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YONKERS STAKES ATTRACT Entries for Empire City Events Show Increase Over Last Year Horsemen Name 193 Thoroughbreds for Jfew JfewAutumn Autumn Championship Stakes Madden MaddenEaters Eaters Thirteen for the Race NEW YORK N T February S There was great rejoicing in the office of the Em ¬ pire City Racing1 Association yesterday when it was found that the total nominations for the stakes to be run during the summer meet ¬ ing at Yonkers entries for which closed on February 1 exceeded those for 1922 by nearly 300 the exact figures being 1555 to 1283 1283The The knowledge that the meeting will have the patronage of the leading stables of the country will be a pleasant memory for pres ¬ ident James Butler to carry away with him on his annual winter vacation in the South on which he starts on Saturday next in com ¬ pany with several members of his family and friends including former judge Morgan J OBrien OBrienThe The fact that the new allaged wcightfor age feature at a mile which is to be known as the Autumn Championship Stakes to be run at the autumn meeting attracted no fewer than 103 entries including some of the most promising twoyearolds is the best proof of the wisdom of secretary Schaum burgs judgment in putting it on the pro ¬ gram The best of the threeyearolds and the pick of the handicap division are also named so that the event will be inaugurated under most auspicious circumstances It is a race with a mission as it will give a true guide to the class of the horses competing That it will be won in some years by a two yearold is the opinion of the experts who regard it as one of the best races of the autumn season seasonMADDEX MADDEX LEADS KOMIXATORS KOMIXATORSJohn John E Madden leads in the number of nominations for the new stakes the Ken ¬ tucky turfman having named thirteen two yearolds by Fair Play Huon II Sir Martin Omar Khayyam and other sires Harry Payne Whitney who leads all turfmen in patronizing the Empire City stakes his en ¬ tries numbering 140 has named four two yearolds by Broomstick Pennant and Whisk Broom II in addition to Bunting and the threeyearolds Flagstaff Chickvale and Picketer August Belmont and Joseph E Widener have also been generous in their support of the race the former naming the threeyearold High Hand and six twoyear olds five by Fair Play and one by Ormon dale Mr Wideners selections are all two yearolds by Sweep Mont dOr II Ballot and Trompe la Mort The Belair Stud is rep ¬ resented by the twoyearolds Aga Khan by Omar Khayyam and Sunshot by Sunstar The Oak Ridge Stables contributions include three twoyearolds by Peter Pan McGee and Friar Rock in addition to Runviso and Northcliff NorthcliffSanford Sanford Stud Farms have four in the Au ¬ tumn Championship the fouryearold Seren ader and three threeyearolds Dalby Glen tilt and Aragon Rancocas nominations in ¬ clude three twoyearolds Mad Play the brother to Mad Hatter Purchaser the brother to Purchase and the 17000 Fair Play Lochlinnhe colt in addition to the older horses Mad Hatter Grey Lag and KaiSang KaiSangOther Other cracks in the threeyearold and over division that will be eligible for the race are Lucky Hour and My Play from the Lexington Stable Tryster representing J L Replogle Wilderness and Tall Timber for R T Wilson Dunlin Martingale and Cyclone for J S Cosden Cyclops and Er ¬ rand Boy for Robert L Gerry Goshawk for G A Cochran and Donges for J S Ward Another good horse from the West that will probably be seen in the race is Frank J Kellys crack fouryearold Chatterton by Fair Play whose campaign in the West last year was most brilliant 53 IX EMPIRE CITY HANDICAP HANDICAPFiftythree Fiftythree are named for the Empire City Handicap which will be run at a mile and a quarter this year Every good handicap horse is included in the list but there are not as many threeyearolds named as the public would like though there is no lack of class among those that will compete against Grey Lag Snob II Bunting Mad Hatter Prince James KaiSang Lucky Hour Pil ¬ lory Playfellow Captain Alcock Olympus Kedna Exodus Rocket Tryster Paul Jones Hephaistos Horologe and other cracks of the older division divisionAmong Among the threeyearolds named for the Empire City Handicap are Messenger En ¬ chantment Goshawk Osprey Little Celt Flagstaff Picketer Cherry Pie Rialto Bar bary Bush and June Grass Zev Bud Ler ner Martingale Dunlin and other colts of class absent from the big handicap are named for the Yonkers and Mount Vernon which are also for threeyearolds and over but are at a mile and a sixteenth and a mile respectively respectivelyThe The increase of the Empire City Derby to a mile and a quarter which it was thought would result in reduced entries has brought a surprise in the shape of a bumper total of seventyseven with almost every good two yearold of 1922 on the list of eligibles Some of them are Zev Bud Lerner Rigel Mes ¬ senger Barbary Bush Dustabout Donges Martingale Dunlin Pettifogger Autumn Bells Chickvale Picketer Flagstaff Car ¬ toonist Vigil Wilderness Tall Timber For ¬ est Lore Great Man Miss Star and Little Celt The above with the adition of the good geldings Enchantment and Cherry Pie which are ineligible for the Derby are in the Knickerbocker Handicap exclusively for threeyearolds at a mile and a sixteenth sixteenthThe The twoyearold stakes filled exceedingly well the 10000 East View and the 7r 00 Whirl receiving 153 and 143 entries respec ¬ tively The 5000 Demoiselle for fillies ex ¬ clusively closed with 116 and the 5000 Wakefield Handicap 138 The number and quality of the nominations for these juvenile features bespeaks the best kind of sport in the twoyearold division at the Yonkers course next July JulyCollectively Collectively the entries arc the best that have ever been received for a program at Empire City and there is a season of fine racing in store for the sport lovers who find the course a popular midsummer resort
