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KILLDOE WINS THE STEEPLECHASE. Miss Alerts Smart Performance — Bosom Friends Impressive Victory. Louisville. Ky.. May 24. — Despite the off day card the al tendance exceeded any previous Friday gather ing at Churchill Downs and. contrary to aatidpa lions, the sport furnished this afternoon was the best witnessed in many days. The steeplechase over the short course, furnished excellent entertainment, Killdoe winning in a hard fought struggle from Narau. which beat Jraceland. the early pacemaker. by a small margin for s ind place. Cracelanl shewed the way for the major portion of the journey and appeared all over the winner until approaching the last hedge. Py arhtniag the parse race at six furlongs in l:14f, Miss Alert showed a good performance, considering the condition of the track, which eras some what holding after the heavy rainfall at noon. Mortiboy ran exceptionally well and forced the win ner to a hard drive. Bosom Friend, .11 a long price, beat fifteen two year-olds in the tilth race. His victory was impressive. The judges lined V. Mclulyre 5 lor rough, riding. Sixteen starters measured sjiides in fhe closing race, and Pottles, suffering from less interference than the others, was enabled to get home in a handy manner ahead of the long shot Qjiagga. Pcmligo lasted it out for third place. The Louisville Handicap is the principal feature of tomorrows good program ami with Mackerel, P.ill Hetron. Backet Brigade; Haughty. Harold D.. Parnsihile; Redgauut let . Mike Sutton, Polly Prim: old Honesty, ollo.piy. Wing ling: It. C. Kami. Honest. May Jene: Tinker. Morliliov and Wainei Criswoll likely to be among the Starters, the racing should be excellent and the attendance overllowing. J. L. Dempsey.
