view raw text
• I i I I ; : History of the Clark Handicap Established the same year as the Kentucky Derby — in 1875 — the Clark Handicap has an uninterrupted history and today it will be run for the forty-ninth time. From 1875 to 1901 1 it was run as the Clark Stakes and was for three-year-clds. For the first six years the distance i was two miles and such smashers as Voltigeur, Creedmoor, McWhirter, Leveller, Falsetto and , Kinkead were the winners at that trying route. In 1881 the distance was reduced to one and ; i r. quarter miles and the celebrated Hindoo won it that year. The noted jockey Jimmy McLaughlin rode the winners three years in succession — in 1880, 81 and 82. The famous colored 1 rider Isaae Murphy captured it twice in succession, in 1884-85, and also in 1890. like all other Kentucky stakes the value to the winner of the Clark Handicap was quite modest in the early [ f years, but nevertheless that fact did nofc deter some of the best racers of the times from measuring strides in it, as a glance over the list of its winners will reveal. It is indeed befitting j : that tha name of the gallant Exterminator is included among them. Here are the galaxy of I | high -class horses which adorn the roster of winners of the Clark Handicap, together with other interesting data in its history: I Year. First. Age. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Age. Wt. Third. Age. Wt. Yal. Time. 1S75 Voltigeur MeC.rath..lOO Calrin 100 Millionaire 100 ,425 3:50% 1876 Creedmoor W. Williams. .100 Vagrant 97 Henry Owings.100 2.150 3:34% : 1S17 McWhirter Miller. .100 Vera Cru» 97 Hyena 97 2,000 3:30V* 1578 Leycller Swim. .100 | Pay Star 100 Solicitor 100 2.150 3:37 1579 Falsetto I. Murphy. .100 Bucktle 100 Trinidad 100 2.100 3:40% 1SS0 Kinkead J. McLaughlin. .105 Auroras Baby 103 I.ye and Bye. .102 2,350 3:37% lSSl*IUndoo J. McLaughlin.. 103 Alfambra 103 Bootjack 103 3,500 2:10Vi 1552 Runaymede J. McLaughlin. .103 Babcoca 105 Apollo 103 3.1S9 2:15% 1553 Aseeudei Stoval..l02 Cardinal McClostoey. ...102 Markland 103 3,270 2:18 1554 Buchanan L Mnrphy.,110 LofUn 110 Audraia 110 3,230 2:12 1S85 Bersan I. Murphy. .110 Troubadour 110 Joe Cotton 110 3.420 2:09% 18S6 Blue Wing Garrison . .118 Free Knight 118 Endurei 118 4,190 2:10 18*7 Jim Gore L. Jones. .118 Libretto 118 Ban Cloche. ...113 3.630 2:11V4 I 1555 Gallife* A. McCarthy . .118 White 118 Long Boll 118 3.510 2:15K 1889 Spokane Kiley..ll8 Proctor Knott 118 Once Again IIS 3.510 2:12% | 1890 Riley 1. Murphy. .118 Robespierre 118 Bid Letcher. ..118 4.140 2:16% 1891 High Tariff OTerton..l22 Dickerson 122 Milt Young 118 3,370 2:12 blS92Azra A. Clayton. .122 PUU Pwyer 122 3,040 2:20 1S93 Bonn d less Kunze..l22 Buck McCann 122 Decapod 122 2.300 2:12 1804 Chan! W. Martin. .122 Pearl Song 122 Buckrene 122 2.730 2:19% 1S05 Halnia Ferkins . . 122 Curator 122 1.720 2:15%! lS96t»lcn Eder Simms..ll7 Semper Kgo 117 Parson 109 3.350 1:50% 1597 Ornament A. Clayton. .117 Dr. Catlctt 117 Fanmure 117 3.350 1:53 1598 Plaudit R. Williams. .127 Lleber Karl 123 3.350 1:56% I t 1899 Corsinl N. Turner. .122 Hapsbnrg 117 His Lordsli p. .1 10 3 350 2:01% 1900 Lieutenant Gibson Belaud. .127 Flaun* 117 Pleudonne 107 3.3.10 1:54 1901 His Eminence Wiukfield..l27 The Puritan 117 Driscoll 110 3.350 1:55 1002tleath 7 Slack. .116 Jim Clark 4 101 L.Str»thme4 10.8 1900 1:47 1903 Lores Labor 6 Scully. .100 Harry New 1 Ill Airlight 3... 92 2,15» 1:48 1904 Colonial Girl 5 Lyne-.109 Monsieur Heancarra 4118 Reservation 4116 2,170 1:48% 1905 Batls 4 Nicol..l04 Early Boy 4 98 Brancas 4. ..109 2,070 1:53% 1D0C Hyperion II. 3.W. Melntyre. .103 Envoy 1 104 Kereheval 3. 108 2,100 1:40 1907 The Minks 4 McoL.110 Brancas 6 110 Harry Scott4. 102 1,820 1:50% lJOS Polly Prim 5 V. Powers. .117 The Minks 5 107 Pinkola 3. ..105 1.C70 1:53% 1909 Miami 3 M. McGee..l03 Arcite 5 112 Huck 4 105 1.820 1:43% 1910 Kings Panghter 7T.Koemer. .124 T. M. Green 4 109 Crystl Maid4114 1.600 1:45% 1911 Star Charter 3 J. Wilson . .103 Countless 4 132 Joe Morris 4.10S 1.900 1:47% 1912 Adams Express 4C. H. Shilg. .122 Mary Pavis 6 100 Cherryola 15. .106 1.620 1:43% 1913 Buckhorn 4 Goose. .122 Flora Fina 4 106 Any Port 5. .102 2.0S0 1:48% 1914 Belloc 3 A. Mott..9.7 Cream 4 108 Old Ben 3...94J 2.510 1:45 1915 Hodge 1 C. Boret..l08 Short Grass 7 124 B.s Choice 4112 2.380 1:44% 1910 Hodge 5 C. Hunt. .120 Ed Crump 4 120 D». Carmen 4107 2.520 1:45% 1917 Old Rosebud 6.D. Connelly. .117 Roamer 6 128 Embroidery 5108 2,230 1:45% 1918 Beaverkill 4 O. Willis. .104 Fruii Cake 4 110 Midway 4. ..119 2.380 1:48% 1919 Midway 5 II. Tawber. .117 Beaverkill 5 109 Hodge 8 109 4.360 1:48% 1920 Boniface 5 H. Sande.,121 Ginger 4 108 King Gorfn 7. 121 10,300 1:45% 1921 Qlnger 5 T. Murray . .112 Upset 4 122 I;in. Spray 5 . 901 9,49.1 1:45 1922t exterminator 7. .A. Johnson. .133 Lady Madcap 4 Ill Rouleau 5 ..107 11,375 1:50 Run as a stake for three-year-olds from 1875 to 1901 under name of Clark Stakes. Changed to handicap for three-year-olds and over In 1902. Distance reduced from 2 miles to 1 1-4 miles. Reduced to 1 1-8 tcil.S. t Reduced to 1 1-16 miles. |Dead beat for second place.
