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COLLOQUYS GAME TRIUMPH DEFEATS CHARLIE EASTMAN IN MAIN LOUISVILLE RACE AFTER SEEMING BEATEN. Bob Co. Wins Like a Good Two-Year-Old— Tom Hay-ward First Again — Weights for Louisville Handicap. Louisville. K.v., May 17. — In a sensational stretch dtivc George H. H«ille*s speedy Colloquy got up in time to down Charlie Kastinan for the purse in the handiest p at three-quarters, whieh featured todays program at Ch-in-hill lloims. Colloquy, during tile first half of the race, had t een kept witliin easy striking distance of Charlie Basil— ■ and Madman, the pacemaker*. On the stretch turn Charlie East man MMK wide and carried Colloquy with liim. When straightened away the inare was a good dis tunce liiiek. hut she stuck to her task in game fash iou and got up in the tiual stride. After disposing of Mailman in the las-t furlong. Cliarlie East mac tired slightly, but his defeat was probably caused by the bit slipping from his mouth in the last twenty yards. .la.cobite. which tinished third, rau a good race, considering that he bled in the stretch drive. Madman is inconsistent ami quit badly when hard pressed. Close finishes attended the running of nearly all the races and as the best backed horses furnished the majority of winners, the big crowd found plenty of enjoyment in the afternoons outing. Several happen Ings contributed to the excitement. In the third rare. Tout Havward was bid up 1909.sh00 oyer an catered price of 00. but Fred Lnxadcr. the bidder-up. failed to get him, owner Bedwell retaining hint with the usual advance of . In the opener YV. R. Hall A: .Sons, owners of Kalberr. claimed Rightcasy. the runuer-up to Fulford. for 1909.sh05. They were ottered a big advance for the return of the horse to her former owner, but declined. Another good youngster was uncovered in Bob Co.. winner of the fifth rare. The expert observers had kept close tab on the youngster because of a sensa tional trial and made him first choice in the uiutuels. Several handbook commissions that were returned to be bet off. helped to force the price about him to a small paving figure. Sixteen cheap platers engaged in the opening race. Fulford. by virtue of being favored with the most racing luck, landing the purse from Highteasy. Krank 6. Hogan, after many trials, managed to ■IBWt.with no mishaps, and it enabled him to dispose ot .1 Tast band of youngsters in handy style. Slew-foot taking second place from St. Delate! with the grand looker, Prince Imperial, close to his heels. The latter ran a bit green today and was seriously handicapped bv inadequate riding. He will reverse the running with the winner when more familial ■with racing. Tom Hiiywnrd clipped two seconds from the former track record for a mile sind twenty yards "when he ran the distance in 1 :40». Fifteen started in the race, but Tom Hayward. through Taplius vigilance, was able to escape interference and win b tl small margin over Ireenbridge. with Mellowniini in third place. The latter was nearly thrown soon efter the start and was again caught in ■ jam on the tirst turn. Woolwinder also suffered much from crowding. Jockey Kennedy, who had the mount on Home Run in the race, sustained si bstd cut below the nnkle when the colt struck the fence as a result of swerving. Kennedy was unable to ride out the remainder of his engagements. Maid Militant proved the longest -priced winner of the afternoon when she led the others home In tiie closing race. Miss I.Ida, the favorite, taking second place from Bonebrake. Jockey A. Walsh, who had the mount on Scinpro. was suspended for the remainder of this meeting by the bulges for his action in cutting sharply across the others soon after the start. Weights were published this afternoon for the eighty horses in the I»uisrille Handicap, to be run Thursday next. Berwick is given top weight. I-"- Jiounds. with Wintergreeu. Hanbridge. Colloquy and Piukola weighted at IIS. Nearly all the cracks la the west are entered in the event and should fur-Jilsh a good contest. Jockey George Mountain intends to take advantage of the license granted liim .-onto time ago by the Amcticsii Turf Association and will ride sit Lsttonia. The restrsining order against the Kentucky Stsite Racing Commission obtained by the Latonla Jockey Club dispenses with the necessity of Mountains securing si license from that body to ride on the .Milldale course. H. 5. Bedwell purchased Ovelando todav from J. S. Hawkins. Jockey Powers was today requested by J. R. Keene to come to New York on Saturday next to ride in the stiike race at Belmont Park. A prior riding engagement here preventeil the acceptance. T. C. McDowell was the recipient today from the Brooklyn Jockey Club of an invitation to make ■niiiiinsitions to the annual Pinner Stakes that will be run during the spring term of racing. Jockey Herbert has signed ;t roatTari to ride for O. H. Holle and rode Fulford. his tirst mount, win Her for his new employer. Third Rail is reiiorted to have practically broken down in his start last Saturday. Jockey C. Koorner has abandoned the saddle on account of incresising weight: lie weighs US pounds at picM-nt.
