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RICHEST AMERICAN STAKES OF THE YEAR TO BE RUN IN KENTUCKY General Manager John Hachmelster Announces 0,000 Added Handicap for Douglas Park — Latonia Derby to Carry Value of ,000 Added _» Y- 1- LoubTville, iv . Pebruar B loha Hacbaseist r general inanage: ..| the IKHtgfcs- Ia.k Jockey Iltii of l.iuiivilli . ami the latonia Jdekej Club at Latonia. this evening in.-oh an Important anatonar» im-ii i in cunneetbM with racing over these tw-i courses iln- .oiniiiz spring. Tin- spring stake events at both courses will rinse on March S aext. I". e stakes ai lt"iiu:.i- Park are exceptionally attractive in the a. hied iiiomv. The lvniinU Handicap, for thrce-vuar-oids and upward, at oae mile ami a quarti i . w 11 cj.rrj an aibleil valne of 0,000. T-, . Mem. .rial Hamlicap. for three-year-«ilds ami upward. six fnrlongs. wil! have si ...on added. The Nprlng Trial Stakes, for Iwo-yeat idtre, Bve furlongs, will be of the value oi ,308 added. The Speculation Stake-, selling, for three-yea r-olds and upward, one mile sad a sixtceatb, .5W added. The Latonia Jockey On* stake- are: laaognral Handicap, fni three-year-olds ami np ward ..im mile ami a sixteenth; ,000 added. Latonia Derhv. for threi year-ohts and upward, oae mil.- ami a half: $«, 00 added. Clipsetta Slakes, for two-year-old lilies. :! •• fur longs: ¥-. *» ! added. Merchants Selling Stakes, for three-year-olds and upward, one mill : ,500 silded. liar. -1.1 s;ak.- f..r two year-old colts and g-hl n-..-■vi I ill kings; .SHI added. Quickstep Hamlicap. foi three-year-olds am. up ward. -i f.uliig-: SJ.immi added. Valuation ,S:ak.--. I." I w.. year olds, live and one half furlongs: ,500 added. Imlepeinleiii Handicap, for three ear olds ami up ward, one mile aid 1 1 iv -. l o.it lis : ,300 added. Cincinnati Tropin, tor two-year-olds, si fat longs: $::.-mio added. The minimum purse value will be 00. Manager Hachmeister announced that entries lo the -take events will be received only with the understanding that the oaaecra of the club reserve ihe right i.. refuse the eatrj or the acceptance of a li insfet of anj entry for any cause and without notice to the subscriber. Xo entrj will be received except on this condition: That all disputes, claims and objections, arising out of tin- racing ..i wih respi i lo tin- Interprets tion of the conditions of an stakes -hall be decided by the officers of tin club at I hose whom the club appoints, and their decision upon all points shall be final. The Kentucky Handicap promises to he one of the ino-i brilliant turf features in America. It will bring together the Kentucky Derby eligible*, among which will be Hawthorn. Hobnob. Frederick I... Helios and all of the other really gnat three year. o hi- in America. It will nor Im- exceeded in inportan •. and Interest by any event in America thi- season. Manager Hachaaeister is highly enthusiastic relative lo ihe racing tin- year in Kentucky. There will be at least sixty days of thoroughbred sport, opening at Lexington about April 29. The Kentucky Derbj will b. run ai Churchill Downs. Saturday. May 10, when thirteen days racing at that course will begin. Then- probably will be twelve day- of raciag ai Douglas I. ilk and twenty-four day- at l.aionia. Maiiag. r Hachmelster promises racing of higher quality than the patrons of Houglas Park and the Latonia ..key Club have ever before enjoyed. This, because of the superior class of horses recently developed, and tin rich values ..f the stakes ami piir-es.
