More Record Breaking At Louisville.: Altuda Unexpectedly Triumphs in the Louisville Handicap--Kerchevals Fast Mile., Daily Racing Form, 1908-05-17

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MORE RECORD BREAKING AT LOUISVILLE Altuda Unexpectedly Triumphs in tho Louisville Handicap Kerchevals Fast Mile Louisville Ky May 10 George J Longs Altuda making her lirst start for the season took the Louisville Handicap from a good band of sprinters in track record time She was the extreme outsider in tlie speculation and won with apparent case Dainty Dame securing second place in a spirited drive with Klack Mary Altuda was lucky in get ¬ ting away from the barrier fast and made the running at a fast pace which kept her early follow ¬ ers under pressure Dainty Dame apparently iiinched after going three furlongs for she began boring out and in doing so sharply interfered with Chulita and Black Mary The latter was lirst to recover and set sail for the Hying leader but gave it up after going a quarter Dainty Dame meantime was straightened away and seemed to be wearing the vvimier down but tired in the last sixteenth thu iita never recovering from tlie interference was a distant trailer at tlie finish finishThe The tabulated history of the Louisville Handicap is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 107 Dainty Dame 10lJ Lee 1710 111 111VMS VMS Altuda 4 lOTJHcidel 1780 1124 1124It It C Kriens ICercheval showed a return to good form by his race in the handicap at one mile lie was in with good miiers and lack of knowledge as to his good form caused Terali Wool Sandals and Green Seal to be preferred over him in the specula ¬ tion Powers put up a welljudged ride and the horse handily established Ills superiority over his op ¬ ponents by wearing down Wool Sandals and Terali in the stretch run and winning well in hand al ¬ though by a small margin marginThe The time 130 Hat reduced the former track record Another record was smashed when Talbot Kros tilly Acqnia landed the fifth race from good young ¬ sters including the heretofore unbeaten Advancing in the fast time of 53s This was a reduction of three fifths of a second from tlie former marl Acquia showed herself to be a lilly of more than ordinary merit by the impressive way in which she disposed of her competitors She tackled Anne Me Gee in the lirst quarter and disposing of her simply played with Advancing when tlie latter challenged Acquia is a smartly turned filly that gives promise of developing into a good racer Shells by KH kerran whirii Tallmt Kros imported from Kngland KnglandAnderson Anderson added another purse by winning the open ing race from Cassowary and Komp The latter was favorite and might have won under stronger riding Dandy Dancer secured a long lead at the 4tart in the second race and the advantage enabled her to lead a fairly good band of shortdistance racers to the finish Karnsdale taking second place from Stoner Hill HillSt St Ilario which Is slated to go in the Latonia Derby proved much the best of the starters in the closing race and won as his rider pleased Huck from T C McDowells stable finished in second place and Hostile Hyphen third thirdJockey Jockey H Martin was suspended for three days by the starter for beating the barrier in the second race raceSecretary Secretary John Dillon of the Latonia Jockey Club who arrived today officially announced that the mutuel machines would be operated at tlie Latonia track at the coining meeting meetingIn In case of failure to receive tho machines now ordered from France in time for the opening those here in use will be transferred to Latonia It is also announced that 2 bets will be accepted at the Latonia course The minimum wager hero is Fred Cook and 1 S Ward shipped a consignment of horses this afternoon to be raced at tlie Woodbine track trackTodays Todays attendance was only second to that of Derby day and the speculation in tlie mutuel ma ¬ chines and auction pools exceeded the totals of any previous day dayJockey Jockey Lloyd arrived this morning and will accept mounts beginning Monday MondayI I M Civill has purchased Creel and Goldway from K Corrigau and will ship them to Toronto where they will be campaigned at the coining Wood ¬ bine Iark meeting meetingPinion Pinion had to be excused from starting in the first race on account of an injury the lilly sustained while l oing exercised yesterday


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