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KINGS DAUGHTER UNLUCKY BEATEN BY AL MULLER IN A ROUSING FINISH BECAUSE AWAY SLOWLY Ethelda Defeats Crack TwoYearOld Fillies in Her HerFirst First Race and Pays a Big Dividend Dividendin in the Mutucls Louisville Ky May 21 One of the best contests and closest finishes of the meeting resulted In the sprint handicap which featured an extra good program this afternoon at Churchill Downs It was won by Al Mnller which had been the lender throughout from Kings Daughter while Altnda was in third place heads separating tlie trio Kings Daughter was probably best but lacked early speed and was a distant trailer for a half On the stretch turn she moved up rapidly and continuing on with a high lliglit of speed barely failed to get up and would have won in another stride strideSurprises Surprises were plentiful and the fifth race re ¬ sulted in a Itig upset The pick of western two yearold fillies started in this race including Crystal Maid Advancing and Acquia These had all shown stake form and were made the medium of heavy speculation Tlie winner turned up in Ethelda a firsttime starter rnnningjn tho name of W Grater She showed a great turn of speed from the start and maintaining it well held Crystal Maid safe throughout and won by a comfortable margin Crys ¬ tal Maid beating Denver Girl for third place The time 5 is onefifth of a second from the track record established recently by Acquia The latter showed a poor performance today and can do much better Holders of Etheldas straight tickets were rewarded with 4SSGO for an investment of 5 Denver Girl to show also paid a local record sum In sumIn addition to winning the handicap with his Al Muller W II Fizer added another purse with his Plantland which ran as if much the best in the closing race and won as his rider pleased from a good band that included Colonel Jim Douglas and Bean Brummel The latter pair failed to finish in tlie money second place going to Dr Leo Huff ¬ man and third to Still Alarm The latter was the first starter from Borne Hespcss stable at the meeting meetingUnder Under a good ride Wool Sandals came away to an easy victory in the third race and ran the mile in llJ lie was restrained behind Deuce and Bottles until well straightened out for the stretch run where he dashed by them on call Monsignor with a better ride would have been a sharp factor and will probably reverse this running with the winner in his next trial trialThe The acrobatic Arrow Swift was in a running mood in the second and led twelve others for the entire trip winning well in hand from Rustle and Kill Herron There was much crowding in the race which partially accounted for the poor showing of Lady Aliny AlinyIIaiumetrlcil IIaiumetrlcil under a strong ride managed to last long enough to take the purse in the opening race from Tennessee Boy The latter ran like a good colt and finished with bull dog courage Miami a firsttime starter owned by J N Camden Jr was the medium of strong support but ran green and will show to lietter advantage in future starts startsII II C Bidijle purchased at private sale Great Pirate from W J Young before the running of tlie fourth race and the colt ran in the interest of his new owner ownerMose Mose Goldblatt has purchased Dunvegan from B Meyer at an advance over tlie price that the latter paid J N Camden Jr for him himJockey Jockey Pickens and T Taylor were eaqli fined 25 by starter Iloltman for disobedience at the post postJockey Jockey T Steele had to cancel all his engagements for the afternoon on account of an injury sustained this morning by falling off a horse horseSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey George Pierce will leave to ¬ night for Toronto where he will ride at the Woqd bine Park meeting meetingTodays Todays attendance was again a good one and speculation brisk briskThere There is a minor that E W Maginn will be in ¬ stalled in an official position at Latonia during the coming meeting meetingIt It is now stated that seventeen mutnol machines will be placed in the Latonia ring eleven of which will be for usoi by 2 bettors Tlie plan of separa ting tlie 2 tickets from the higher priced ones will entail dissatisfaction and cause confusion Those who should know maintain that all the money taken in tle machines should be made one pool and the winners whether 2 or 5 bettors should receive their proportion from the one total
