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FORTYSEVEN BUTLER HANDICAP ELIG5BLES ELIG5BLESEmpire Empire Citys 25000 Added Fixture Will Be Renewed on July 5 Whirlaway on List ListNEW NEW YORK N Y June 17 Fortyseven nominations were received for the 25000 added Butler Handicap the richest stake of the twentyoneday summer meeting at Em ¬ pire City which runs from Thursday July 3 to Saturday July 26 In perusing the list the names of virtually all the outstanding thoroughbreds in training are to be noted which presages a brilliant renewal on Satur ¬ day July 5 for this coveted stake named to honor the memory of James Butler and his son James JamesThe The Butler is at one mile and threesix ¬ teenths for threeyearolds and upward by suL iription of 50 each starters to pay 250 additional While the winners share is most to be desired second money will be worth 5000 third 2500 and fourth 1000 Weights will be announced by racing secre ¬ tary John B Campbell on Saturday June 28 at 6 p m mAs As the Butler will feature the first Satur ¬ day program of the meeting and follows the Julv 4th holiday indications are that the stake will set a new high in attendance for the picturesque Hilltop course in Yonkers YonkersNOTABLE NOTABLE NOMINEES NOMINEESWarren Warren Wrights Whirlaway the triple crown hero is among the more notable nom ¬ inees while other standout eligibles are Woodvale Farms Haltal Myron Selznicks Cant Wait Belair Studs Fenelon Mrs An ¬ thony Pelleteris Bay View winner of the 100000 Santa Anita Handicap H L Myers Sheriff Culkin Ralph Beaver Cirassburgers Salford II Anold Hangers Dit and Green tree Stables Hash and Third Degree DegreeFollowing Following is the complete list of Butler nominations Attention Andy K Bright Gallant Bay View Belay Blue Pair Cant Wait Cavalier Curious Coin Dit DitDispose Dispose Devils Crag Eight Thirty Equitable Foxbrough Fenelon Greville Haltal Hash HashHoney Honey Cloud Hypnotist H Itabo Lumiere Moscow II Nedayr Nearsight Nasca Nitro Nellie Ely Ortiz II Piping Rock Ringie Roman Flag Rodin Romanov Swing and Sway Sun Lover Sir Mill Sheriff Culkin Strawberry Salford II Sir Lancelot Satin Cap Tola Rose Third Degree The Chief Whirlaway
