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HISTORIC SETTING FOR ENDURANCE STAKES. Memories of Bygone Days Will Be Revived by Old-Timers at Churchill Downs Wednesday. Louisville, Kv October 4. Churchill Downs can lay claim to distinction in various ways. Nixt Wednesday, October S, marking the opening of the ten-davs autumn meeting at this historic course, will be rim the 5,000 Kentucky Endurance Stakes, which is the richest four-mile event ever run In this commonwealth, when more than two horses have composed the field. For three seasons the New Louisville Jockey Club has added more money to a four-mile race, assuring a contest between more than two horses than any other racing organization ever did in tills country. In 1911 the New Louisville Jockey Club added ,000 to this race. This was increased to ,500 in 1912 and to 0,000 this season. Each year in addition to the cash, value of this race, the owner of the winner has received a ,000 gold cup, donated by the Kentucky State Racing Commission. This fall this trophy is more beautiful than ever, as it is modelled in exquisite fashion and is made up of twenty-karat gold. In the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks the New Louisville Jockey Club has two classic events with a longer continuous record than any similar races now run in America. Few are aware that at Churchill Downs was decided the longest race card ever programmed for an afternoons sport in the United States. This was during the spring meeting at the Downs in 1SS2. The meeting lasted eleven days and on the final day, Saturday, May 2S, ten races were decided. As one was a mile heat affair there were in reality eleven contests. Two of the races decided that afternoon were stakes, one being the Runnvmede, 00 added, and the other the Tnrf, ,500 added. The purses ranged from 50 to 50. The first race, a six-furlong dash, was won by Morris and Patrons FeEowplay, by Longfellow, ridden by L. Brown. His time was 1:1C. The second race was at one mile and an eighth and was won by J. A. Grinsteads Pinafore, by Enquirer, ridden by Hogan. Her time was 1:50. The third race was at six furlongs for maiden two-year-olds. J. A. Grin-steads Brother to Grinstead. by .Gilroy, ridden by Hovev, was the winner. The time was 1:1S. The fourth race was mile heats. P. C. Foxs Rochester, bv Vauxhall, ridden by Dorsey, won in straight heats; time. 1:48 and 1:44. The fifth race was a mile dash. M. Youngs Bancroft, by Bonnie Scotland, ridden by Walker, was the winner and the time was l:42tf,. The sixth race was the Runnvmede Stakes for two-year-olds, distance six furlongs. M. Youngs Bondholder, by Bonnie Scotland, ridden by James McLaughlin, won. Time, 1:17. The seventh race was the Turf Stakes, at one mile and a quarter. The winner was Dwyer Brothers Hindoo, by Virgil, ridden by McLaughlin. Time. 2:0SV. The eighth race was at two miles. J. W. Louds Lida Stanhope, by Waverly. with Stovall up. won in .5:35. The ninth race, ono mile and a sixteenth, was won by P. C. Foxs Maggie Avre. bv Bonnie Scotland. She was ridden by McLaughlin and her time was 1:50. The tenth and last race was at about one and three-quarter miles and was run in 3:2454, resulting in a dead heat between I. L. Halls Miss Malloy. by Pat Malloy, ridden by Oliver, and John Funks Swannona, by Red Dick, ridden by nenry. Both owners agreed to divide the purse and the race was not re-run. The mode of betting then employed at the Downs was the same as before the Kentucky State Racing Commission put the ban on auction pools. The only difference was that in the machines operated at that time only straight and place tickets were sold and they were all of the variety. In the closing race that day on account of one of the dead-heaters being a hot favorite there was not enough support for the other horse to make the returns on that winning ticket equal its purchase price. It figured to pay and the Jockey Club added the extra dollar. This gave each player his money back. The best paying mutuels iHKil straight tar day was on Rochester. That ticket was worth 7.50. while on Wandering, for place. In the Runnymede Stakes, a ticket paid 8.0S. Of the turfmen who figured among the winning owners that day only four are still alive Phil J. Dwyer. Green It. Morris. Milton Young and J. W. Loud. All of these turfmen will see the Kentucky Endurance Stakes decided next Wednesday. Mr. Dwyer has announced that lie will be here for the running of the great four-mile race. Milton Young, who is chairman of the Kentucky State Racing Tom-mission, is always on hand when this event is run. Messrs.. Morris and Ixtttd are already here. Of the.trainers of the horses on that day in 1SS2 but two are living James Rowe and W. O. ScuIIv. The latter has just come here from New York after fourten years absence from Kentucky, his native state. Here he proposes to live for the remainder of his life. On the date when the ten races were run Col. M. Lewis ciark, first president of the Louisville Jockey Club, officiated as starter and was successful with the drum that day. He died several years ago and Maj. B. 0. Bruce, then secretary at the Downs and who programmed the ten races, is also long sine;? dead. Is It any wonder that so much historic sentiment clusters around this plant and that a race like the Kentucky Endurance Stakes, Americas richest turf prize this fall, draws from the four corners of this land most of the best people Interested in thoroughbred horses In the United States? The field this year embraces many high-class horses and some of the most skilful riders in America will pilot the contestants next Wednesday when this event is decided at the Downs. With favorable weather and a fast track it is not unlikely that the winner will lower Sotemias mark of 7:10, present American record for four miles.
