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j j , , , i i • SOME DOUGLAS PARK ANTICIPATIONS. Louisville. Ky.. August 2i . — Three weeks Iran the coming Monday, on September 2n. the Donghu Park Wtil hi d ii- ai.nnil autuaw na meeting. I is of eight racing days, winding up on Tuesday. September 2s. The feature race for the opening date is the Douglas Park Inaugural Handicap with ,000 added, while the greatest attrac lion is the LoufarriUe I up. at two miles, which will he run this year for the third time. Manager John Haenmehrter is now at I.atonia, preparing for an early transfer to tiiis city and. - a after the tt-t of the mouth, he will be here to open the tnck otlice at Douglas Park. At the present time this course could hardly appear more beautiful and a number of the stables are occupied by big racing strings. The tra-k is at present in superb condition, it dries rapidly evea after the heaviest rains and. aside from its superiority aa a fast track, it is oie of the safest cunrsca for horses i" race over now in existence. Toe meeting at Douglas Park will follow Lexingtt n and open the lot ai racing season. The entries In the various stakes show an iu-, rease over prei tons years. tine of the enck stables at Douglas Park at present is that of Weber It Ward, in which the tine two-year-old, Dodge, fresh from his brilliant Canadian -nice:--, is the star. The other members •i the string are Franklin. Mabel Dulweher, Auto P.. 11 and Solar Star. The latter is now in training for th - fir-t time for a year and a half. He made a season iu the stud last spring and waa mated to eighteen mares. Since being taken up he has gone entirely sound ii bis training, in spite of the tact thai while running oat la-i winter bis knee was enlarged considerably by a blow he accidentally received in some way unknown to hi- trainer. This kiae has about in en reduced from the -welling in the lasl few weeks and thai injury never apparently gave him any trouble. He ba - already worked three-quarters ..- fast a- 1:20 for hi- trainer am! Mr. Ward now thinks that he will be able lo meet all his engagements next tail if is n"w Wards Intentions to take Solar Star to Lexington ami at the rosalng uu t tlnr there give him a preliminary race so a- to fll him to meet his engagement- at Douglas Park in the Inaugunl Handicap and Louisville Cup. This will be as far as Weber A; War! will race on the Kentucky .racks. in account of here being but one two-year-old stake in Kentucky next fall that i- not a selling race, tin- firm will ship tie- string at tin- close Of the Douglas Park meeting to Laurel. Md.. where tl ere ar,- several big events lo which Dodge i- eHghSIe. one of the entries in the Louisville up i- the popular, public favorite. Rudolf... which has not been seen under colors this year. This hoi se. HOW six-years-old, has has trained -o far soundly, and h:s owner thinks there i- no doubt lmt that he will be able to till all his Kentucky engagements, beginning at. Douglas Park with hi- race in the Louisville Cup. Rudolfo has to his credit the first Kentucky Handicap, and in the seeoud renewal of thai rich slake he was barely beaten out by Luke Mil. uke. He also won the Latoaia Curi when he wa- a three year-old. He is one of the most p.. pillar hones that ever raced in Louisville, as In- was Coaled at the Bashford Manor Farm of George -1. Long in Jefferson County.
