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KENTUCKY SEASON OPENS FAIR PATRONAGE MARKS INAUGURATION OF LOUISVILLE MEETING. Attendance Is Expected to Improve with Waning of Local Baseball Enthusiasm Next Week Several Arrivals from Canada. Louisville, Ky., September 25. 3ummerlikc weather and the prospect of witnessing good sport today attracted a fairly large attendance to, the opening of Churchill Downs thirteen-days session, of fall racing. The crowd would have! been consid-. crably larger but for the baseball frenzy that has seized the people of Louisville as a result of the- fine showing of their team, considered certain to be- the American Association pennant winner. The ball season will terminate here on Mondaj- next and the racing should then show a healthy increase in patronage. Todays racing was spirited and enjoyable and occasioned considerable enthusiasm. Tho speculation, while not of huge volume, was sufficiently sharp to keep the crews of eight mtituel machines on their mettle. The. auction pooling was keen and was , indulged in by1 the big operators. There were no sensational priced winners, but thosa who invested fortunately received liberal returns. In the closing race one of those rare incidents occurred where no tickets had been sold on a successful horse, and those who held tickets on the next horse profited by the distribution of the pool. Pimpante, which finished second, was the neglected one, ami the place pool according to the rale here was split between Beau Brummcl, the winner, and Roselioro. which had finished third. Had one ticket been sold on Pimpante it would have yielded a smart sum to .the lucky holder. The track, while apparently in splendid; condition, was deceptive, as a result of the plowing that it ,had recently been subjected to. Horses with bothersome legs reaped the benefit. iXfost owners prefer it in its present condition, as the cushion, lessens the chance of a breakdown. The best race ot the afternoon, the Frank Fchr Purse, at six furlongs, was won by the consistent Hyperion II.. which had to overcome sturdy opposition. Al Mnller, making his first start since becoming -tte property of ; J.- -R.- -Wainwright, essayed the. paccmakmg during the early stages of -therace and . succeeded in opening up a considerable gap, but at. the stretch turn Hyperion II. went after him ,4ii determined fashion and. after a brief struggle, woro him down to win drawing away. Crystal Maid, poorly handled, was lucky to save third plat-".. Ronnie Bards victory in the third race was: attended by a run-up. Fred Luzader, acting for J. R. Wainwright. raised the horse from $;0 to 00". at which figure the horse ehauged hands. Big fields contested the first two races, both under selling conditions. Orlaudot took the opener in a sharp drive witli Banilda. and Martine II. furnished the surprise in the second by outstaying Laveno. A good band of youngsters! tried conclusions, in the fifth race, and Ken K. Sleet, which had been in retirement since the close of tho Fort Erie meet-, iug. impressively disposed of Foursome afld Belle Mem and other less dangerous opponents. Owner Prewitt was offered ,500 for Ben K. Sleet while, at Fort Ilrie. The closing purse went to Beau Briiiuuicl after a strenuous effort to wear down Pimpante. Boseboro had to lie hard ridden to finish third in advance of Greeiibridge and Alice. The last-named pair were away iu a tangle ami showed superior performances. The horses comprising the strings of William Gerst and George Holle. in "charge ot George Ham, arrived this morning from Toronto. In the lot are Hanbridge and Colloquy. James Arthur also reached here from Toronto tills morning with several horses, including Quagga. Edward Corrigan was among todays visitors, having arrived from Chicago to. attend the opening. W. E. Phillips, who formerly trained for Fred Cook and developed among others Bessie Spahr, English Lad, George O. Beiinett and other cracks, contemplates returning to racing after several seasons of retirement, and lias opened negotiations witli prominent breeders for the purchase of yearlings of good class. Phillips is also in quest of several older horses of merit to form the nucleus of his stable.
