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GREEN SEAL SETS RECORD DISPLACES THE MARK MADE BY MOQUETTE AT A MILE AND SEVENTY YARDS. Hanbridge Defeats Charlie Eastman — Jeff Bernstein a Probable Absentee from the Latonia Derby. Louisville. Ky.. May 1.1.— With the exception of the handicap, at a mile and seventy yard-, todays starters in the different races were decidedly or dinary and furnished common siiort for .1 big attendance. The big fields contributed in a great measure to cause hcqueiil up els. especially In the ease of I.ott.i Creed, winner of the second race. Which paid the record price for this in. cling of $::22. HI for a *." investment. The chief incident of the afternoon came with the running ,,i" the handicap, when Green Seal reduced the former track record lor a mile and s, renty yards to 1:421, dipping a titih r a second from the mark set by ifoquctte. This wa- Dot the onh happening attending II;. ■ race. |ockey J. Lee. by his timid and rough riding making himself conspicuous, and incurring the judge displeasure to the extent of being lined IM . He was astride Old llone-lv. which, because of bis recent Rood showing, was installed favorite. Lee began taking him back al tin- start, unfit iikiting that lie would get in a jam. When going to the tils; turn he was last ami on the outside. He red up rapidly during the next quarter and ranged alongside of Zleuap and John E. McMillan, which were then about a length back of the leader. Green Seal. When ap preaching the krwer turn Lee deliberately cut seraaa Zion.ip. t, .n-ing the Sehultc mare back and 1,1 tctl-cally ruining her chances. When MeCee later attempted to pass Old Honesty in the stretch Lee took a vicious swine with his whip at the white rider. Meanwhile Green Seal and John E. McMillan were having a dear course, ami thev finished in th let named. Zi.nap finally taking I bird place. lb. paws*, race at three-quarters furnished a duel between Haiibridge and Charlie Lastman and also brought int.. ihe limdlght J. G. Greeners Obuubala, if possible factor in the Latonia Derby. OUnibala was miking his first start this year ami rand im-preaatvety. coming from a long way back after a slow beginning and finishing with great courage. Hanbridge followed Sea Swells la 1 pace for the lirst halt and passed the Cilia colt with evident oa,- _ when called on. hut had to do his best near the end to stall oil Charlie Eastman. In the closing race Edwin L. gave a sparkling el hibition by ulna nil from sonic speedy horses. Snap, through virtue of having the most racing luck, ran in much improved form and landed arread plate from Rara Avis, with the CaUforalan. Due lauique. s fast coming fourth. The Rt dwell cot otions attempted a betting coup with the last named, lint his slow-iH-ginning precluded any possibility of his victory. Edwin L. was timed privatelv the last mile in this race In 1:.1S. L. A. Vilas Hyperion II. was much the best in the op. ner and won as his rider pleased from an or dinary band. Brunhilde ami Black l.oy were the choices in the second, but neither ran to expecta tions. Black Boy lulling at an time to show much s|ieed and Hufnagels poor ride on Brunhilde. combined with the fact that the till v attempted to run out on the stretch turn, was responsible for her inability to overcome Letts recti ami c. A. I.einian. Atldax. at a favorites price, managed to 1km t fifteen other IW racers in the fifth race. Miss Felix succumbing in the last strides, by moving out slightly from the inner rail. Jack Baker, who is training Jell Bernstein, stated today that while the colt is not seriously amiss, lie will not be in lit condition to contest in the Latonia Derbv to be run Mav 24. Present Indications arc that Whiter green. Plate Class. Warliehl. ol.unbala. Friend Harry. Sir Cnteshy and possibly All Bed will compose Ihe field of starters in Hie event. Winter green, because of his victory in the Kentucky Derby, will have to carry a penalty of ten pounds, bringing his Isaawat to 127. Tl cperta are now predicting that the strongest opposition that the Beaneaa earn will encounter will be from Plate Class, which, because of being a 11011 winner, gets an additional allowance and will only have tti carry lilt. J. Flemming purchased Gerrymander this afternoon from il R. Baker. G. Ham. in charge of Hie O. II. Holle horses. P. M. Civil] and I. J. Kaebeikamn will ship to Woodbine Iark on Monday next. Jot key T. Rice, under contract to Km belkamp. will go with the consignment. It has been definitely decided that the eastern system of bookniaking in use under the Percy-Gray law will be the method at Latonia. The bookmakers will be charged flS per ran- to operate. Several eastern layers are expectd to transact business d.ir lag the thirty days meeting. The program book of the first eleven days" racing was distributed to horsemen today. It was compiled bv Joseph A. Murphy. The purses an- of 00 value, with .iK in added money to handicaps.
