Last Year's Winner Squadron Castle to Run Large Numbers in View of War London, Feb, 3. thirty-nine horses, one more than actually ran in the race last year, have been entered for the Lincolnshire Handicap, to be run over one mile on April 3, 1940.
Last year's winner, Squadron Castle, by Mr. Jinks out of Laverock, is again nominated, together with Aldine, Zaimis and Davy Dolittle, who also ran last March. Aldine was fourth after a poor start, Mr, S. H. Oxenham, who owns Squadron Castle, also has The Straight Four engaged. J. Jarvis, who won the race in 1935 with Flamenco, and in 1938 with Phakos, has nominated Titan, who. was successful at Manchester on the last day of the flat-racing season, Class is well represented by Cillas, winner of last year's French Derby. Walter Merry has the distinction of being the only three-year-old entered. He was one of the best juveniles in Eire last season and is owned by Mus Dorothy Paget, whose colours can also be carried by Colonel Payne, bought for fifteen thousand guineas as a yearling.
J. Russell, who trains in Lincolnshire, has won the race twice with Play On and Overcoat, He has entered Calf Love, a filly, who had a good record last season, winning five of her six races.
Here are the entries:—
Uncle Archie 5 years, Stardor 4, Spliced 5, Fioretti 6, Aldine aged, Cillas 5, Ticca Can 6, Coerced 5, Crystal Palace aged, Golden Sovereign 5, Titan 4 Mr. winner of last year's race, and Con-prevent, winner in 1938, An interesting entry from Italy is Signor Galeazzo's Vezzano.
The entries are as follows:—
Quick Ray 4 years, Sir Abe Bailey's sealed entry, Maranta 6, Senor 6, Glenavon 4 Triguero 4, Atout Maitre 4, Cantatrice LI 5, Vezzano 4, Heliopolis 4. Owenstown '6, Fox Cub, 4 Glorious Devon colt by Singapore 3, Dubonnet 5. Admiral's Walk 4, Silksworth 4, Again 4, Fairchance 4, Contrevent 5, Flyon 5 Bold Devil 4 Grand Union 4, Ca colt by Trimdon 3, Speckle colt by Windsor Lad 3, King Legend 4, Lord Rosebery's sealed entry, Tutor 4, Mr. James A. de Rothschild's'sealed entry, Casanova 4 Frawn 6, and Valedictory 5.
Coronation Cup Entries The following twenty-three horses have been entered for the Coronation Cup, to be run over one and a half miles at Epsom on June 4:—
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