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MUCH IMPROVED TRACK AT LOUISVILLE Mutucls Pay Big Returns Lotus Eater Wins and Deuce Is Disqualified Louisville Ky May 11 Improved track con ¬ ditions caused a noticeable betterment in the sport and several of the races this afternoon resulted in hardfought struggles I5ut for a strong wind that almost reached tin velocity of a gale racing con ¬ ditions would have been Ideal A splendid atten ¬ dance for Monday was in evidence evidenceThe The change in the track was responsible for many longpriced horses landing In the money and bene ¬ fiting their hackers extensively as for instance Tapioca which landed in third place In the second Rice The mutucls to show on this lilly paid over 17 for every 5 Invested Exacts place backers in the steeplechase received almost 17i for their 5 and Meada backers were paid 100 and a frac ¬ tion while those wlo had place tickets on Ismailian were given 1000 There was a decrease In the inntnel betting this afternoon but the pool selling continues to grow in favor favorThe The feature in a racing way was tho steeplechase won by Sam HolTheimer from Exact In a spirited drive K Morrison on McAllister which finished third furnished the chief incident in the race Approaching the water jump McAllister made a bad landing and raised Morrison out of the saddle and almost threw him over his head but the rider adroitly slid back into the saddle and before reach ¬ ing the next jump adjusted his feel into the stir ¬ rups The feat of horsemanship was however re ¬ sponsible for his failure to wear the leaders down and liiiish better than third thirdThe The mile purse went to Lotus Hater after a short drive in the stretch which after wearing Deuce down impeded Terali sharply when lie was coming fast in the last furlong This caused the judges to dis ¬ qualify Deuce from second place and gave that position to Terali and third money to Wing Ting Terali with a stronger rider would have been a dangerous factor in the running lie is a heavy headed justiceThe colt and K Martin could not do him justice The closing race found all the preferred choices distant trailers at the finish the urse going to Meaiia which tin the good track showed an im proveH performance over previous efforts here Is ¬ mailian which had beaten Pedro and other good horses on the Texas circuit was unknown to the majority of racegoers in this section but ran in a manner that stamps her 4 goud ow avl he will be given due consideration in future starts here hereIn In addition to winning the steeplechase W Gerst secured a purse with Gowanga in the opening race The winner was sent away while running fast enabling him to secure a good lead from the outset outsetC C J Cella which was considered a highclass colt was making his first start of the year in the race He was clearly the host but a poor sendoff and much interference was responsible for his fail ¬ ure to finish better than third thirdFundamental Fundamental reversed the running of last Friday and Ieat Servicence his conqueror and others that started in the second race in the easiest kind of manner mannerBarnsdalc Barnsdalc repeated his good Lexington showing and was never in serious danger of defeat in the fifth race for which he was favorite favoriteSeveral Several new cashiers booths were added to help facilitate in paying holders of winning mutuel tick ¬ ets A big blackboard was also erected on which were calculations showing how the amount due the winners is reached As the calculations are made in full view of every one further talk of miscalcula ¬ tions will cease ceaseK K L Talley and stable nnd jockey Goldstein have gone to Toronto with the horses in his string C Bowmans Uelmere and King Ferdinand will be In ¬ cluded in the shipment Jockey Bittwell is on the suspended list due to his bad ride on Lord Nelson recently recentlyA A full brother to Electioneer by Voter Quesal has arrived at Timberland Farm It is a handsome chestnut colt and is the property of William Lake ¬ land landMode Mode Nieoll and P M CIvill have shipped their racers to Toronto The former has twelve and the latter four The stable of Woodford Clay is still at tin Kentucky Association track but probably will be shipped to New York during the week weekJockey Jockey Moreland left for Toronto yesterday
