Rock Rose of Gold colt, is out of it because of an injured foot, but all the other topnotchcrs in the two-year-old division are among the remaining eligibles, assuring a formidable and high-class field for the race Tuesday. On past performances James W. McClcllands Leonardo II. is considered to have an excellent chance to win the rich prize. Leonardo II. is undefeated as yet, having won his three races like a high-class youngster. Mr. McClelland has several other eligibles, the best of the others apparently being Serapis,- unless some of those that have not appeared under silks as yet arc stars in embryo. Mr. McClelland wen the Hopeful with Eternal in 1918. II. P. Whitney, strangely, did not nominate Tryster for the Hopeful, and declared him in the Futurity, but he has several good colts and fillies eligible, which will have a strong following next Tuesday. Among these may be mentioned the best fiily of the year to date Prudery ; Crocus, winner of two races out of three starts, beating Careful in one of them; vhe colts Broom Spun, Dartmoor a brother to Upset, Ararat and Moody. Which of these trainer James R.owc will send to the post in the Hopeful is a quandary, but probably Prudery will be the stables main dependence for the coveted prize. W. J. Salmon probably will depend on his game little filly Careful, but he also has Step Lightly and Bodanzky as eligibles. J. H. Rosseter has his two Friar Rock colts Montalvo and Merchant Marine eligible, neither of which .has ever started, being delayed from getting to the races on account of a skin disease. Both of these celts are said, to be doing nicely now and one or both of them may be. sent to the. post by trainer Fred Burlcw. That they arcgoodvones is shown by the fact H;halHhey arc both1 nomihatedfor the Epsom Derby of next year. Commander Jl K. L. Ross best chance for the Hopeful seems to be Star Voter. Trainer Bedwell is said to bo pointing the son of Voter for the Hopeful, for he has not started since his victory m the rich Cincinnati Trophy, which he won at Latonia by five lengths. He also has eligible his high-priced Tiarco, a filly by Uncle Xarco, which has never been to the post. Scnor A. H. Diaz will depend on his good colt General J. M. Gomez. This is a fair colt, but he seems destined to be better in his three-year-old form than in his two, for the reason that he is a bit sluggish and a slow starter. W. R. Coe probably will send one of his home-bred colts Wapiti or Pahaska to the post. They are both by his Disguise stallion Harmonicon, and were bred at his Shoshone ranch in Wyoming. G. A. Cochran probably will depend on Smoke Screen, winner of the Grab Bag Stakes. This colt was considered, when in Kentucky, in the early spring, one of the best two-year-old prospects in the Blue Grass state. E. R. Bradley, if he sends anything to the post, probably will designate his crack filly, Believe Idle Hour, although he has several other eligibles. W. S. Kilmer has never tried out the brother to Sun Briar, Sun Brae, by Sundridge Sweet Briar. How good a colt this is has never been determined. Sun Brae, however is clieible for the Hopeful. The Greentree Stables dependence is Touch Me Not, winner of the Great American Stakes iouch Me Not performed rather dully last Monday in the Albany Stakes, and it is doubtful whether he will wear the silks of Mrs. Payne Whitney in the Hopeful. The Quincy Stable has three likely chances in Brigadier General, Knobbie and Playfellow the latter a brother to Man o War. Jefferson Ljvingston has a stanch performer in Oriole, which has been a consistent winner during the year. Oriole is a particularly good colt on a