Talk:Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.

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Kentucky Derby, Inaugural meet[edit]

The Inaugural meeting (meet) of the Louisville Jockey Club was Monday to Saturday, 1875 May 17-22, with the first "Kentucky Derby" main event the second race on Monday. Beside the news Tuesday-Sunday (daily about 1/2 page in a 4-page paper) and review articles in the following week, important coverage in the Louisville Courier-Journal includes Tue-Wed May 11-12, both page 4; Sun May 05, p2 and p3; Mon May 06, p1. These articles show the significance of "The Derby" in England as a model, especially in its name, holiday status, and local economic bonanza.

One letter from the president printed in the newspaper is signed "Lewis Clark, Jr." --P64. Hi, don't get mad, but I'm not happy, and I just wanted someone to share my feelings with. :) #yanny #whiteandgold

Behavior of Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr.[edit]

It is alledged by a great+ granddaughter of Col. Clark, that he suffered from apparent "Mood Swings", and at times would become unpredictable. Sadly, after he began to lose his personal holdings on the racetrack and other stock speculation, he became deeply depressed, and shot himself, in the committing of suicide.

Aedwardmoch (talk) 05:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)AedwardmochAedwardmoch (talk) 05:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of the "Colonel" honorific[edit]

Was he a Kentucky colonel or some other kind of colonel? —BarrelProof (talk) 00:07, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]