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KENTUCKYS TEN THOUSAND DOLLAK RACES Cincinnati O March 27 Ten thousand dollar stakes in Kentucky have been few and far be ¬ tween In fact the third miming of the Kentucky Handicap at Douglas Iark on Saturday May 22 will be tho eighth 10000 stake run over Kentucky race courses Such enormous stake offer Ings were not a success In Kentucky until Manager John llachineister came forth with his Kentucky Handicap and announced that it was to be an animal event That was In tho spring of 101IJ He has kept his promise and this year will witness the third running of this rich prize Just four other 10000 added events have boon run in Ken ¬ tucky but the Kentucky Handicap is tlie only stake event which has netted more than 10000 to the winner winnerThe The liistory of these rich events in Kentucky can be told in a few words Churchill Downs has had two 10000 events One was the four mile Ken ¬ tucky Endurance Stakes in lill It was a failure from a racing point of view and has lieen aban ¬ doned The other was last years Kentucky Derby which will have a similar value this year yearThe The other two 10000 stakes wore run at La touia and wore known as the Queen City Handicap Tills race was started in 1005 and it wsu announced then that it would bo an annual event It was run that year and the following year and then was abandoned The Latonia management was trying to attract some of tlie better horses of the oast to Kentucky Hut racing was nt its zenith on the New York tracks at that time and it failed of its purpose purposeThe The first running of tho Queen City Handicap was on Juno 1X5 and it was woii by Sir Huon which good colt of George T Longs had just com ¬ pleted his triumphs in the Kentucky and Latonia Dorbys Sir Huon was one of the host horses out that year He scored an easy victory in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby then moved on to Ltonia and fright ¬ ened nearly all of the other entmnts away His only competitor In the Jvatonia Dotby was Lady Navarre from tho stable of C R Ellison Sir Huon just romped away from tho filly and von pulled up by live lenghtK His noxt start was in the Queen City Handicap Tho track was heavy lie day before hut drlqd out considerably during the early morning hours of the day of the race and when it came time for the big race the track was lumpy Twelve owners tried for the ricli prize and Sir Ilium a threeyearold with 118 pounds up conceded weight to every other horse in tlie race which resulted in victory for Mr Longs horse by threequarters of a length over Dutch Barbara which was live lengths in front of John Carroll It was only in the final sixteenth that Sir Iluon man ¬ aged to get to the front The race netted he winner S25The S25 The following year a mediocre horse from the east came on and won the event so easily that tins Latonia Jockey Club managameiit decided It was not worth while to continue the stake The class of liorsos racing in the east was vastly sui erior to thr e in tho west at that time Tho winner of the race in 1907 belonged to the late James McCormick one of tlie shrewdest trainers in America in his day McCormick later went abroad and trained for Baron OpN nhcim one of the leading owners in Ger ¬ many Ho died a few years back The winner of tlie race that rear was Tileing a threeyearold volt by Hastings Inutile MiCcTiiiick executed quite a coup when he shipped Tileing to Latonia and got away with the iitce Tileing arrived on the morning of tlie race In the ear with him ciimo McCormick Skoots Garner and a stable hand The Imokmakers did not think tho long journey from Now York would help Tileing and they took liberties with him laying from 7 to 10 to 1 against his chances McCormick quietly slipped through the ring and bet 1000 on his horse at these prices Plantlaud ami Pasadona were the favorites for tlie race Old Phil Finch got away to u good start and set tho pace to the quarter pest where Pasa ¬ dena took up the running and loomed up like the winner Coming down the stretch Tiloing drew up with Pasadena and wont on to victory by a good length McCormick at once loaded the horse on the cars and returned to the east In addition to rim 800 or 10000 that he won in wagers on tlie nice McCormick received 8275 which was tho winners share of tin stakes stakesThe The next 10000 stake to be run In Kentucky was the lirst Kentucky Handicap at Douglas Park in which Kudolfo defeated the great Ton Point This was the first running of the big race and it net ¬ ted H150 to tho winner and also resulted in a new track record at Douglas Iark the mile and a quarter being irim in 205 In this race Any Port finished third nnd the track could not bo con ¬ sidered fast for a shower hail immediately pre ¬ ceded the running of tho race racela la the fall of that year Panilorina won the four mill Kentucky Endurance Stakes and last spring Luke MeLuke a threeyearold defeated Rudolfo and HandicapThis Solar Star in tho Kentucky Handicap This year the best horses in training in America will moot in the Kentucky Handicap Iloamcr and Luke Mcluko did not settle the question of suprem ¬ acy last year for Luke MiLuke went wrong and was retired This spring they will have a chance to do so In addition they will have a chance to demonstrate how they compare with the I test horses in the world Last year Ilarmouicon was considered the best sprinter in England He Is entered for the Kentucky Handicap this season Ho is Amer ¬ icanbred so in n i sense can he be considered an English horse but Keutnck racing devotees will have a chance to compare horses as they race in America and as they race In rTnghind if he conies to fill his engageincut engageincutJohn John W Schorr having once tasted tho fruits of victory in such a stake docs not intend to lot it get away from him if ho can prevent it He is the heaviest nominator for the race having sent in tlie name of six liorsos Robert L linker of Lex ¬ ington who is coming into prominence as an owner is also hot after the rich purse He has nnuje live nominations
