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TAT DUNNE SCORES DOUBLE. MACKEREL AND ENVOY. BOTH FAVOR* ITES. WIN THEIR RACES. Lights Out Takes the Steeplechase— Dr, Heard Unseats McClure — Artful Dodger Gets the Best of the Start. Louisville. Kc. June r?. — Todays card at Churchill Downs was probably the poorest of the meeting. the Steeplechase over the short cotir-e aud aa allowance race at seven furlongs holding or.t chief interest for a fairly hig crowd. Pat Dunne as much in evidence. He scored a double with Mackerel ami Envoy, and both were favorites. Mackerel, Which he recently purchased from Bohert Tucker. outclassed his opponents in the third and won the easiest vi.toty of the afternoon. Knvoy had to be drivea out to ti„- limit to gel I h iu advene* of Kequest. Lights Out was lucky to land the steeplechase. Dr. Hoard, the favorite, stumbled on the da afler laking the sixih jump and unsealed McClure. Kilhloe was sliff and sore when going to the post, and lint. doled frequently. At the water jump he dragged over he bank, but luckily regained his rooting. He tired badly in the last quarter. With, the piincipal contenders out of the way, Graceland W!ls H« lJ remaining one to g|ve Lights Out an argument. He might have won with heller handling. The closing race resulted In one of the tightest ■adobes ad the meeting, tive of the starters passing the judges in such close alignineut that it wa* difficult to foreshadow which had won until the numbers were di-played Matador was given the purse. lie was at M to 1. Sultry, which was placed fourth, appeared to many in the stand to have finished second. # The start in the second race was responsible for Artful Dodgers victory. He was away running With a dear lead of atiout five lengths and, under B good tide, managed to last long enough to win by a ii. .-e from Camille. Kvelyn S. beat thirteen other maiden tillics in the owning race and won handily. Judge .Morrow i- here in the interest of AVind.-or. lie expects lo ship at least twelve carloads of horses p. the Canadian track during the next ten day-. Jockey W. Ifelatyrn was lined T by the start-:-for di-oliedience al the post. Jim key Moreland will leave tonight for Hamilton. W. J. Doiiohue will leave tomorrow for l.atouia with Babel Queen. Be-tined. Pete Vinegar. Dona II. and olhers. Hughes Brothers will depart for Latonia Thursday. J. Roland Bad C. Dagaa will each ship several horses t . Denver. I. B. ntagaraM and A. Woriey will leave teaJght with their horses for Hamilton. Jockey McClure had his thumb dislocated and hid leg injured by his tumble from Dr. Heard. Willi a card that promises such horses as BeO errian. Aleucon. i rank Ilesher: Merry Blue. Buto, Bandy Dancer: level km. Oargantua. Victoria B.J Colonel Jim Douglas, Oh Honesty. Phil Pinch; Hester Zona. Margaret Randolph. Lavatriaa; Ke-qaest, Prtacess Oraa, hUaaehaha; Lets Daffy, Happy Jack II. and Dromio in action, the proopeet is for improved rariag tomorrow afternoon. J. L. Dempsey.
