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MIAMI BEATS WINTERGREEN KENTUCKY DERBY CANDIDATES GIVE GLIMPSE • Or THEIR FORM IN PUBLIC AT LEXINGTON. Cheerful Promise of a S.iceessiul Meeting Financial y Given by a Capital First Days Attendance. Lilian ten, Ky.. April it. — Mwt attendance at th; opening nf the Lexington spring n ling. Which Ushers hi I hi Kentucky racing season. HO .-oiled tin expectations ui iIh winnninl and n Hi. mw MMnr ui MtiwM|r is maintained during th* scen days thai the racing her.1 a UI hist the ; --... i -i 1 1 • .n . inslead of having !•• lin-l :l deficit, MSJ show ■ small margin nf profit on thrir ledger. Im- weather «:is ill :,1 i ml the attractive card • ! i 1 1 Judge Sir-i lev had arranged In iiiii hi nan; from the n.-.i.e. district-. The rithrriag »;i- ■ representative one .mil wonM hare done credit to the most pretentious i:n iug plant* in Hi.- . "iiiiiiv The track li.nl dried surprisingly well over night :unl those .iwiH-rs .vli.i .had i li. ;- • ■ — 1 - - - i .1 bun* thai ii wmilil remain moist to hea-HM their charges were much dls.ipimiuted. The himor.trv fudges, eouxistfu* • »f William Shelley. Major Foxhall . Using* rOeld and T. 1. Cmy, uterr railed] on in tin several In saaare* to keep ■ k -«-n ey/e nn the aalabca. as 1 ■■■ majarllj were of the cms? onler and snamed the .sp.-ciati.rs i-i ;• hhth pitch. The gentle nam who ili.i ili. placing were aeeurate in their decision* and pennant in disaiajrlag the numbers at the placed horses Tin- fentnre i.f the ractag was n averting if several Kentucky Derbi randi antra at one mil*. li was considered in the antnre of 1 Uj ami far tie Ms event to i«* decided next Monday .1. I. ntfsvlHe. Ji remitted in m spirited rare ficm Mas fa*l between "Miiinii Wintersn-en. Dr. Barkley and Mentor. The has ii.iiniii had been marking fast trills al i.nni-rlHr before shipment bar* and arna by tin wiseacres gteesj num. than an even chance of taking Hi others lata .amp. He nattered their bones by staving close in Wiiiiorgreen lor :i half and then niuvin. nn in resolute f:isliU n ti the leader and passing 1 . i ; n in .1 Hash when straightened mm in the atretcb. At this point Wiatergreen was apparently done for ;in l the contention hi Mentor araa furnished t .Vii mini. Tin latter. 1 nnne4-Ioafebni Ill and lit. i.vei-liaiilid Mentor in the last acarter. Inn near t;.c end bad ti lie bard bustled to slnike off V/inter-green. naMca fame aaah nam the end arhth ■ e» od enMfa Mentor was li;injr naillv near the fini-li .-iiiil Dr. Rarkley enalt] dlanlaeed iiini for third place. 011 lodays ■-liowine Miami will Ik- loiiniil able in the Kentucky Derby, lull main are oi the miinion thai Wtnterrreen. aitfaonxtj beaten la todnr*a rMn, will take lu~ ineaaare in the hiir Lonterille 3 eat lire. Mentor, with ■ little more raeiatr. will ilereiop into a canker, lull it is douliitul if Wis Ibcbt frame will iiermit liim to aro well over a loii;r dis-latiee of grotiml. On todays nhonrhnX in the race. J. P. Hayes- Sir Cateshy and Had MiCanen-J.eft Over are i-liniinatiil as contenders for the Derby in any kimi of Mnw. .1. V. May showed a smart till v in Tuif Star, an that may develop into more than an ordinary asefnl racer. She was away in the forward dirt atom, but , the outside, displayed a phenomenal hard of npeed and. taking a Ions lead. Increased her advantage iviih every stride, winning In :i culler. The colt race went to Sliwtool. practically neglected in the luHhm hut as most or the others were deeMedly green, no real lin. waa fin nlalied on his merits by his victory today. Had liookmakers heen in line Ihis afternoon, they would have reaped a harvest, as with the single e • eptiini of Merrick, all the first choices were downed. the jrreatesi upsei licinjr fm nlaaenl by Turf Star and Debar. The last named only recently ran awav lour miles while at work and it was thought 1I1N would militate against his chances. M. .1. Winn and Charles I". QralnjreT returned t* lotiisvlllc tonight. Jockey A. Minder, who was reported to have had Iii* lep. taken off recently, was anions th* visitors, sound aa a bell and walking on both his own less. He expect* to resume ridins as soon us he can NWala i-oiiie of his former stiensth. Starter Hollinan suspended lackey Zurhors for three days for nlahf bailni at the post. The aiiciion pool hettins was lislit. onlv $."..:;!,! behnc taken in. George Bnnte bid up Merrick f»."i over his enter.il price of |M0, hut owner Milam ketain-il him Willi the customary . hid. By arrangements with It. I,. Thomas, who wis among today! visitors. T. . McDowell will have the services of .ioekey Sliillins daring the Louisville meet ins.
