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KENTUCKY STAKES ENTRIES Nominations to Big Fall Fixtures Number Five Hundred and Thirty-one, Including Many Star Racers. Five hundred and thirty-one nominations were received by the Kentucky Jockey Club for the ten stakes to be inn during tho fall meetings in Kentucky, which closed for entries on Tuesday, Angnst 17. While the stakes at so-called sprinting distances received the largest number of entries, there was also an encouraging response to the long-distance features, forty-three being named for the Louisville Cup at two miles, and forty-oue for the Latonia Cup at two and a quarter miles. II. P. Whitney, J. K. L. Ross and AV. S. Kilmer are the most prominent of the eastern turfmen represented iu the entries and their nominations include such stars as Sir Barton, Exterminator, Boniface, Billy Kelly, Milkmaid, Wildair, Upset, John P. Grier, Dr. Clark, Damask and others. The list of "the stakes and the number of nominations to each is here shown: Xomi- Stakes. Distance, nations. Latonia Handicap 1 1-10 miles OS Twin City Handicap 1 5-8 miles 47 Latonia Cup 2 1-4 miles 41 Covington Handicap 1 3-10 miles 29 Fort Thomas Handicap 3-4 mile 94 Autumn Handicap 3-4 mile. 50 Golden Rod Handicap 7-8 mile SS Falls City Handicap 1 1-8 miles 51 Louisville Cup 2 miles 43 Lexington Cup Handicap 1 1-2 miles 20 Total ..531