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, NOMINATIONS FOR CLASSIC ♦ One Hundred and Thirty-Seven EEntries for 0,000 Feature. All Star Three-Year-Olds of Year Named for Arlington Parks Main Attraction-Other Stakes Fill Week. ■ Nominations to the 0,000 added money Classic, and ten other valuable stakes toe decided at Arlington Park during the summer meeting, commencing July 1, were announced at the offices of the American National Jockey Club. President Otto W. Lehman and his associates in the club are highly gratified by the quantity and quality of the entries, which include practically all of the countrys best horses. The stakes for two-year-olds, in particular have filled beyond expectations, and one of these, the Post and Paddock, set a record for Chicago tracks by attracting no less than 248 nominations. The other juvenile events, the Hyde Park and the Lassie Stakes received respectively 204 and 170 entries. The American Classic, the stellar attraction, drew 137 nominations, comprising all of the star three-year-olds of the year, among the number being several that had not been named to the Kentucky Derby or Preakness. There are 101 colts, nineteen geldings and seventeen fillies in the lst. The entries are about evenly divided between eastern and western establishments, a total of eighty-five stables being represented. Among the notable three-year-olds in the list are R. I. Gerrys High Strung, double Futurity winner, and leading money winning thoroughbred of 1928 ; Oak Ridge Stables Chestnut Oak, and George D. Wideners Jack High, both absentees from the Preakness and Kentucky Derby lists, and W. R. Coes Igloo, which had not been entered in the Derby. Others of note include Blue Larkspur, Clyde Van Dusen, Dr. Freeland, Naishapur, Roguish Eye, Voltear, Battleship Gray, Jean Valjean, Twink, African, Ervast, Neddie, Mei Foo, Minotaur, Panchio, Graycoat, Essare, Leucite, Bargello, Beacon Hill, Marine, Curate, Indigo and Windy City. Much added interest attaches to the Classic due to the fact that the winner will receive 0,000 additional from the club in the event that he has previously won any of the four others of the years three-year-old specials — the Preakness, Kentucky Derby, American Derby or Belmont Stakes. Clyde Van Dusen and Dr. Freeland are already eligible to compete for this additional endowment. The club recently announced that a gold cup, valued at ,009, would also go to the winner of the Classic The complete list of entries for the Classic, which will be run Saturday, July IS, follows : Glen Wild Folking Sun Shadow The Choctaw Oul Monsieur Leut. Russell Soul of Honor Altitude Judge Murphy Croft on Riff Raff Tpset Lad Shasta Orange St. Ignatius Marvel Ray Burning Sun Buttered Toast Blue Larkspur Bay Beauty Botanical Lord Rracdalbane Chief Executiey Rose of Sharon Meadow Lark II. Moscado Anuastclla Lion Heart Plumbago nerriek Vigorous Current Town Talk Xylophone Hustle On Hail Cheers Igloo Finir Progeny Mole Hill Lnundr.vmaa Ntgodale Call Play Thistle Coot Karl Eitel Roguish Eye Frances Milwant ■Voltear Rubicon Chicatie Perkins Uptime Clyde Van Dusen High Strung Battleship Gray Windy City War Buddy Boris Judge Hay Paraphrase Amsterdam Superlove Old Boss Hiram Kelly Nettie Stone Ben Machree Ketchup Essare Const itution A Brown Ruler Louisville Jean Valjean Golden floud Sun Hatter McGonigle Listo Intinity Twink Ervast C. M. McKenna White Pop Major Johnson Sili rdale Mryor Walker Neddie Scarlet Brigade Chestnut Oak Leucite I.ativich l r. Farrish Roy Sweet Verbena Tijperary II. M e i Foo Leucite Houssain Main Expedite Keeiiie Live oak LuVntor Fan I as ;-ey Coat l»r. Freeland Itack Diamond Annapolis WMioNwcpt Legend Hi nuitage Kcarby Si.Iet.v Iin p.rowu Wizard Vy Sis DanMi Prince Lominern lromandale Paul l.nnyan Chip Minotaur Royal Ford Prince Pat Double Heart Calf Roper Panchio Aermajo Grand Prince Haymaker Primes-; Edith Bargello Beacon Hill Jack High Marine Curate Indigo Naishapur African Mardoon . Lcves Way
