Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-01
KENTUCKY CLUB FAVORs
RACES AMONG OLD HORSES
Has Arranged Ten Events for NIu-
turcd Distance Runncrs-Scvcrai
Big .itYairs Planned.
| special 10 The Timcs.Dispatchl


LOUISVILLE, kY.. Feb. ae-The
maturcd distance runner wiii have an
unusually fine chance in Kentucky
,h""ush The spring ind early summer
Oi the twenty-five stakes thar viii
nave nrerosS Naiua "a added money OF
H. Kentucky Jockey Clubs meetings
al Lexington, Louisville and Latonia
'rn VIII 81 for horses three years old
aud over and 1T distances ranging from
Il haI:. TncSc ten distance races VIII
pay SioS.E9d IN added money.
Two a! these distance races, tn,
Htu" Grass stakes. tor three rAr ODDS
SJ,"vo :,uo.d, one mile and a turlpne;
"ad 'ho Camden handicap. for three
year "ida ard over. $500 added, one
mile ana quarter VIII be run at Lex
.Lgton. tour. the kentucky Derby, for
three year olds, $4,000 addcd. ono
Tor three year old iillics,. S5,vpU added.
nnu DIic and u quarter; Proctor Knott
handicap, tor three year ODDS, 5000
-.iacd. one mile and a quarter: and the
.-Hd nve,, $4,000 aducd, one mile and i
quarter: will be run at Louisville. 1--we.
$4,000 added, one mile and Il half; La
tonia Oaks, i,- three year Old iiilics,
1900 adutc. one mile and 4 quarter;
Ten Brock handicap, for thee year
ODDS $1,000 added, one mile and a
quarter; Independence handicap. for
three year olds and over, $4,000 added
daniel l;oonc handicap, three year olds
aud over. $1,000 ADDED, one mile and
a half. will be run at Latonia. Six of
the other races, the Ashland Oaks, for
ben Ali handicap for three year oius
and over $4,000 added; 10 be run at
Lexington; the Clark handicap for
th.ee year olds and over, $500 added.
TO &c run ut Louisville; and the En-
quircc handicap. for three year olds
and over. $1,000 added; and the 'Inau-
g q. h Ill.
over. 5000 added, 10 be run at Laton-
la. VIII be races of one mile and one
mile and(a sixteenth.
ono Sprint for Three Year ODDS.
There VIII be only one sprint for
three year olds and over, namely. the
Quickstep handicap. $4,000 added.
run at I,atonia. Only eight stakes are
offered for two years nius, tn. Hinata
nd Idle Hour OF $4,000 added each at
lexington: the Debutan,e. Bashiord
Manor and Spring Trial. of $1,000 add
ed each, at Louisville; and the Clip
sctta, Harold and Cincinnati Trophy.
distance OF the kentucky oaks is in
creased this season from one mile and
q sixteenth 70 one mile and a quarter;
Louisville and tho Ten Brock and
Daniel Boone handicaps vat Latonia
~ Nh DC rev, new races Ine;r object will
number of iirst-ciass three year-olds
ana over than Blue Grass racing has
had in the past, and they will, un-
douhtedly. attain that object. No han
dicap of the value OF $4,000 in added
money Will be offered in :hc East this
coming season. Now, it is likely that
there will be offered in the East IA
race of the first class at one mile and
half Of any value that, will serve
AZ II test OF endurance as we'll as OF
the speed of tho best horses of ma
turc years. The first race of import
ance al Il greater distance than one
mile and q quarter that will be run
in the East, unless II radical change
is made in the policy Of the Eastern
racing associations, will be the Sara
toga cup. The cup. Il race OF one mile
and three quarters, will be run at
Saratoga in August.
Camden Iinniicnp Attracts Attention.
The Camden handicap. LcNington's
5000 race ~ ono mile and Il quarter.
VIII attract many OF the best distance
runners OF the winter meetings. and
it should draw some good horses that
are wintcring in the North and East.
Last season Camden handicap was won
by ENtcrminator, which prepared at
Hot Springs Many of the prospective
participants in this coming springs
racing in Kentucky are galloping at
Hot Springs.
This year. for the first time. starters
in the Kentucky Derby will be re-
CURED TO carry full weight. No penal
ties or allowances are mentioned in
the conditions. If the Kentucky Derby
winner is also fortunate enough to
win the Latonia Derby his owner will
get an additional $4,000