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SARATOGAS FINE ENTRIES Nominations for August Meeting Are of Best Quality Cup and Handicap Draw Glorious GloriousGroup Group of Candidates Total of 2143 NEW YOHK N Y April 7 A total of 2113 entries as against 1795 last year was received for the twentyone stakes of the Saratoga Hacing Association which closed March 31 Add to this wonderful array of nominations the 220 entries of the Ini ted States Hotel Stakes the 224 of tins Orand Union Hotel Stakes the 244 of the Hopeful the ICO of the Spinaway the 178 of the Consolation and the sixtythree subscriptions to the Oral Bag Handicap all of which closed at an earlier date and it is easy to foresee some glorious racing at Saratoga during the month of August AugustIt It will be a source of delight to racegoers to know that in addition to all the stars of last year the names of Purchase Lucullite and Kternal three of our foremost thoroughbreds which have been in eclipse for a year appear among the Saratoga entries Of the stakes that closed March 31 the Flash for twoyearolds received the largest number of nominations and in all but the Saratoga Cup an increase is shown over that of last year yearA A comparative table of the entries is appended THREEYEAROLDS AND OVER 1920 1921 1921Saratoga Saratoga Handicap S5pOO added 09 78 78Knrntoga Knrntoga Oulu 5OWaddodr V TSTi 59 nil nilChamplain Champlain Handicap 5000 added 70 91 91Merchants Merchants and Citizens Handicap 4000 added 72 83 83Delaware Delaware Handicap 2500 added 91 lit litAmsterdam Amsterdam selling 1500 added SO 90 90Catskill Catskill selling 1500 added 78 90 90THREEYEAR THREEYEAR OLDS OLDSThe The Miller Stakes 3500 added 01 78 78Expectation Expectation Handicap value 3000 53 C Huron Handicap value 5000 00 71 71Saranac Saranac Handicap 3000 added 90 113 113Mohawk Mohawk Stakes selling ln 0 added 40 03 TWOYEAROLDS Saratoga Special 1000 added in Plato Platoand and Subscription 500 eacli Adirondack Handicap value 5000 Sanford Stakes value 5000 Flash Stakes value 5000 Albany Handicap value 4000 Schuylervillo Stakes value 1000 Troy Stakes selling value 1500 1500added added Kentucky Stakes 1500 added SARATOGA CUP AND HANDICAP HANDICAPThere There are seventyeight nominations for tlie Sara ¬ toga Handicap in comparison with sixtynine last year and the name of every good horse East and West is among the cliLibles I ast year Sir Bar ¬ ton Kxterminator Wildair The Porter and Mad Hatter finished in the order named in this race In 2 Hi a track record for tlie mile and a nuartcr All of these great horses are named again in addi ¬ tion to Purchase Lucnllitc Cirrus Inchcapo John P Crier Tiyster Upset Dr Clark Prudery Oiiiolo Billy Kelly Boniface Star Voter Oiiome Houleau On Watch Donnacona King Plaudit Pliuibus Midway Playfellow Oeorgie Gladiator Montalvo Yellow Hand Billy Barton Irish Kiss Slippery Kim Kternal Laiiius Fair Gain Kirk levington Leonardo II Bon Ilonimc John Paul Jones Mulcibor Dinna Care Audacious TenLee Paul Jones Blazes Sweep On Sportiboy Frigate BerKagliere Baliksia Nancy Leo Busy Signal Best Pal Aiken Herron and General J M Gome GomeThe The Saratoga Cup has drawn fiftysix entries as against fiftynine last year yearThe The Hcss stable has two real Cup horses in Sir Barton and Boniface The Whitney entry for the Cup tops all others in number nine being named of which six are threeyearolds headed by Tryster and Prudery Of the older division Upset John P Grier and Wildair are the most formidable Others entered for the Cup are Midway which like Kter ¬ nal has been in retirement in Kentucky for a year Fair Gain Blazes Paul Jones Kirklevington Dini mesdale Leonardo II Mulciber Stortjboy Sport ¬ ing Blood Touch Me Not On Watch Donuacona and Houleau HouleauThe The threeyearold prizes were well patronized also the Miller Stakes and the Huron Expectation and Saratoga Handicaps each receiving patronage far in advance of 1920 The largest nominators to those were Messrs Whitney rnd Hoss the former naming nine for the Miller and ten for the other two The Boss entries were nine for the Miller and eisht each in tlie Expectation and the Huron Among tlie best known performers eligible to these features are Tryster Inclicape Prudery Grey IIK Star Voter John Paul Jones Leonardo II Sport ¬ ing Blood Knobble TenLee Careful Step Lightly Kxodns Touch Me Not Ararat Broomspun Play ¬ fellow General J M Gomez and Aiken AikenThe The events exclusively for twoyearolds have also filled well The Flush Stakes closed with a total of 190 entries as against 104 last year while the Sm fonl and Adirondack Handicaps received 177 and 171 in comparison with 155 and 153 respectively in 1920 Thirtyfive subscriptions were taken for the Saratoga Special as against thirty in 1920 It may confidently be set down that every good two yearold In tlie country is named in the features for juveniles which are always such an attraction at Saratoga dining the month of August
