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DOUGLAS PARK MEETING OPENS MONDAY MONDAYHighClass HighClass Field for Inaugural Handicap Tempt ¬ ing Overnight Purses Offered Louisville Ky September 21 The Douglas Park horses will race for more remunerative purses than ever before in the history of the Kentucky turf in fact the richest overnight offerings on record in America The meeting will closely follow its es ¬ sential details those of previous seasons There will be the usual seven races each day In order that the program mas be completed each afternoon in ample time to permit patrons of the sport to return to their homes before darkness sets in the man ¬ agement has announced that the first race will be run each day at 215 oclock oclockThe The racing material available for the meeting includes some MM horses that have been partici ¬ pating in the racing at Lexington this week to ¬ gether with a hundred or so that are already quar ¬ tered at the two local tracks Special arrange ¬ ments have been made for the speedy transfer of the horses from Lexington in the interim between the closing this afternoon and the opening at Douglas Park on Monday It is expected that by Monday the transfer will have been completely made madeThe The opening day card is a trifle lighter than may be looked for on succeeding days This is because of the conditions attendant upon the shifting of the racing scene from one track to another Those best competent to judge in such matters are looking forward to a week of exceptionally good sport as one result of the voluntary action of the Douglas Park Jockey Club in increasing purse values to the unheard of figures that will prevail throughout the week It is figured that the tempting purses running as high as 1500 will keep the better class of horses busily engaged in the overnight races Owners can hardly afford to let their horses remain in the stables as much as ordinarily with purses such as these to be won day after day dayRANCHER RANCHER IN GOOD FORM FORMThe The principal feature of the opening day program the Duuglas Park Inaugural Handicap of 2000 added one mile and onesixteenth has filled in a highly satisfactory way and holds out the promise of a rattling good contest Iw the track wet or dry If the course remains fast as now seems probable George M Hendries good handicap horse Rancher tin topfrttgfttTw11T iihd6iibtedIy go t the post as the public choice for the race in spite of the weight concessions which he is iMing asked to make to worthy opposition Rancher has been in training for the race at Douglas Park for several weeks following a respite during the summer at Nashville Tenn and is reported to be fit and ready for the question that will be asked of him on Monday Ranchers last notable success was the winning of the rich Independence Handicap at Latonia on the Fourth of July If the track should be anything but fast on Monday Rancher will be an absentee as he is a notoriously poor performer in muddy going But there are several superlative mud runners among the eligibles and the race will not suffer even should muddy track conditions prevail prevailBesides Besides the opening days big event there will be two other stake races of outstanding importance to be decided during the week On Thursday which the management has set apart as Ladies day the Beechmont Stakes of 1300 added five and onehalf furlongs for twoyearolds will be run There are thirty eligibles for this race and the field is likely to be recruited from such well known juveniles as Woodpile Camoufletir Regalo Sam Reh Larry B Orenzo Exempted Brother Maclean Huntermann Buncraiia Legal and Linden LindenThe The biggest thing of the whole meeting in a racing way will be the running of the Louisville Cup a handicap of 2500 added at two miles scheduled to be run on Saturday next the closing day of the week of racing at this track Long distance racing lias always enjoyed great popularity locally and since the nineteen eligibles for the race include a number of stayers of higher class than usually are available for such contests the outlook for this falls renewal of this important fixture of Ken ¬ tucky racing is distinctly encouraging pjf jrt Lucky B Tumbler Beaverkill Rancher Freecutter Cheer Leader and El Rey are looked upon in the light of probable starters and there are others among the entries in active training for this notable event which occupies an even more important place in the racing fabric this fall than usual because of the value now Inini attached in influential quarters to long distance racers in connection with the development of thoroughbred stallions suitable for the highly imj ortaut work of increasing and improving the supply of horses for army purposes
