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WESTERN RACING BEGINS KENTUCKY SEASON OF 1910 INAUGURATED WITH BRILLIANT OPENING AT LEXINGTON. C. L. Harrisons Housemaid Wins First Running of the Breeders Futurity — Other Two-Year-Old Race Yields a Surprise. Lexington. K.v.. April .".0. -With the opening of the Kentucky Associations spring meeting of BSVeUJ days, the racing season of Iplo in this slate was most propitiously inaugurated this aftetaasam. Had it been made to order the weather could not have beea store delightful. The track, which, under the wash of more than a week of steady rain, was three days ago a sea of mud. had dried out until it was within a second or so of its fastest condition. The ai tendance numbered upward of t.r.tHi ami they antra for the greater part the substantial men and women of the blue g.ass coimto while there were inany lroiu I.ouisviile. Cincinnati. Newport and other cities. The racing was clean and of a high order ami on the whole everybody appeared to have had ;i most cu.j.e. able day. The feature of an excellent carl was the first running of the Rreeders Futurity, for two-year alee, at half a mile, with a gross rakes of .74*. of which the winners portion was . bis. the second bane 4s and the third $:!74. This race came fourth on the program and called out fifteen starters, all of which save T. I. Hayes Oranio and r.ainey Schreibers Iwalani were making their racing debuts. The public choices were T. C. McDowells lima. . L. Harrisons Housemaid and George R. Otts Hidden F.gg and John Welchs Ba-lierta T.. the last-named two starting as an entry because they are both trained bv Walter Grater. Starter Milton it leased the barrier with the fifteen youngsters all ving. but crowded badly because of the narrowness of the track at the half-mile ground and some, not thoroughly schooled, got in a tangle. In less than a half-dozen strides House maid was in from. I"p the hill she increased her lead and drew away in the stretch to win by ten lengths. Golden Kgg was a length in front of Little Oasis, which just lasted to nose out lima. The McDowell filly had come around on the outside and was running swiftest at the finish. The others were strung out. 0. L. Harrison, who had come from New York to see his filly run. was a happy man. To have won the first running of the Rreeders Futurity was. he said. glory enough for otic day for any man. and on top of this victory he has iu prospect the taking of the Bseeb-eoveted Kentucky Derby with his sterling; three-year-old. Waldo, at Louisville, one week from Tuesday. The opening race went to Crystal Maid. She led all the way ami gamely stalled off the determined challenge of Ilanbridge. Jeorge H. Whitnev sprung a surprise with the Farandole colt. Ilenrv Walbank. in the second race. He was in front all the way anoj wen easMv from Jack Deaesaa and La I Mexican. Dainty Dame, now in the hands of John T. Ireland, ami decidedly of more qualify than any of her competitors, had an easy time in winning the third race. The fifth race was a snap for Donau. He won bv right lengths from Booia Boose, with Joe Morris a tiring third four lengths hack of him. There is tood for speculation here as to the Camden Handicap, in which these tiiree will start next Tuesday, and likewise as to the Kentucky Derliv. Donau looms up as a formidable factor in the big race at Oho rchlll Downs. Tl ... closing race produced a surprise, the winner turning up in Miss Crittenden. I :• ■ work of starter James Milton was generally approved. It was his initial appearance in the role in Kentucky. Making allowances for the fact that the walk-up system is new in these parts Bail that the borers and riders were not at all accustomed to if. Miltons work was as goinl if not liottcr than the best of his predecessors. The absence of whips in the hands of assistant starters was a refreshing innovation, ami that there was no yanking and pulling and holding of horses at the | . st brought delight lo the hearts of the horsemen. Racing Se-relary BBHrihty was congratulated on all sides over the suei-oss of the opening. He deserved it. He has worked hard to bring off this meeting ia ihe beet of order. Major Foxhall A. Daingertield was the steward representing the State Racing Commission and he was one of the occupants of the judges stand during the afternoon. Secretary Garrrtl D. Wilson said this afternoon, that his estimated value of the Breeders Futurity of Ibll. which rinsed with 271 entries, is . T.vir.. It is to be run on tin- o; eiiiiig day next Berbjg. Major Daingerfield made toe a mioiiucemciit this eft 1 1 usual that th. re js a half sister lo Ihe mighty Colin at Castlet.ui Stud. Sh, is a hay gQy |,y Deter pan out of Pastorells and she is a likely banker. J. S. Hawkins has a splendid colt by Ogden out of Wingling. II is Ihe first of his breeding and he is very proud of the youngster. J. R. Respess hail Baud news when he wnt out to see Dick Welles ami his mares at John D. Carrs farm lliis morning. I.adv Martha. Wedding Blossom and Miss Melton had al! leaded colts p. Mek Welles. Bespess has seventeen foals this year ami four of them sre cits. Kd Alvev has transferred Friend Harrv. IMnkola and Mom! Bob to T. Hatfield, and they are here to race. Jockey Frank Keogh is under contract -to G. W. Yank- and Col. W. F Apple gate. It was aaid today that A. M. Orp.ii i- negotiating far the purchase of the "lamlstand at the old New-Bart track witli a view to moving it to Duffcria Dark. Toronto. Governor Cray, half brother to Wabm. was still coughing today. While 1 1 i — condition was such as lo preclude his starting in the Rreeders Futurity. Captain Williams says it is not alarmingly dangerous. Todays voluntary judges were 1. C. Falooier Maj. T. 1! Clay and Charles F. Price. Matt .1. Winn. John Uacbase later and ether leading turfmen were here for fhe opining. A line on the increased attendance and interest in tue lacing ran be had through the knowledge that the amount of m y handled in the auctions ami the lliufliels was double that handled on the opening day in p.Mft. There were a number of BaaAeaaaa service men in Lexington today, but it was stated bv I! tticials of the track that nothiig arewt out over the wires from the grounds. V 1.. Oavis, who has the contract on joekev Walter Franklin, has Bern notified that thi ruling against thai rider at Peaaarols has been withdrawn and the toy is again in g.,.,1 standing. n i ■ ,,-t --lit out from Louisville to the effect that Jeff Bernstein bowed a tendon while working hen- is erroneous. De stepped in a boh- in tfce track an I pulled up lame. lie walked cut of ic the following day and is now all right.