soft course. Should the track be heavy at Saratoga next Tuesday Oriole will be a hard colt to beat. Honey Girl, S. Lewis filly, by Friar Rock Miss Kearney, may prove to be a fast youngster. She has started but twice, finishing third at the first asking and earning brackets August 17 at oaratoga. Honey Girl probably will be sent to the post in the Hopeful. , . Anothcr fast filly which is eligible and may be considered as having a royal chance esne-ua ly from a time standpoint, is P. A. Clarks Nancy Lee. This filly defeated some of the best colts in the United States Hotel Stakes, running the three-quarters in 1:11 4-5. A. K. Macombers representative probably will be the unlucky colt The Bohemian. Following is a list of the twenty most prominent candidates for the Hopeful Stakes on the merits of past performances., together with their best time at or nearest to the distance of the big race: Horse, Color and Sex and Breeding. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unn Won Dist nw Leonardo II.. br. c. by Swccp-Ethcl Pace, by Troubadour 3 0 0 0 $ ""9 5 1-- f Prudery, b. f, by Peter Pan Polly Flinders, by Burgomaster... 5 1 0 0 23 150 3-4 n, i-v Careful. 1,. f, by Wrack Mindful, by Star Shoot 9 1 o - m "f Hr.,, Nancy Lee, ch. f, by Broomstick Naughty Girl, by Esher 3 4. 2 1 14495 1 .1 7 1.1144 Star Voter, cli. c, by Ballot-Starry Night, by Star Shoot 3 0 1 1 9905 is n .JJt General J. M. Gomez, b. c, by Hessian Expressing, by Star Shoot 3 2 11 7393 Irn Oriole, br. c, by Assagai Hawksora, by Hawksflight 0 5 2 2 8010 1 " f 1 -ni- Believe Idle Hour, eh. f. by Cunard-Love-not, by Voter 1 2 0 2 0 300 ts " m ?"ftn- Honey Girl. ch. f, by Friar Bock Miss Kearney, by Plumules.. 110 1 1--5 -, 1 , The Bohemian, br. c, by Jim Gaff ney Kittenish, by Roquelaure 1 0 0 3 llSO k s m tlnA Crocus, b. f, by Broomstick-Inaugural, by Voter ...2 0 0 1 5 185 58 Broom Spun, b. c. by Broomstick Spun Glass, by Itock Sand... 12 12 -on t , iMiv Moody, b. c, by Broomstick Contrary, by Hamburg 3 1 " u 0 378 a 1 iq Smoke Screen, b. e, by His Majesty Veil, by Disguise .2 0 3 1 -l-ln 44 , 11 Touch Me Not, ch. c, by Celt Dainty Dame, by Handspring 111- ?." . Knobbie, b.c, by Wrack GoM, by Golden Garter 1 1 3 3 .140 r1 f , "JX Pahaska, ch. c. by Harmonicon Berenice II.. by St.Simonianll. 1 0 0 4 -Y5 1 T 7.i- Wapiti, ch. c. by Harmonicon Cataract II.. by Ladas 1 0 0 4 lor,7 1 " r 1 non Step Lightly, ch. f, by Ultimus Trinning. by Delhi 2 1 0 3 q-l- r k7 l55 Serapis, b. c, by Sweep-Little Bock, by Trap ltock 3 2 0 2 3s2 5 1-2 f l-OoV A condensed history of the Hopeful Stakes since its inauguration in 1903 follows: Year. First. Jockeys;. Wt. Second. Wt. Thin! w 1903 Delhi Gannon 112 Highball A12 Pain bearer H- S--75 10 Tanya Hildcbrand 127 Kose of Dawn 112 Hot Shot h? 1905 Mohawk. II Bedferu 130 Athlete 115 Ju4ler "n- 7 r inn , vll 190i Peter Pan W. Knapp 130 McCarter.. 1-- Tone Join 11" 1 T Mt 1907 Jim Gaffney Nicol 115 Fair Play ....12 ijTx e ll", 7 7- 1908 Helmet Notter 115 Perseus . U5 Favette 130 in 2 J" 1909 Bocky OBrien V. Powers 122 Sweep 130 Srle"thoroe 11? - m 7 1910 Novelty A. Thomas 130 Iron Mask 1-5 xSon 7 Ji 1913 Bringburst Loftus 113 Little Nephew 113 B ack Broom" 107 a"7nn andt 1914 Itegret J. Notter 127 Andrew M. j 114 Pebbles 1 qJ 1915 Dominant J. Notter 130 Big Smoke .. I07 Prlmero If-n ? 2 1910Campfire ..T. McTaggart 130 Omar " ul J Khayyam 1W Star Master" 18 850 w 1917 Sun Briar W. Knapp 130 Papp. 30 Svc.mcor n? Jnnnn To-fe 1918 Eternal A. Schuttinger 115 Daydue 115 War Afarvei " ?M ? 42 1919 Man o War. . ....J LoftUS 130 Cleopatra .i!;: i.WgS. JStJ .iiS 1920.sh00 1 ! N.0 racing in 1911 ami 1912. 1 v J
