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Here and There on the Turf Preakness Stakes Date Set May Conflict with Ken ¬ tucky Derby DerbyTheir Their Decision Dates in the Past The Maryland Jockey Club has announced that its 50000 Preakness Stakes will be run May 12 It is devoutly to be hoped that the Kentucky dates will be so arranged that there will not be the unfortunate conflict that came between the Kentucky Derby and the Preak 4ess Stakes of last year If it is possible and it is these two rich fixtures for the three yearolds should be run on dates that will euable a horse to start in both They have coaie to be two of the most popular three yetrold offerings of the year in this or any othor country Each must be run in May and it is unfortunate that the Churchill Downs and the Pimlico meetings come at almost the tame time in May The Kentucky State Racing Commission has not yet made known the date schedule but if the dates fall at a time that promises a conflict in the running of thje great races the two organizations might come together in some manner to avoid a conflict Almost every threeyearold named for one will be named for the other and in 1919 Sir Barton was the winner of both bothIt It is ojly since the Preakness Stakes grew to its present rich value that the conflict works a real hardship In 1917 when the Preakness only had 5000 added it was run on May 12 the same day on which the Ken ¬ tucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs DownsThat That year the Kentucky Derby had 15000 15000added added and it was won by Omar Khayyam Khayyamwhile while Kalitan a threeyearold that had been beenrunning running in selling races earlier was the win ner of the Preakness Stakes StakesIn In 1918 the Derby was run on May 11 and the Preakness on May 15 Though these dates were rather close together War Cloud after being well beaten in the Derby which was won by Exterminator was shipped to Pimlico and won the Preakncss Stakes That year the Maryland Jockey Club ran the Preak ¬ ness in two divisions as they did the Pimlico Futurity of last fall The other half of the Preakness Stakes was won by Jack Hare Jr The 1919 Derby was run on May 10 and the Preakness on May 14 The different dates although close together afforded Sir Barton an opportunity to take both races Besides Sir Barton those that took part in both the Kentucky and the Maryland races were Eter ¬ nal Vulcanite and Vindes VindesThere There was a lapse of ten days between the running of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes of 1920 and the result was that five colts started in both races The Derby was run on May 8 and was won by Paul Jones The Preakncss was decided on May 18 and fell to Man o War Upset was second in both races and others that started in both were Donnacona Wildair Blazes and On Watch WatchThe The Derby date in 1921 was May 7 while tue Preakness was run May 10 and that was another year that saw some of the same horses at the post in both The Derby was won by Behave Yourself and on the same day Broomspun was winner of a mile race at Churchill Downs Then he was sent East and won the Preakness Stakes Those that were beaten by Behave Yourself in the Derby and then by Broomspun in the Preakness were Tryster Bon Homme and Star Voter Following this came the unfortunate con ¬ flict in 1922 when both races were run on May 13 with Morvich winner of the Derby and Pillory winner of the Preakness Stakes StakesSo So far as the big crowds certain to wit ¬ ness the decision of both races are concerned a conflict will make little difference The West supplies the attendance at Churchill Downs and the seacoast cities furnish the Pimlico crowd The presence or absence of some fancied candidate will keep nobody away from either track and the result at both will be hailed just as joyously as if all expected to be in the races had started But a conflict is a serious matter to owners who have promising threeyearolds in both races One in that position has to sacrifice one or the other en ¬ gagement and there is a tinge of injustice in
