The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-13
KENTUCKY DERBY .
IS WORTH $55,0OO
Historic Race Is One of
26 Stakes to BE
Decided

Of $50, 900 in added money. is the
most important OF the 26 stakes to
be decided at Churchill downs, LuN-
ington and batonia, In the course OF
81 days VI racing next spring and
summer the Kentucky Jockey club
will close next Tuesday. February
3. The 20 stakes. six OF which win
be run at Lexington, eight mt
Churchill downs. and ~ At IHtonil
will yield *2175OO IN added money.
Their gross value, when suhscrip-
tons. forfei's and starting fees are
counted IN with the added money
VIII be close to S3OO 600. And thir
stake program will he supplemented
by "A program OF overnight races ot
from : 600 20 S2.b00 In value each
TINT viii bring the total distribution
OF money among the horsemcn who
may participate In the 10 weeks OF
/ Blue Grass racing to between $500
I 600 and 100000.
The kentucky derby will be the
most Richly endowed race for year
olds that will be decided anywhere
in the world in 1921 unless a couple
of such 3-year- -olds ms Sir Barton and
/ Purchase were two seasons back de-
/ vclop rivalry that may tempt the
/ Kentucky Jockey club or some other
/ American or Canadian racing asso
/ citation to offer some such purse for
n decisive meeting between them M
was hung up last fall between Man
- War and Sir barton. The Mary
land Jockey club has announced that
the Prcakncss stakes will have a
value Of $40, 900 in added money this
year. Tho British derby will have "a
value of s32 500, the French derby
viii not pay more than S4O.0 at
4 n q
nor the Lawrence Realization viii
have n greater value than 100000.
The Latunia Championship should be
worth about s3S 900 to the,winncr.
other Special Races.
Tho Kentucky derby should have
a gross value Of between S55, 900 and
100000. The subscription fee will be
S25 and the derby Is sure to attract
every 3-year-old in the country that
showed the least promise last sea-
son. The starting fee will bc $3.50
and II Is reasonably certain that n
dozen or more OF the smartest Of
the 3-year- olds that will he named
for II will line up before the starter.
The Kentucky derby will be the first
OF tho great 3-year- specials OF
American racing decided and, In
early May every trainer with n colt
In l:4O or thereabouts will be dis
posed to bet $3.50 against s55 900 to
$50, 600. The distance Of the derby
this year, as II has been in the past,
VIII he one mile and a quarter. The
other specials for 3yoar- olds that
will he decided in the course Of the
Churchill downs meeting, May 7 to
May 80, will he the Oaks, 10000
ADDED, one mile and furlong. for
hllies and the Proctor Knott handl-
cap. $4,000 added. one mile and n
quarter. for colts. fillies and geldings
The 2-year-old specials will be the
Debutantc, four furlongs, for fillics.
and the Bashford Manor and Spring
Trial, each at four and n half fur
longs. These races will pay $4,000
each in added money The Ken
lucky handicap $4,000 added. one
mile and a quarter, and the Clark
handicap $1,000 added. one mile md
a sixteenth, will be the Churchill
Downs features for horses OF mature
years.
The Lexington meeting, April % TO
May |, will be marked by the run
ming of the IIinata and Idle Hour
stakes $4,000 races at four furlongs
for 2-year-o olds; the Ashland oaks,
$4,000 added, one mile, for 3-year-
$4,000 added, one mile and a furlong
for 3-year- olds of all sorts, and the
Ben All and Comdcn handicaps, one
milo and a sixteenth and one mile
and quarter, respectively the for
NOR $4,000 race, the latter a $1,000
gallon, for 3year- olds and over.
Derby Il Iatonia's Feature.
Latonia's outstanding features will
be the Latonia derby $4,000 added
one mile and a half, and the T.atonia
oaks, $4,000 added, one mile and
quarter, the former for colts. fillics
and grldings, the latter for fIllios
three yearF old also the $4,000
Independence handicap, one mile
and a half and the $40. 900 Daniel
Boone handicap, one mile and three
siXtcenths, for 3-year- -olds and over.
Lesser features will he tho $4,000
Enquirer one mile and sixteenth,
the $1,000 Quickstep, six furlongv
and the $4,000 Inaugural. one mile
and sixteenth, for 3-year-olds and
over, and the $4,000 Clipsetta, five
furlongs, tho 5000 Harold. five
furlongs and the $4,000 Cincinnati
Trophy, six furlongs for 2-year- olds
with these spring specials will be
closed the Queen city, a $4,000
handicap at one mile for 2-year-olds
that will run i'm rhe fall