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JAMAICA STAKES NOMINATIONS 1 Total of 966 Entries Received for Eighteen Spring Fixtures to Be Run at New Yorks Inaugural Meeting NEW YORK, N. Y Feb. 11. Racing like finance and farming, always anticipates the season. To the ardent follower of the royal sport the backbone of winter is broken with the first public announcement of nominations to the spring stakes and handicaps. It matters little to the initiated how much s now and sleet may intervene before the bugle call to colors is sounded; .they know that come what may, "spring is just around the corner." As usual, the opening scene of this years 169 days of racing, under the juris- diction of The Jockey Club, takes place at the Jamaica course, beginning Saturday, April 16, and continuing there twenty-two days. During the session there will be eighteen major events decided, including the 0,000 Wood Memorial, the seasons eye-opener for handicappers, layers and players. The list of nominations to the eighteen fixtures totals 966; of which fifty-two are to the Wood Memorial, twenty-one to the Excelsior Handicap, twenty-one to the Kings County Handicap, and thirty-seven to the customary opening day attraction, the Pau-monok Handicap. The Metropolitan Jockey Clubs optimism is strikingly manifested by president Edward F. Kilroes decision to keep the amount allotted to this years spring stakes and overnight events up to that of last spring. The added money to the eighteen stakes totalling 1,500, the same as in 1931. After the long, lean winter Jamaicas opening with its liberal policy cannot come too soon to owners and trainers, who in common with everyone else have suffered from the widespread financial readjustment now taking place. According to the list furnished by racing secretary Henry C. Pebler, ninety individual owners have sent in the nominations totalling 966. Of this number C. V. Whitney leads with ninety-six, the Belair Stud contributed forty-eight, the Dorwood Stable forty-four, and James Butler forty-one entries. Among the fifty-two horses eligible for the 0,000 Wood Memorial are Faireno, Pardee, Universe, Pompeius, Morfair, Allenfern, Sweeping Light, Parry, Cambal, Tick On, Economic, Mad Pursuit, Air Pilot, Barcelona Pete, Top Flight and Fall Apple. The "old reliable" Excelsior Handicap has among its seekers for popular favor and racing honor Questionnaire, Vander Pool, Clock Tower, Equipoise, Faireno, Ormesby, Pilate, Blenheim, Fall Apple and Lightning Bolt. The Kings County Handicap has among its contenders Tote, Pompeius, Scotch Gold, Questionnaire, Pilate, Curacao, Lightning Bolt and Fall Apple. Continued on twev--first page. , ; JAMAICA STAKES NOMINATIONS Continued from first page. The Paumonok Handicap, which has always been the opening day feature, has Chestnut Oak, Universe, Pilate, Hi-Jack, Questionnaire, Makalu, Flying Heels, Mor-fair, The Beasel, Irenes Bob, Sarazen U., Vander Pool, Clock Tower and Fall Apple. Totals of the leading nominators to the spring stakes of the Metropolitan Jockey Club follow: C. V. Whitney,, ninety-six; Belair Stud, forty-eight; Dorwood Stable, forty-four; James Butler, forty-one; Walter J. Salmon, thirty-six; Howe Stable, thirty-six; W. R. Coe, thirty-four; M. L. Schwartz, thirty-three; Greentree Stable, thirty-two; Mrs. John Hay Whitney, thirty; George D. Widener, twenty-eight; Wheatley Stable, twenty-six; J. H. Louchheim, twenty-four; H. G. Phipps, twenty-four; Marshall Field, twenty-four; J. F. Patterson, twenty-two; J. J. Robinson, twenty-two; Anall Stable, seventeen; Bud Fisher, sixteen, and J. A. Coburn, fourteen. The list of nominators to the principal features of the spring meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club follow: WOOD MEMORIAL. Faireno Magyar Pardee Tick On Tetra Khan On Post Brandon Mint Economic Star Fire Larranaga Turf God Scout Master Universe Tush Pompeius Caerleon Laughing Queen Mad Pursuit Lucre Air Pilot Morfair Bonnie Prince Incantation Barcelona Pete Allenf em Black Board Heroville Rash Moment Makalu Sun Spear Sweeping Light Dark Secret Villon Fatalist Byzantine Top Flight Curacao Fall Apple Parry Clotho Pro Bono Mad Frump Semaphore Even Up Cambal Stepenfetchit Old Master Over Time Scotch Gold - Etcetera Sansarica Cocked Hat EXCELSIOR HANDICAP. Rhodesia Mountain Elk Faireno Pilate Ormesby Black Forest Brandon Mint Clock Tower Brandon Prince Blenheim Questionnaire Equipoise Pompeius Rideaway Frigate Bird Fall Apple Scotch Gold Lightning Bolt A La Carte Dornoch Vander Pool KINGS COUNTY HANDICAP. Ormesby Scotch Gold Flaming A La Carte Questionnaire Mountain Elk Pompeius Pilate Frigate Bird Black Forest Byzantine Blenheim Curacao Tote Equipoise Fall Apple Rideaway Lightning Bolt PAUMONOK HANDICAP. Chestnut Oak Vander Pool Peto Great Seal Ormesby RegulaBaddun Questionnaire Ever Universe Tush Ha Ha Repentance Black Majesty Ladder Lucre Pilate Flying Heels Clock Tower Morfair Judge Schilling The Beasel Dark Secret Sarazen II. Pennate Makalu Hey There Irenes Bob Clotho Curacao Fall Apple Semaphore Dornoch Scotch Gold Noon Whistle Economic Hi-Jack A La Carte Dornnch
