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BIG TWO-YEAR-OLD FEATURE High-Class Field Named for the Valuable Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes to Be Run Today. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 16 Though overshadowed by the great sporting match between In Memoriam and Zev, the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, originally scheduled as a befitting finale of Kentucky racing of 1923, promises one of the most glorious two-year-old races of the year. Entries for this mile race closed July 1922, with 411 nominations of which 2S8 made second payment at 5 each and 128 third payment at 0 each. The subscription fee was 0 each and the Kentucky Jockey Club adds 0,000. If ten or more start the gross value of the race will exceed 0,000. Fourteen of the best two-year-olds still in training have been named to start for the rich prize and with such as Wise Counsellor, Happy Thoughts, Bracadale, Worthmore, Chilhowee, Mad Play, Battle Creek and Gonfalon among the prospective contenders, the big crowd gathered at Churchill Downs is certain of witnessing a sparkling race. Following are the post positions and announced jockeys in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes: P.P. Horse. Jockey. Wt. 1 Sun Spot .E. Pool 119 2 Bobs Mary E. Blind 119 3 Wise Counsellor M. Garner 122 4 Bobs Tail G. "W. Carroll ....122 5 Dudley D. Connelly 122 C Bracadale M. Fator 122 7 Battle Creek .... J. D. Mooney 119 8 Worthmore 122 9 Mr. Mutt J. Merimee ....122 10 Gonfalon I.. McAtce 122 11 Chillioweo B. liarvey 122 12 Graeme J. McCoy 122 13 Happy Thoughts A. Schuttinser . 119 14 Mad Play E. Sande 122
