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SIXTY-SIX NAMED FOR PREAKNESS STAKES -♦ « I Maryland Jockey Club Announces Entries for Famous Race • Pompey, Canter, Bubbling Over, Chance Play, Bagenbaggage, Penstick, Mars and Other Stars Among the Nominations ♦ BALTIMORE, Md., April 15. — The Maryland Jockey Clubs great fixture, the Preakness, which closed April 6 with a gratifying entry list of sixty-six of the foremost three-year- ; olds in the country in the renewal of the original stake, which, from 187S to 18S9. was one of the leading features of the Iimlico spring meetings, and was revived in 1909 on a much more ambitious scale. The Preakness was, as is generally known, named after M. H. Sanfords good colt, by Lexington— Bay Leaf, that, in William Haywards capable hands, won the famous Dinner Party, or as it was afterwards called, the Dixie, at the inaugural Pimlico meeting in Octo-her. 1S70, defeating Thomas W. Dosw ells Virginia-bred Ecliptic and T. G. Moores Foster, a great four-miler. Preakness was a village in New Jersey I Preakness was a village in New Jersey where the Sanford Stock Farm was located, and the fact that the colt was thought good enough to be called after the home place gives an idea of the estimation in which he was held. By winning the much talked of Dinner Party Stakes, Preakness and Pimlico were so firmly associated in the minds of the racing public that a meeting over the old j track, without some memorial to his prow- ess was, in the opinion of Governor Oden I Howie, then president of the Maryland Jockey Club and his associates, simply un- thinkable. The Preakness was accordingly assigned a prominent place on the clubs program. The Preakness of those days, however, was | a modest affair, with ,000 added, the aver- I age net value to the winner being about ! ,500 and the distance one mile and a half. I After 1899 the Maryland Jockey Club dis- j continued racing at Pimlico for a decade or more and it was not until 1994 that the j Preakness was revived with ,000 added, the j distance in 1909 and 1910 a mile, from 1911 j to 1924 a mile and an eighth and from 1921 j to the present time one mile and three-six- i teenths. The sum added has been increased to 5,000 in 1918 and then to 0,000. the present figure, which, with starting fees of ,000 each to the winner, makes the Preak- : MSB one of the most valuable and sought after stakes in this country. Continued on twelfth page 1 | ! j i ] j j I I i j | | ! ! i [I | I I I 1 I I • I j • . ! j 1 I I i iPREAKNESS NOMINATIONS Continued from first page In re 1 tit years the famous Woodlawn Vase has been added as a trophy annually through the courtesy of the successive winning owners of the Preakness and e-arries with it a prestige that is highly regarded by the true sportsman, especially if he happens also to have bred the successful three-year-old. The first winner, in 187.1. was John F. Chaml erlains bay gelding Survivor, by- Vandal, dam by Lexington, bred in Kentucky by j John Mrlay at the famous Ashland Stud. Survivor was trained by A. D. Pryor. a prominent horseman of the day. and was ridden by that accomplished jockey George Barbee, who was at Pimlic not many years ago and is believed to be- still connected with the apart. In that year there were- twenty-one! ! subscribers with seven starters anel the I | time for the mile and a half was 2:43. In 1SSS the late R. Wyndham Walden e.f Bowling Brook won the stake with Refund. • ; by Sensation — I etty. ridden by Fred Little-- field. Another Maryland owner, K. A. Cla-i ha ugh. winning in 1977 with loverbrook. 1 chestnut eatt by the Loxiagtoa sire VanxbaU. In between these came a gocd list of thor-loaghbreda. George f. LarlBard won the stakes no less than five successive times from 1S7S to 1SS2 with Duke of Magenta. Harold, Grenada. Saunterer and Vanguard, a wonder-: fill record for even that sucsessful owner and his capable trainer. R W. Walden. The Dixie, in the au umn. at two miles, was in the- nature of a BOBael to the Preah-, 11 ss in the Spring, the "Double Fve-nt" being won by J. F. Chanbei -Iains Tom Ochiltree In I 11875; G. L. Lorillards Duke of Magenta and ■Grenade In 1S7S and 1KS0 and A. J. Gaaaatta The Bard in 1SC.6. thus proving them to be the best of their mpttllm years. The conditions and nominations for this ye-ars running, which will take place Monday, May 10 are : IMtKAKNHSS SIAKKS K.,r tlir.-e v.-;ir i.hls. entire colts ami fillies. It.v Mlliscription i.f .". .-u li;l tartors to pay ,000 additional to the winner. I with $.".0,000 added, of which $.-..000 to the second. $:i.000 to the third and 000 lo the! fourth. Weight for age. OXg MII.K ANlt TIlltKK SIXTKLNIIIS Archibald. H. Teller — Muntonian Itearoni Manor Stahle Tempest. It.liir Stud AinlKTJack Hel.iir Stud Iiur.i Dianti. I.elair Stud Tom TiRcr. fciUItt, A. C. Mar.-he Militiir-■ Brookmoadc Stable Kock Star ISn.okiiir.idc Stahle Klyman Bom her. .1. II .olden Ma--. ifait-lli. Charles ApMttle. t or. v. it Pnapey. * COS, V. K mark Maria Kirld. MarabSlI Nomad. Field. Marshall Tail Wood Jerry. Kol.rrt 1, Iel.-r Light. •MS itiddli- Farm Stahle Crusader Gws Itiddle Farm Stahle Dress Parade. Mas Kiddle Farm Stalde torvett- t.len Iti.ldlr Farm Stable — TSpa Gerass, ales it Pastwi. .rrrlltirr Stable UnnMi-r. Creentree Stable Navigator. Creenf-ee Stable Nlirmi. Criffilh. .1. 1;. Canter. llumphrr. s. I I! UsM t arbmr Idle Hour SlrK-k Farm Stable- Mulrbl.n- Ovir. Idb- Hour St.ick Farm gtsbta Parcolo Idle Hour Stock Farm Slablf Hlockhead Idle Hour Stock Farm Slablr Itar Suin Pile Bear stock Farm stable Bas**asggag«, Jrff.irds. Wall-r | M:,rs Kershaw Stable H:i| l Aryo Kilner. Willis Sharpr Asinia. | ,g Cibiu Stud Staid.- t ha me Play. 1*0 Cabin Stud Stable Festival. ! »„ Cabin Stud Stable High Star Madden. .1 R Kock.v Ion*. Morris. A. II. .eiiuine tiltrieii I liomas W. Tiuiiiiii.i Ihalle. F lb-Saint l.mnr ltaiicix is Stable Nichao Km .1 1 .soi. .1 f. bebrhr. Beaenaefg, Lee lagrM. Uoss .1 k 1. ivn-t eft Kaff.imeiri- MsftflC Koe !c Man SasMlllorc Stahle- Meiut fe-rrat Kagr si 1 hie Applee-rnss. Bailer, W. K. -Orestes II Salmon. Walter .1 Ir-a Major Salmon. Walter .1. Kliclit of I line-HalBeo, Walter .1 — liiiijal». Suliiiem. Walter .1 S» iiiliiirin-Salmem. Walter .1 Insplay. Salmon. Walter .1 Kri.irhroom. Seifar. It t . Son Ami. Waterliury. I. arloman Whitnev. II. IV -Mae-aw. whiine-y. 11 p. t oior gprgaaol Whitney. II. P. Itloneln Whitney. M p. |„keii Wollniiiin. W. A Washakie Xalaps Kami Memory I. a lie ulu|ai K»rin K"on»ver ami Krer ZieRler. William. Jr. ulorful. /.e-fci...-. Will. am, .1 r shgtBO
