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COLD DAY AT LOUISVILLE. RAIN SLOWS TRACK AND FRIGID WEATHER LESSENS THE ATTENDANCE. Crystal Maid Wins the Chief Race of the Day— Slew-foot Takes Another Purse — Old Grenade in Winning Mood. Louisville. Kv.. May 10. -Todays racing, compared Willi Sal ill-days lirilliant displays of speed, was de i-idedlv ordinary and cold, cheerless weather Mil il ns a further damper to enthusiasm. Ven* i l.i • lit tl lain liatl given Ike track a severe drenching, hut constant work tin 11 by a big tore* during the morning in counted for iis fairly good condition. See Itlaiv Davis hail framed Hit- program, with I lu- el eepttaa of tin- handicap, with the view of enabling the poorer class linrses In earn pni-es anil in this be siu iiitil. for Hie it id liiinilier of siarlers since the opening wii. ■■■ill in tlif tlitTereiit races and ItUt few declined the issue. Speculation because of I h - big tields ;uul nieilitiei i elass ui ih. .starlets, drooped ott considerably, both In ;he auctions B8 well ;is the inuttiels. The iiatuli tail, which featured tin- card, resulted in ■■other i lose tlintesl. Crystal Maid, ill overwhelming l.ivor ite. hardy eecspkag defeat by Charlie l-.astman. which recently arrived fro— Pimlico. Crystal Maid was larky in getting away well ami in taking a clear lead in Hie tally running, else Charlie Eastman ami Sir elects, which finished third, would have led hn Inline. Charlie Eastman began slowly ami appeared tangled up at tile stall, lint inoyed up with a tush after Rata*, a furlong and. kit ping Crystal Maid ••lose i otapaaj tkroatnaat. was gradually wearlag lier down at the "nil ami would have won in a lf« more snides. Sir Cleges me! repeated interferon, aad was larky to land third money. That lackey Lee has declined greatly in riding ability yyas amply demons! rated daring llie after noon hy his faalty rides on lack Straw aad Bone brake. The latter was muck the beat of the starter* in tile thirtl rate, hut lowers on Maaaaa rede rin-s arouiMl I.ee ami landed the oulsitler winner by a short margin. in .lark Strap I.ee showed such a streak nl timid Itj ttwt it raused a k ud protest from the colts iiaekers and drew the one time star rider a sharp jepriniand from the judges. Kdwin f... in aha opener, was the medium I I strong backing in the auction naola, Rome Bespes* -tt uriutr most of the potds sold on him. The roll, given a good, ride hy E. .Martin, never left the resell in ilmiht and wop with speed to spare from Gem mander. The latter is rounding into good fecal ami will be troublesome far the selling plater- to heat In the near future. With Jack Straw eliminated as a serious repleader through Lees tactics. Slewfoot had sraetk-.illy no opposition for the parac in the seeotid race :i twl ■ seoivd his fourth victory afctee his dehui .■; Lexington. Slmonetle taking serond plate in the last few strides from I.ou Lanier. In the fifth rate fourteen two-year-olds went to the post, and the. first mishap of the meeting i« • lined. It was capped by crowding and V. .1. Youngs Mesiuerizor yyas the sufferer, he falling lieavily in the first furlong. Taplin. who had the uiuuur. luckily escaped injury and was able to ride tint his engagements. Topland was the luckiest la the race and led to the finish. Captain illore taking second place from Forez. irenaile BllllUBlld for the cltsing race, hading throughout and showing more staying power than in his previous start. Mamie Algid also developed improvement cypr her previous effort, and was press ing the winner closely at the end. .T. . Core had little tlitficulty in beating the otl»ers. Many trainers iiere sent on Iheir applications to •lav to the Canadian Jockey Club ftw licenses. TUt lint includes .1. B. Resliess. YV. .1. Young. S. K. Hughes and H. G. Bedwell. The latter will race his horses at the Toronto meeting, and has applied for fourteen stalls. Secretary Ilavis is trying to gel up a feature rate that will bring Winrergreeii. Jeff Bernstein and Miami into a tluec-corneretl meeting lielore the rapping of the Latonia Derby. It will he at spe rial weights, with the Respiss colt conceding the others sonic poumls. Jockey Goose was fined 5 by the starlet in the til lli race for disoliediencc while at the post. George Borkel purchased today from J. H. Taylor the useful plater. Mellowiniut. S. K. Hughes gootl filly. Claudia, is still in a bad way from bucked shins and will probably mil lie a titnrter at this meeting. The rumor that "Canada lack" Atkin had opTered W. J. Young *10.00 for Plate Class was denied by the colts owner. Young thinks highly of Plate Ubtaa and expects to land the Latonia Kerby Willi him. There is. however, not enough race horse to the coir to make him a |1«,00U propealtloa in these limes. Tom Shaw, whose booking operations of the past few years have brought him uin-cta wealth and nolo riely. yvas among the arrivals, coming from his home in New Orleans. He will leave tonight lot Cineiu iiiiti. where he will remain some lime before going • hi to Chicago and then to New York, where he will lioltl forth awhile. He made several wagers this afterpoop ami fjpjt a gooil winner uu the handicap
