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RICHEST FOURMILE RACE OF ALL Louisville Ky August 24 There has never been a fourmile race which in money value will equal the Kentucky Endurance Stakes to bo run here on the opening day of the fall meeting of the Now Louisville Jockey Club at Churchill Downs on Mon ¬ day October 7 Even if this great event falls some ¬ what short of its estimated value of 15000 it will still be much richer than any siinilur stake ever run in this country countryThere There were several special races some thirtylive years ago lu California which exceeded in value the Endurance Stakes of 112 but such events only came ut intervals and could not bo considered as regular races In tho old days the famous matches made between horses at four miles euch ran up to as high as 20000 but in these cases the owners of the horses staked the money und the tracks over which they were decided gave comparatively little if any ¬ thing for such a race With the exception of the racen alluded to above in California no American nice track has ever given as much for a fouruiila race us the Now Louisville Jockey Club will udd to the Kentucky Endurance Stakes this season seasonFor For instance take the historic Bowie Stakes at Baltimore and the noted Thornton Stakes in Cali ¬ fornia Their values in any year were far less than thut of the Endurance Stakes soon to be run rt Churchill Downs Twentylive hundred or three thou aaud dollars was regarded as an extra valuable Bowie Stakes while the richest Thornton Stakes ever rim was only worth 5180 to the winner In the Kentucky Endurance Stakes this fall the New Louisville Jockey Club alone adds 7500 In money und 10 this is also added a gold cup donated by tho Kentucky Racing Commission valued at 1000 1000The The field for the Kentucky Endurance Stakes this fall will unquestionably be the most remarkable that has raced this distance since iu 1873 when at San Francisco Thad Stevens Joe Daniels and True Blue were uinoug tho starters in the Pacific Jockey Club Stakes fourmile heats Thad Stevens was the great ¬ est long distance horse in the far west in those days Joe Daniels had been tho champion two and three yearold of his year und True Blue at that time held tho twomile record Thad Stevens won the raco after having to run three heats or twelve miles in all True Blue won the second heat in 730 which was the host heat In that race by over twelve seconds His effort however was so brilliant in thut heat that lie was distanced in the final heat heatWith With a fast track and good weather conditions the day set for the Endurance Stakes this fall Is likely to see all records for four miles reduced The fast ¬ est four miles ever run is 711 made by Lucretia Borgia against time at Oakland Cal in ISO Messenger Boys performance in the Endurance Stakes last year is the next fastest four miles ever run and Ten Broecks record against time 715 Is the third fastest four miles ever scored He also made his mark over the Churchill Downs course Whether or not the fourinilo record is lowered at Churchill Downs this race on October 7 will unques ¬ tionably be the greatest fourmile contest ever de ¬ cided in this country
