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THE WEEKS EVENTS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Louisville. Ky.. May !». Now that the Derby is over, horsemen are looking forward to Ihe historic Clark Handicap, which Is lo be the feature of next Saturdays program at the Downs. This event, named in honor of Col. M. Lewis Clark, the first president of the Louisville Jockey Club, has a history as long as thai of the Kentucky Derby. From IS7. until 1801, inclusive, il was run as the Clark Stakes and. like the Derby, was for three-year-olds only. In 1!KI2. however, it was made an all-aged race and has since been run under the revised conditions, with the distance reduced from a mile and a quarter to a mile and a sixteenth. This season .H»0 is added to the event and the Held n -i Saturday will come from sixty-two nominations. Three ear olds of note eligible to the Talk Handicap include Old Rosebud. John iund. Constant. Boots and Saddle. Bradleys Choice. Black Touov, Bringhiirst. Casnarina, Surprising, Captain Burns, Bronaewlng. l.elloc. Kobinelta. David Craig. Hodge, Iran Card ner and Old Ben. while the older horses in active training engaged embrace Frogh gs, Kudolfo, Samuel It. M-yer. Sleet h. Hawthorn, U. M. Miller. Belle of Bryn Mawr, liuval. Qreat Britain. Foundation, The Widow Moon. Prince Hermis. Any Port, Cream, Cow-ell. Solar Star and Wilhite. It is easy to imagine .vliat a grand held may Ik1 seemed for this race from the above named eliglbiea and mi doubtedly this event this year will be productive ol one of the rreatest contests in its long history. Secretary Lyman IL Davis will announce the weights for this stake the coining Wednesday and the only penalty attached is for winners alter the publication of weights of any race other than a selling puis.. The card Ihe coming week at the Downs is lull of attractions aside from the Clark Handicap on Saturday next. On Monday seven meet are down for decision, this full program being mad. possible by an Advance Fund selling race. The ever popular Debutante stakes features ihe card Cm Monday afternoon. This event has a history run ning back for nineteen years. Many brilliant tillies figure among the winners of this event, including such cracks as Amanda. Cleophus. Mary Black. Rush. Molly Newman. Sinli, Autumn Leaves. Oleltant, White Plume, Miss In. v.. Beautiful Bess. LUlle Turner. Ancient, Crystal Maid. Ethelburg, Round the World. Calisse. Briar Path, and Hoi inctia. There are one hundred eu Hies to this slake this spring and with ten starters it will have a gross value of 83,500. On Wednesday tin?- ever -popoiar Bash ford Manor Stakes, for twoyear-ohl colts and geldings, will lie decided. Ninety seven entries were made for this event, including the pick of Ihe youngsters now in training. This event, like the Debutante Slakes, has generally called for a good two year old for its winner, the previous victors in the even being Von Rouse. J. P. Maybeiry. Oiseau. Oeo. C. Bennett. Zal. John Maris. Fundamental, Joe Morris, I.a V Ma ill ah. Worth, Hawthorn and Lit tie Nephew. After thiB week there are to lie five more days of racing at the Downs, with the Juvenile Stakes to be run on Monday. May IS. the Frank Fehr .Stakes on Wednesday, May -0. and the Gentlemens Cup. to be decided on Thursday. May 21. and the historic Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 22. as features. The meeting this season bids fair to he the most successful of all race meetings ever held in this city. ludoubtedly many newcomers will be at tiacted to racing by tliw brilliant and high class sport that will be furnished at Churchill Downs this spring, as a result of the enterprising management of Colonel M. J. Winn, backed by President Charles | Grainger and his other associates iu the conduct of racing at this beautiful track. It is indeed worth a journey from any part of the country nowadays to see an afternoons sport at Churchill Downs. Where the greatest race horses in America are striving for the laurels of the course.
