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OPENING AT LOUISVILLE Famous Kentucky Track in Spic and Span Condition Twelve Named Overnight for 10000 Clark Handicap Ken ¬ tucky Derby One Week Away LOUISVILLE Ky April 30 Churchill Downs Americas most famous course and the scene on May 8 of its premier horse race the Kentucky Derby opens its portals for its sixtythird consecutive spring season to ¬ morrow and scheduled to run nineteen days promises one of the outstanding meetings of the year yearThe The 50000 Derby run every year since the track was opened in 1875 will be the pin ¬ nacle event of the meeting but at least three other important stakes the Clark Handicap Bashford Manor Stakes and Kentucky Oaks also will be renewed during the nineteen days Judging from the calibre of horses on the grounds and ready to race patrons here will see many of the outstanding thorough ¬ breds in America in competition competitionThe The Clark Handicap worth 10000 in added money and to be contested by three yearolds and over at a mile and a sixteenth will be run tomorrow afternoon while the 5000 Bashford Manor a dash of five fur ¬ longs for twoyearolds is scheduled for next Wednesday The Derby follows a week from tomorrow and then on Saturday May 15 the 5000 Kentucky Oaks which like the JDerby and the Clark Handicap will be run for the sixtythird time will bring together threeyearold fillies over a mile and a fur ¬ long 200000 PURSE OFERING During the local season approximately 200000 in purse money will be distributed among horsemen while patrons will be privileged to see sport of the highest quality That the public is keenly interested in the meeting is seen in the unprecedented de ¬ mand for boxes and reservations for the entire nineteen days daysWhile While interest in the Derby is mounting more immediate attention is focusing on to ¬ morrows running of the Clark Handicap and another of the inaugural days events the Indian Hills Purse The Clark Handicap will see in action most of the best handicap horses on the grounds while the Indian Hills a sprint of seven furlongs will give patrons an opportunity to compare the rela ¬ tive merits of a group of Derby candidates candidatesTwelve Twelve have been entered in the Clark and seven in the Indian Hills Purse PurseCOUNT COUNT MORSE CHOICE CHOICEAssigned Assigned top weight of 119 pounds and the probable favorite in the 10000 feature is Warren Wrights Count Morse but the Calu ¬ met horse highly respected as he is may find the task of winning a difficult one Among those named to oppose the probable choice are Raoul Walshs imported Grand Manitou a Frenchbred fouryearold and one of the stars of the California racing sea ¬ son Milky Way Farms Texas Derby winner Mars Shield H C Applegates Derby can ¬ didate Chigre Millsdale Stables Giant Killer I J Collins Paradisical Mose Gold blatts Dnieper Mrs James Chesneys Pro ¬ fessor Paul and H P Headleys Sparta In addition to two features the program Continued on thirtieth page CHURCHILL DOWNS INAUGU ¬ RATES DERBY MEETING WITH CLARKHANDICAPASFEATURE Continued from first nagcj will include six other races the first of which will start at 2 p m mOpening Opening and Derby day patrons at the Winn track will be pleased with the exten ¬ sive improvements and additions which have been made and with the general beauty of the grounds Practically the entire plant has been freshly painted and considerable landscaping done while visitors will find numerous innovations and additions de ¬ signed for their comfort and pleasure A number of new bars lounges and rest rooms have been constructed while for the convenience of those speculatively inclined additional betting sections have been added addedSECOND SECOND FLOOR VERANDA VERANDAA A second floor veranda has been built in the grandstand from which point guests may see the horses saddled in the paddock while considerably more shelter has been provided for on the walks and terraces terracesAs As for the meeting itself it promises to be a success in every detail Col Matt J Winn head of the Downs and his associates are particularly encouraged over the outlook as they have every right to be Business con ¬ ditions here in Louisville are better than they have been in years despite the dis ¬ heartening setback caused by the great flood and in addition to the normal interest here in racing the city is determined to make Derby week the most memorable in history A record crowd is seen for the classic Derby DerbyDuring During the nineteenday session the colors of many of the foremost racing stables in the country will be seen at the Downs and riding these horses will be some of the most capable jockeys in the game gameTAXED TAXED TO CAPACITY CAPACITYAs As scarce as Derby boxes are stable ac ¬ commodations for the barns both here at the Downs and at Douglas Park right now are taxed to near capacity The only stalls vacant are those being reserved for Ken ¬ tucky Derby candidates which have not yet arrived on the scene Included in the vast colony of thoroughbreds are horses of every qualification thus assuring a wide assort ¬ ment of contests To provide racing oppor ¬ tunities for this great number of horses racing secretary W H Shelley has written a particularly attractive book of conditions conditionsOfficials Officials for the meeting have assembled and are ready for tomorrows opening Judge Charles F Price is the presiding steward in charge of racing while associated with him are C Bruce Head Sam Nuckols and Sam ¬ uel H McMeekin Shelley of course is the racing secretary while William Hamilton is back to do the starting startingCLARK CLARK HANDICAP FIELD PP Horse Wt Jockey JockeyA 1 Chigre 102 2 Mars Shield 107 A Robertson 3 Giant Killer 112 C Corbett CorbettR 4 Lemont 100 5 fCristate 107 R G Cooper 6 Paradisical 110 W Hanka 7 Sir Jim James 105 J Rosen 8 Dnieper 108 R Dotter 9 Count Morse 119 I Anderson 10 Sparta 109 E Steffen SteffenR ill 109ill tProfessor Paul 110 R Montgomery 12 Grand Manitou 116 116fMrs J Westrope fMrs J 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