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SIXTY-TWO IN LINCOLNSHIRE No Decrease Shown in Entries for English Stakes. DMmdon Nominated for Queens Prize British Look for Successful Season of Racing. LONDON, England. Entries for a number of the important flat-racing events of 1932 dispel the fears of those who thought that the sport would be affected by the present economic situation. On the contrary, the patronage of owners is eminently satisfactory all around. The Lincolnshire Handicap closed with sixty-two subscribers, as compared to fifty-four last season, seventy-six in 1930, seventy-seven in 1929, and forty-five in 1928. The "Lincoln" entry may not be conspicuous for class performers, though in that respect the average standard of recent years may be said to have been maintained. No fewer than eight of the horses nominated have qualified for the suffix "aged," the most notable of these being Fleeting Memory, one of last seasons fancies. The other veterans whose names appear in the list are Grandmaster another of, the failures of last March Kenwyn, Fraudulent, Lone Knight, Benburb, Kirkheaton, and Ken Hill. Among the half dozen six-year-olds entered is last seasons winner, Knight Error. The five-year-olds represent a strong section, including as they do Diolite, Poor Lad, Grand Salute, Flying Argosy, Pommame, An-thurium and Heronslea. FOUR-YEAR-OLDS NUMEROUS. The third season horses, however, as usual, form the strongest division numerically, but the inclusion of Lady Marjorie among these may occasion mild surprise. It is the exception nowadays to find a three-year-old among the "Lincoln" entrants, but.H. J. Brueton has nominated Old Riley, who established such a big reputation during the campaign just closed. This seems sound policy, too, as, being a gelding, he should come to hand early, while as he is not eligible for the big three-year-old and other coveted events, his owner is naturally concentrating on the better-class handicaps. With an entry of fifty-three, the Liverpool Spring Cup, decided on the day following the "Lincoln," has fared as usual, though Lord Derby, who has won so many Liverpool Cups Spring, Summer and Autumn has nothing in his name on this occasion. The Rosebery Stakes, which was instituted last spring, and proved an unqualified success, has closed with thirty-four entries, or Beven fewer than this year. TRLMDON IN QUEENS PRIZE. Among the nominations for this Kempton event are Link Boy, Vamos, Zane Grey, Pricket, and Abbots Worthy, all of whom read to be the right type for the contest. A noteworthy entrant for the Queens Prize is last seasons winner, Trimdon. It was at one time doubted whether this good racer would again stand training, but there would seem to be no further doubt on that point. In the circumstances the nomination of Brig.-Gen. Charles Lambtons horse in the Ascot Gold Cup follows as a matter of course. Others entered for this Cup include Cameronian, Jacopo, Salmon Leap, Ut Majeur, Sandwich, Orpen and Parenthesis, together with the customary formidable French contingent. Other events of lesser note which closed also, received satisfactory entries, and there is every reason to believe that the season of 1932 will be at least as successful as most of its immediate predecessors from any and every point of view.
