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WEXFORDS FAST MILE, RUNS CHURCHILL DOWNS COURSE IN 1:30 4-5, A RACE RECORD FOR THE TRACK. i Canadians Score a Coup In a Betting Way Respes3 Fails to Land a Purse Weather Cold and Raw. 3 Louisville, Ky., October 9. It was cold and disagreeable at Churchill Downs this afternoon, but the racing was snappy and interesting. Speculators found the selection of winners a task which resulted to the general benefit of the bookmakers. In the cases of Frontenac and Wexford, however,-the bookmakers paid out heavily. Rone Respess , had four starters during the afternoon Caper, Posing, Martha Gorman and Judith Louise and the Cincinnati tnrman was laying up some little store of expectation that each might land a purse. Through mishaps of racing, and poor riding, however, not one of them managed to land in front-In the first race C. Koerncr lost one of his stirrups shortly after the start and the best Caper could do was a good third. Posing got away badly In the. second and exhausted his early speed In an effort to Improve his position. This beat him. Martha Gorman, regarded as the best betting proposition of the day and backed accordingly, was not ridden any too well by NIcol. She was away well enough, but was bothered in the early part of the Journey and Xicol failed to keep her up close enough to Frontenac, the leader, evidently believing that the latter would stop. She made her usual game finish and landed In second place, beating Charlie Eastman a head. .. Bespess. rallied -toV Jndlth Louise? : commission giving her a slight place of favorltsisra over Sainrida and Light Wool. The filly was pacemaker nntil inside the furlong when Sainrida and Light Wool closed up fast, the two of them just beating; her out in a tight fit. TJie handicap was one of the best races of its kind during the meeting. The Canadian contingent believed they had the race at their mercy with Wexford, but they bided their time until the price had gone to 7 to 1. Then they got busy, hammering the odds down to 4 ,to 1. Carrying 116 pounds and conceding weight to all his competitors, Wexford ran a notable race, forcing Hannibal Bey into subjection, then withstanding the challenge of El Otros and winning easily. The time, 1:39, lowers the track race record of 1:40 previously held by His Excellency. Arrivals from Hamilton today were A. K. MlfTer, six horses; Peter Vorman, one, and H. H. Aiken, one. Three carloads stopped over at Latonla and will remain for the meeting there. Frank "Smith also got back from the fair at Springfield, 111., with his Mamie Algol. Jockey W. Fischer, who rides I for J. B. Dunn, arrived from Hamilton.
