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DONAU IS GENUINE CRACK WILLIAM GERSTS COLT WINS THE CAMDEN HANDICAP IN EASY STYLE. Now Hailed as Waldos Most Dangerous Rival for Kentucky Derby Honors — Lexington Judges Issue Rulings. I-xington. Ky.. May .1. — Donati. tin- Way son of YVooKHn riH- :iiil Al Lone, owned liy William Get st of Nashville, won the first running of t !*«• Camden Handicap, al one mile anil an eighth, for three-year-olds, in decisive fashion at the Kentueky Association eourse this afternoon, The race had a gross value of .1 lo. of whiih the winners portion was .4no..io. the second 2.! ami rlie third 11. .".0. The raee was fashioned and iutemleil to Ik- in the nature of a preliminary to the Kentucky Derby, at one mile and a iiuarter. which is to he run «t Churchill Downs. Louisville, next Tuesday. The seven starters- -Donati. br White. Fighting Bob. Kelluf. Jo.- Morris, Boola Boola ami OWM-tlC all eligible to the hlue nl.l~.ii of tile Kentucky tint and. so far as is now known. Miry wiW till start .against tin- wonderfail Waldo. which declined the top Impost of 12Ti pound* in the race of today, trainer Colston preferring to reserve him at Iouis ville for the big race. Ml his showing this aftenioon lii.nnu looms as Waldos most forniidahle rival for the Derby honors. He conclusively allowed today thiat he holds the others safe. Trainer Hum is sanguine of success in the big stake at Churchill Downs, ami has no fear of the colts failure to en the additional fur long. Bleak and cold weather did not materially decrease todays attendance. Enthusiasm ran rampant and interest in the racing was feverish. .Xside from the handicap the feature of the afternoon was the sparkling performance of Golden Egg in the four and a half furlongs race, for two-year olds. She defeated T. C. McDowells lima in hollow fashion and took lour fifths of a second from the track record. lima had Iieen considered our of the crack tillies at tiie course and Mr. McDowell after the race mi knowledged Golden Egg ti hr iier superior. Dis-contenf. « reputed crack, also made good during the afternoon in decisive fashion and promises to fulfill expectations of his owners. lay Bros. Hyperion II. proliably ran his lust race, as he liroke down badly during tiie running of the closing dash. The lengthy delays at the tiost were tedious to the spectators. The walk-up system docs not meet with the success anticipated. A too literal interpretation of the rule by the starter also serves as a ilrawlmck. The judges handed down the following ruling during the aft-rnooii. which is self -explanatory : "Ipou investigation of tin- iuewnsistent racing ami astounding reversal of form of the horse W. A. I.ea-li. owned and trained by J. Murklein at the pending meeting of the Kentucky Association at Lexingtou. it is ordered that all entries of said Merklein »- refused by this association, and recommended thft the horse be refused entry by all racing associations under the jurisdiction of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, and we recommend that tiie trainers license of said Marklein tie revolted by said commission. We. further acting in said case, set down for the residue of this meeting jockey llufnagel but in consideration of his youth and the probability that he acted under the influence and coiittol of mature minds in the riding of races investigated, we do not recommend the revocation of his license, hoping this experience will prove a warning against similar offenses in future." The ruliiiL is signed by T. J. Clay. I. Cray Falconer. Q. D. Wilson, judges, and approved by V. A. Daingcr-iield. steward of the luccviug. Racing Secretary Shelby was notified at noon by Secretary Itidwcll of the State Racine Commission that the license committee of the commission had refused a trainers license to M. J. Daly and his horse. Iio Iico. was ordered withdrawn from the first race. There was no statement as to the grounds upon which the license was refused, but ii is ru-nion d that recent happenings at Pensacola and occurrences further back in Canada and California influenced the action. Jockev Andress was suspended by starter Milton for two dfv for disobedience at the post yesterday and this caused the withdrawal of Kob Mitchell trom tin first race. Ii. G. Bedwell. who came here with the expectation of buying son e horses from Irving II. Wheat-croft, returned to New York last night empty -handed. They could not come to terms. Bedwell priced nearly every horse in the St. James Stable, but it is not known which lie desired particularly. R. T. W. Moss, a wealthy young New Yorker, who is looking after mining interests in Mexico, wired superintendent James I*. Ross todav from Kl Pan. to sell ids tliieeyear olds. Oriental learl. Se-rnrda and Going Sonic, bv auction in the paddock Friday. Starter Milton suspended Jockev T. Rice for two days for breaking up the start with Grenade iu the first lace loday.
