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SOME DOUGLAS PARK ANTICIPATIONS. Race for the Louisville Cup Expected to Excite , "Wide Public Interest. Louisville, Ky.. August 2ii. It was with the s purpose of retaining the old-time sentiment, which i prevailed before the Civil War and added so much i to the popularity of racing in this country, that induced manager John Hachmeistor of the Douglas Park and Latouia Jockey clubs to stage three races annually these courses, to which, in addition to the money valuation to the winner, the owner of the lucky horse receives a valuable and handsome silver and gold trophy. The three events to which is ; added handsome designs of the jewelers art, as gifts ; to the owner of the winning horse, are the Cincinnati Trophy, Latoniu Cup and the Louisville Cup. The hitter race is always run at Douglas Park and, , as usual, is the big feature race of the eight days ; racing at this local course, which begins on Monday, September 18. Of all the handsome decorations on the sideboards ; of both the rich and fairly well to do throughout : this broad land, none of these trophies are more ; prized by their owners or of more interest to their visitors than the cups, plates and silver services i won by horses owned by themselves, their fathers ; and their grandfathers. Their appearance revives i stories of great achievements by gallant horses on i the turf and recalls back io the living, memories of loving spirits of bygone days. Then; is real sentiment in a race that carries with it more than the money value of such an i event. It also illustrates to the world that racing : in the present day lias many followers who regard I it other than entirely from the commercial standpoint. It is rare that trophies, won in great races, . ever pass from the family of the man whose great : horse captured the much-prized silver or gold piece. It becomes an heirloom of the family and remains in possession of some member of that family. To make the Louisville Cup a great event on the Kentucky turf, from its inauguration as a race in 1013, manager Iluchmcister litis annually nt tin cxpeme of more than 00 had designed the trophy to be given to the owner of the winner of the race, knowing full well that in this way he surrounds the event with a sentimental interest to the general public. Aside from the cup race, with its ,500 in added money and its valuable trophy as the chief tit-traction, there tire two other stakes to be run tit the Douglas Park meeting next fall, namely, the Inaugural Handicap and the Iieechmoiit Stakes. All these events closed recently with a splendid array of entries. Manager Ilachnicistcr will arrive here on September I ami remain at Douglas Park until tlx; racing is over there. lie will be on hand this early to perfect all the details for the coming meeting, which inaugurates the local fall season of the sport, and to, in person, supervise the finishing up of the various improvements now going on tit the big plant. He is sparing no expense in making the stable accommodations at Douglas Park as near perfect in every respeet as possible and in keeping with all the other up-to-date improvements, which have been made there in the last few years at ti cost of thousands of dollars. During his recent visit in the east he had the promise from many prominent turfmen of that section, who have made nominations to the stakes at Douglas Park, that they would be in attendance during the coming racing season at this track and. tit any rate, they would sure be on hand to set; the two-mile Iiouisville Cup derided. It will possibly be. with fair track conditous and bright skies the afternoon it is run, about the greatest race so far in its history.
