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LOUISVILLE OPENING DAY ♦ Clark Handicap and Debutante Stakes the Inaugural Features. ■ ♦ All Best Handicap Horses In West Among Probable Starters in First Mentioned — Allotment of Weights. ♦ LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 9.— The decks arc cleared at Churchill Downs for the opening of what promises to be the greatest meeting ever held in Kentucky. Resident manager Vennie said the finishing touches would be put on this week and that then he would announce that every modern convenience for both racing patron and horseman will have been accomplished at Churchill Downs. The features for the opening days racing will be the Clark Handicap, 0,000 added, for three-year-olds and over, and the Debutante Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, $.~ ,;00 added. The field in the Clark Handicap will include many of the best thoroughbred horses in the country. While the entry box will not be opened until Friday the weights have been assigned and those which probably will accept may be named as follows : Lady-Madcap. Whiskaway, Sweetheart, Dr. Clark, Best Pal, Black Servant, Rockminister. Fair Phantom, Firebrand, Bon Homme, Prince K., Bo McMillan, Minto II.. Audacious, In Me-moriam and several others. The Debutante Stakes closed with 142 nominations. The distance is four and a half furlongs. The field may include such promising misses as W. E. Applegates New Beauty, Desha Breckinridges Saucy Susie, Brownell Combs Golden Sun, the J. S. Cosden entry, Yankee Princess. Leona Dare and Seastake : R. C. Frakes Pretty Politician, Gallaher Bros. Chaperone, J. A. Halls Edna V., Hal Price Headleys Eventide, Idle Hour Farm Stables Bobs Mary, Beginners Luck and Breakfast Bell ; Frank J. Kelleys Alice Harvey and Bitty Frank : W. S. Kilmers Sunny Sal, Kocrs and Calvins Charlotte B., Polk Laffoons Whiff, Jefferson Livingstons Kstelle, R. P. Marshalls Virginia Goodwin, McBrayer Moores Miss Mischief. J. W. Parishs Bethlehem Steel, T. J. Pendergasts Continued on twelfth page. 1 ! / £ f t LOUISVILLE OPENING DAY Continued from first page. Peggy O., William Perkins Miss Marion and Bright Lady ; Mrs. G. C. Thraves Lady Long-ridge, John S. Wards Pest. H. P. Whitneys Drumstick and Tree Top. and R. D. Wilr-liams Queer and Quotation. Old Exterminator is top weight for the Clark Handicap, but he will not be here for this race. Of the other top weights Dlack Servant 122, Firebrand 120, Whiskaway 120, Pest Pal 120 and Audacious 120 are among the probable starter?. The complete assignment cf weights follows : CLARK HANDICAP- 0,000 Added. To b£ run Saturday, May 12. For threp-year-olds and over. One mile and an eghth. Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Exterminator 132 Cherry Pie 104 Mad Eatler 125 Tom Hare Jr 103 Kai-Sang 124 Cherry Tree 103 Lucky Hour 124 Washington 103 Black Servant 122 Prince K 103 Whiskaway 120 Rocky Mountain • . . .Mi Best Pal 120 In Mem.iriam 102 Fiiebrand 120 Phketer 102 Aadaetaai 120 Flagstaff 102 Punting I.O P.aibary Bush 102 Snob II 115 C.uimore 102 Ret. kminister 115 !•. r-kc ■ 102 My Play 115 WlUtaai A 102 Mlnto II 114, Better Still 102 Surf Rider 114 KMiieau 102 Blazes 113 L rd Cratiite 101 Inited Verde 113 Bricbl T mi rrow ...101 Dr. dark 113 I P.p.. -ss 101 Exodus 113 Oil Man 101 Thibodaux 112 Pindar Ieel 101 Cba Clio Ill Dream of Allah 101 High Cloud 110 Mulciber 101 Bunga Buck 110 Mon Pi-re 100 Startl" 109 Creat Jaz 100 Bet Mosie K,9 Pran.ing Prince ... 100 Ildy Madcap 1C9 Dunlin 100 Flying Cloud 10S Anna II. Humphrey. 99 Bon Homme 10S Boys Pelieve Me.... 99 Paul Jones 108 Skeezix OS Buster 108 High Chief 9S Enchantment 107 Chacolet 97 My Dear 107 Rib GraM 97 Southern Cross 107 Donegal 97 Fair Phantom 107 Wild Life 96 lloorgie 107 Everiiart M Parader 106 Triumph 96 Ceneral Thatcher ..106 Blue Nos» 95 Cuy 106 Sweetheart 9! By Cosh 106 Piecic us Lula 96 Radio 106 Calcutta 95 Rial.o 105 Yoshimi 95 Flags 103 Body Cuard 95 Neddam 105 Vennie 95 Deadlock 105 Park Hill 95 Chickvale 104 Larchmont 94 Bo McMillan 104
