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CHURCHILL DOWNS SPRING PROGRAM. Kentucky Derby and Other Stakes to Close March 1 — Louisville to Have Twenty-five Days. Louisville. Kr„ January 2."..— The New Louisville Jockey Clnh today aim iced tin- list of stakes to be run during ils coming spring meeting, in May. at Churchill Downs The lisi in full, with the added money to each event, is as follows: Kentucky Derby, for three year olds; one mile and a qjnarti r: added money ,009. Kentucky oaks, for three year-old fillies: one mile .ual a sixteenth; added Barney, ,698. Clark Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward: oin mile and a sixteenth: added money. ,009. Louisvilli Handicap, for three-year-olda and up ward: thiei quarteis mile: added money. Sl.tMtO. Churchill Downs Handicap. I..1 three ycai oMs and Upward; one Utile and an eighth; added iicnc . ,060. I auk Fehr Selling Slakes for three year olds and upward: one mile: added money. ,000. Tobacco Selling Stakes, fur t luce i ar olds and upward: three quarters mile; added money. SI. Hit. Bash ford Manor Stakes, for two-year-old colts and geldings; four and a half farloags; added meatey. S1.IMHI. • Debutante Stakes, for two-year-old fillies; fire-eight Iih mile: added money. ,000. Juvenile Stakes, for two .ear olds; five-eighths mile: added money. .00O. All these events will close for entries on Satnr day. Mar.-h 1. The conditions for the thirty-ninth renewal of the Kentucky Herb.; provide for 5 t-. enter and 09 additional io start. The second horse in to receive mi of the added money and tin- third horse 00. Tin- entrance •• • for the Kentucky o.iks this , . MM is to I., ski. with 9 additional to start. The conditions of laat year in il taer eveata above noted aie t.. prevail again this s.ms.,h. Th. Kentucky Derby will this year be more val i abb- than ever before in ils long history, and the three year ..Id which lands tin- arise will be in a f.iir waj to become the leadlag money-winning horse of 1*13 in America The richest Kentucky Derby was nin in 1899, when it was worth ,460 to tile winner. Riley. This record is sure t.i |... br. .ken ibis se.is,,n. Tie- three vear olds that are likely to be entered Include Helios. Hawthorn, I.e.. chares. Goweil, Yankee Notions. Star of Danube. Great Britain. Rosttit lilllii. Lord Marshall. Chris; mas Star. Fl fabunar. Sam Hirsch, Foiindat ion. Nobby, The Widow Moon. Palanquin, McCork!e. Prince Hernia, Lysander, Frederick I... Vorkvillc Calgary. Insurance Man. Solar Star. Nash Cattd. Anna Patricia, Brookfield. Cock o the Walk. Floral Park. Ilorron. Bock View. Benanet, Marsnon I. a Mode. I. riar Path, Brightstone, Kleburne, Plying Ti iu. The Grader, Hobnob and a number of mai dens. Manager M. J. Winn is looking for the Kentucky State facing Commission to permit Lexington lo • •pen on April 26, which will make it possible to begin the spring meeting at Churchill Downs , n Saturday May id. The program is for thirteen days raciag at the Dowas, with Douglas Park to follow for twelve days of racing, af the conclusion of which Latooia will begin its usual season of spring and rammer sport. This will give I isviiie twenty live days of spring racing ibis aeasoa, ten more than last spring, when the oaly sprin;. m Ing held ai Louisville was run off .t ii„. Downs .,,,,; was of fifteen days duration. Last season Derby day was on May 11, and so the gnat race will likely be run a day earlier this year. No purses if l.-ss than 00 will 1 n the program at the Downs next spring and presen.1 indications point tn a more brilliant season than at any previous time in the haag hlatory of this famnwi course.
