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CHURCHILL DOWNS PROGRAM ISSUED Louisville Ky September 30 Soteinlas achieve ¬ ment in defeating Star Charter in the Ontario Jockey Club Cup two miles and a quarter at Toronto last Saturday has drawn renewed attention to the chances of that good daughter of Locohatchee in the 15000 Kentucky Endurance Stakes a fourmile race to be decided Monday October 7 at Churchill Downs Star Charter is due to arrive at Churchill Downs tomorrow His owner J W Schorr has arrangrMl with Wayne O Joplin to train and saddle Star Charter for the Kentucky Endurance Stakes T Koeruer will ride the Schorr candidate In the fourmile struggle next Monday afternoon Star Char ¬ ter will carrv T22 pounds while Sotenna will have up 11 pounds In last Saturday s race Sotemia hail 100 whllf Star Charter carried ift Other probable atartera include Duval Manager Mack Boola Boola Melton Street Azo or Nadzu Star bottle AilaniH Express Tecoae and Sir Catesby CatesbyThat That the greatest gathering ever attracted to a race course iu Kentucky will witness this evcat seems assured judging by the widespread interest manifested In the race All Col M J WInn man ¬ ager of the New Louisville Jockey Club is anxiouij about is the Tveather He predicts that with Ideal conditions 50000 persons will Journey to Churchill Downs next Monday The MondayThe program book containing the conditions for the races at Churchill Downs is being distributed As usual it is neat and full of information for horsemen and followers of the turf Tlie front cover carries an autumn leaf and the back of the last page is adorned with a picture of Messenger Boy winner of the Kentucky Endurance Stakes at Churchill Downs last fall There also Is a cut of the gold cup valued at 1000 which the Kentucky State Racing Commission will donate to the winner of the fourmile stake next Monday The cup is made of ISkarat gold and is a beauty The liberality of the New Louisville Jockey Club surpasses that of any racing organization In Ken ¬ tucky since racing has been known in the common ¬ wealth On the opening day the association will give in added money 10300 Add the value of the gold cup and the horsemen on the afternoon of October 7 will receive 11300 The 11300The first race next Monday is a selling dash at six furlongs for threevearolds and upward purse 500 The rest of the program is made up as fol ¬ lows lowsSecond Second race Five and a half furlongs for two yearolds purse 500 500Third Third race Five and a half furlongs for allage horses purse 600 600Fourth Fourth race Kentucky Endurance Stakes four miles estimated value 15000 15000Fifth Fifth race One mile handicap for threeyear olds and upward purse 700 700Sixth Sixth race One mile and a sixteenth for three yearolds and upward purse 500 500The The Cherokee Stakes at cue mile and a sixteenth for threeyearolds and upward selling will be run Wednesday October 9 The Falls City Handi ¬ cap at six furlongs for threeyearolds and upward will be decided Saturday October 12 The Golden Rod Stakes at six furlongs for twoyearolds will be run October 16 the final day of the ninedays meeting In the stake events the added money n each instance will be 1000
