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JUDGES SUSPEND GAILOR. THINK PETE VINEGAR WAS NOT RIDDEN TO WIN FROM SAUL. Close Finishes at Louisville — Adesso Upset9 Calculations of the Wise Brigade — Pat Dunne Buys Mackerel. Louisville, Ky., May 17.— Todays card at Churchill Downs was given over to the selling platers, with a handicap steeplechase over the sh.vrt curse serving as the feature. Large fields Were the rule, except in the closing race. Favorites scored in the last three races. Saul was heavily supported in the steeplechase and made good by a short margin from Pete Vinegar. The latter might have won with a stronger ride. This opinion was shared by the judges, who suspended jockey Gaylor pending further investigation. Close finishes marked the mnniig of the second and third races. Margaret Randolph took the second race from Sal. ado by a nec-c and the same margin separated Kuelet Brigade and Merrlrteld. In the next Adesso upset wise calculations by boating out llorizel a nose at the finish. Minnehaha was most favored at the start for the opening race ami led all the way. iiptaiu "Jim" Williams bid the winner up $:;oO over her entered price of |4 0, but tailed to get. her. Jockey T. Taylor was suspended for ten days by the starter as a ressilt of continued disobedience at the post. P. Dunne has purchased Mackerel from R. Tucker, paying 61,006 for the youngster. D. H. Barnes was among the visitors. He arrived from New Orleans and will leave for French Lick Spilaga tonight. Jockey W. Mefrityre arrived tonight from New York. He will ride for F. R. Bradley. II. McCarren, Jr., received word today of the death of two yearlings that he had iuartered at Sunny Slope Farm near Midway. They wen* txoll by Hapshurg, a colt out of Equity ll.. and a filly out of Winepress. McCarren has had bad luck with the get of Winepress. Grape Jui-e. the first foal, died, and the second foal was honed to death last year. There was a mad rush here on the part of horsemen to back Ililgert in the last race at New York. He had shown sensational speed In his trials at Lexington and was sent east with a view to making a big coup with him. The Bluegrass stakes is the principal feature of a govxl program offered for tomorrow, and with Mackerel, M... incite. Sy nclironized: Black Fox, Bos-errian. Beatrice K.; Jacquin, The, Minks, Phil 1inch; 1lie Abbot. Fleming, Gargantua; Grande Hit. John Mam, Brimmer; Posing, King Leopold, and Quagga among the entries a big crowd should be attracted. J. L. Dempsey.
