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•*« CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE CLARK HANDICAP * + 1nilcr different names and conditions, what is now the Clark Handier. p has lieen run annually at Chnrchil Downs track ever since the liisl year of racing Unit in 1875. Originally it was a st ike race for three ai olds and as such a seouel to tin- Kentucky Derby and called the Chirk Stakes. The Derby, as now, was the feature of the tirst day of each meeting and the Clark Stakes Was tin- star attraction of the last day. the distance being two miles, while the Derby was a mile and a half. In these ibns owners did ten object to running their three year-olds over such distances and the horses stood the strain just as well as they now do contests over the shorter distances in VOgne. The distance was opt down to a mile and a quarter in IsSl and in 1!MI2 the evenl was made a handicap for three year olds and over. The dates of two BMSre redactions in distance are shown in the table hsiow. The com! nsed history of the race is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt Third. Wt, Val. Time. 1S75 Voltiauer McU rath.. 100 Calvin 100 Millionaire 100 ,425 3:50J 1S7S Crcedmoor W. Williams.. 100 Vagrant 07 Henry Owings..l00 2,150 3:34$ 1S77 McWhirter Miller.. 100 Vera Cruz 07 Hyena 87 2 000 3 304 1878 Leveller Swim..l00 Day Star 100 Dead Heat. Solicitor 100 2 150 337 1S79 Falsetto I. Murphy.. 100 Bucktie 100 Trinidad 1H 2.100 3:40 1880 Kinkead J. McLaughlin. .105 Auroras Baby 105 Bye and Bye. ..102 2.350 3:375 lS81*Hindoo J. McLaughlin. .105 Airambra 105 Bootjack 105 3,500 2:101 1882 Runnyinede ...J. McLaughlin. .105 Bahcock 105 Apollo lo2 3 180 2:15 1883 Ascender Stoval..l02 Cardinal McCloskey ...102 Markland 103 3.270 2:18 1S84 Buchanan I. Murphy. .110 Loft in 110 Andrain 110 3,230 2:12 1885 Bersan 1. Murphy. .110 Troubadour 110 Joe Cottou 110 3 420 2:09] 1880 Blue Wing Garrison . .118 Free Knight 118 Endurer 118 4100 2:10 18S7 Jitn Gore L. Jones. .118 Libretto lis Ban Cloche 118 3 030 2:111 1888 Callifet A. McCarthy . .118 White 118 Long Roll 118 3,510 2:151 ISM Spokane Kiley..ll8 Proctor Knott 118 Once Again 118 3.510 2:121 1890 Riley I. Murphy. .118 Robespierre 118 Bill Letcher ...118 4,140 2:101 1801 High Tariff Overton. .122 PiCsxisou 122 Milt Voting ....118 3.370 2:12 1802 Azra A. Clayton. .122 Phil Dvvyer 122 3.040 2:20 1803 Boundless Kunze..l22 Buck McCann 122 Decapod 122 2.300 2:12 ISM Cheat W. Martin. .122 Pearl Song 122 Buckrene 122 2,730 2:19] 1805 Halma Perkins. .122 Curator 122 1.720 2:15] lsooiRen F.der Slnims..ll7 Semper Ego 117 Parson 100 3,350 1:58] 1807 ornament A. Clayton. .117 Dr. Catlett 117 Pantuure 117 3 350 1:55 1898 Plaudit K. Williams.. 127 Lieher Karl 122 3,350 1:501 ISM Corsini N. Turner. .122 Hapsburg 117 His Lordship. . .110 3.3M 2:0lj I9M Lieutenant Gibson Boland. .127 Flaunt 117 Dieudonne 107 ."..350 1:54 1001 His Eminence Winklteld. .127 The Puritan 117 Driseoll 110 3.350 1:55 1002tleath 7 Slack. .110 Jim Clark 4 101 L.Strathmre 410,8 1,000 1:47 1903 Loves Labor 0 Scully. .100 Harry New 4 Ill Airlight 3 ...02 2,150 1:48 1004 Colonial Girl 5 Lyne.,100 Monsieur Beua aire 4110 Reservation 4. 110 2.170 1:48, 1005 l.atts 4 Nlcol.,104 Fatly Roy M 08 lirancas 4 M0 2.O70 1:533 MM Hyperion II. 3.W. Mclntyre. .103 Envoy 4 104 Kercheval 3. .108 2,100 1:40 1997 The Minks 4 Nicol.,110 Brancns 0 110 Harry Scott 4102 1.820 1:591 1008 Pollv Prim 5 V. Powers. .117 The Minks 5 117 Pinkola 3 105 1.070 1:53* 19M Miami 3 M. McGee..103 Arcile 5 112 Htick 4i 105 1.S20 1:451 1010 Kings Daughter 7T. Keener.. 124 T. M. Green 4 100 Crystal Maid4 .114 1,909 1:45] Run as a stake for tliree-yeai-oids from 1S75 to 1991 undo, name of Clark Stakes. Changed to bandi cap for three-year-olds and over in 1902. Distance reduced from 2 miles to 1 1-4 miles. fDistance reduced to 1 1-8 miles. IDistunce reduced to 1 1-10 miles.
