The times., 1899-04-24
CAREER OF COLONEL CLARK.
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Col. NJ. Lewis Clark, who committed
suicide Saturday in the CASTOR Hotel,
Memphis. Tenn, was well known in this
city, where his brother. Maj. William
Hancock Clark. resides, and where his son
married Miss Margaret Tyler, the eldest
daughter of Capt r. W. Tyler.
Colonel Clark was perhaps the most
widely known AID highly respected turf
man in the United States. He was also
we'll known in Europe, where he had
speu. considerable time as the represen-
tative of the celebrated turfman Richard
Tenbroeck, who was relative by mar
riage of the deceased.
The cause of Colonel Ciark's suicide, as
given by those who know him best, was
disordered brain. He has been a suffer-
er for some years with the worst and most
incurable form Of insomnia, brought on
by rheumatic gcut. He had. through his
disease, been brought 10 the belief that he
should eventually come to abject poverty.
and despite the efforts of his many
friends to show him that his fears were
groundless his fears overcame MIN.
His son John Henry Churchill CLARK,
assistant freight agent of the Louisville
and Nashville Railway, stationed in Chi
cago, with Charles Thurston Ballard. Col.
r. Mutt Of this city, and Others. have
taken the remains to Louisville, wheIe
funeral services vii! be held this morniG 6
from the magnificent residence OF Mrs.
Hampton Zane, a sister Of the deceased.
Colonel Clark comes of an iilustrious
American family. His father NJ. Lew S
Clark, was the Oldest son OF GOV. Will m
Clark, of exploration celebrity. who s.
:. covered the headwaters of the Mississippi,
Missouri, and Columbia Rivers. The de-
ceased was also grand nephew of General
| George Rogers Clark. who captured the
British Governor Hampton at Vincennes;
built Fort Jefferson at the mouth OF the
Ohio River, and founded the great North
west Territory in 1888. The remains of
Colonel Clark will be inferred at Cove Hill
Cemetery in Louisville. near those o. his
famous great uncle, Gen. George Rogers
Clark.
Colonel Clark was born at Spring Grove,
Louisville, January 10, 1S47. His mother
was Abigail Churchill. daughter of Col.
Samuel Churchill. whose estate comprised
about 2.400 acres in the outskirts of Louis
vile, and who was the father of racing in
Kentucky, where he established what is
now know as the Old Oakland course.
Colonel Clark was educated at the Sayre
Institute, Frankfort KY He was for
seven years assistant cashier of the North
ern Bank of Kentucky. at Louisville In
1874 he married Miss Mary Anderson,
daughter of Gel. Orville Anderson, of
Mississippi. About this time he took an
extended tour through Europe for the pur-
pose of studying the methods of racing
| and ON his return to Kentucky he found
ed the famous Louisville Jockey Club. He
compiled and published for the first tine
in this country complete and compre-
hensye set OF turf rules, governing riders,
weights, stable regulations, trainers. book
makers laws, etc. These rules were at
this country and are practically in force
today.
He organized the first Congress of Jockey
Clubs, and was made its president In
this capacity Colonel Clark has rid the
turf of more rascally riders in the States
of Kentucky Tennessee, Illinois, and In
diana, where ne has been presiding judge
for years, than perhaps any one man or
set of men in the entire country. He was
regarded by turfmen everywhere as the
| best authority and the staunchest friend
| of legitimate racing in the United States.
He was also as much feared by the black
| legs in racing circles.
Colonel Clark's wife and two daughters
| are in Paris. where the latter are complet-
| ing their education. 1t is said the failure
of Col JOAN Churchill. to will the Church
i'll Downs to The deceased was the cause OF
| increasing Col. Clark's fear of poverty. lie
| had given twenty-five years of his best
efforts and untiring devotion 10 making
the reputation of these Downs. and felt
| that they should descend to him as the
legitimate heir.