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KENTUCKY ENDURANCE STAKES TO BE THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF FALL RACING Louisville Ky July 27 Followers of the turf are anticipating fiftynine days of exceptionally J line sport when fall racing starts in Kentucky The opening meeting of thirteen days will begin at J Lexington Saturday August 31 Then will follow eighteen days at Douglas Park in Louisville begin ¬ ning Monday September 15 nine days at Churchill Downs beginning Monday October 7 and nineteen days at Latonia commencing October 19 and ending November The greatest event throughout this fiftynine days of racing will be the second renewal of the Ken tucky Endurance Stakes to be run Monday October 7 at Churchill Downs This is the richest of all turf prizes in America It is open to the world and will have an estimated value of 15000 The winner will receive a gold cup a gift from the Ken ¬ tucky State Racing Commission Twenty per cent of the stake goes to the owner of the horse finishing second and ten per cent to the third The New Louisville Jockey Club will add 7500 to the stakes The distance is four miles JCach subscriber lias the privilege of nominating one two or three horses on or before September 2 1912 only one of which may start Threeyearolds will carry 10S pounds while fouryearoliis poundsThe and upward will carry 122 pounds The winner of last years Kentucky Endurance Stakes was Messenger Boy The first horse nomi ¬ nated thisscason for this event was Messenger Boy His owner Eugene Lutz thinks lie will again win the race The victory of Messenger Boy in IHl was a piece of fortune of the rarest description for Mr Lulx It had been a struggle to keep feed in tiie barn for Messenger Bov Right at the finish Mr Lutz bad to IKUTOW 250 to pay the final start ¬ ing fee He is confident that Messenger Boy is still the best longdistance racer on this continent continentBeyond Beyond a doubt a wonderfully good field will go to Hie post in this race It is rich enough to appeal to turfmen at home and abroad so Lyman II Davis secretary of the New Louisville Jockey Club seems justified in his prediction that a big band of the highest type of endurance racers will struggle for the money tin trophy and the glory that goes with the winning of this event eventTlie Tlie revival of longdistance racing in America needs and deserves such a stimulus as is offered jointly by the New Louisville Jockey CInb and the Kentucky State Racing Commission in the opinion of those who admire the thoroughbred and its de ¬ velopment Col M J Winn vicepresident and general manager of the New Louisville Jockey Club feels that because of the generosity of his organiza ¬ tion combined witli the help and encouragement of the racing commission breeders of race horses should respond promptly and liberally in making nominations for the Kentucky Endurance Stakes The first subscription is 100 and must be made on or before August 1 lie expresses confidence that owners of eligible racers are willing to step forward with their money because by so doing they illus ¬ trate their sentiment for racing and their desire to render the sport more secure than ever everGeorge George J Long a member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission will nominate Free Lance and Nicias for the Endurance Stakes but it is not cer ¬ tain that either will start though it is not at all impossible that Free Lance a marvelous performer over a considerable distance of ground will face the barrier It all depends upon the condition of Free Lance vhni the date for the running of the race rolls around Free Lance Is now at Churchill Downs and is in splendid physical condition Mr Long is hopeful that Free Lance will be up to the bruising struggle that will be called for in the Endurance Stakes In the event that Free Lance does go to the post andMaj Thomas C McDowells The Manager should start it would be a contest worth traveling miles to witness witnessNadzu Nadzu second to Messenger Boy in the Endurance Stakes last year is a sure starter and Lochiel will 1 be the other entry made by II Bedwell the Colorado turfman Mr Beilwcll thinks Lochiel lias a good chance Before the end of next week the material available for this race will be pretty well shaped up upThe The entries for the fall stakes at Churchill Downs will close on Thursday August 1 These events are Falls City Handicap at six furlongs 1010 added Cherokee Stakes selling at one mile and onesixteenth 1100 added Golden Rod Stakes selling for two yearolds at six furlongs 1000 added addedColonel Colonel Winn announces that during the fall racing at Churchill Downs no purse will lie for less than 500 added
