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CROWD IS DEMONSTRATIVE UNSATISFACTORY STARTING LEADS TO SCENE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Starter Tenders His Resignation, but Track Management Urges Him to Continue — Walk-Up System Held to Blame for Conditions. Louisville. Ky.. May 24. — The closing race this afternoon was attended by an unusually boisterous item mstration directed against the starter for dispatching the lield in ragged order, with the favorite. Klizahethan. practically left at the post. Starter Milton was inclined to lay the blame to Sticker having bumped into Elizabethan, but the public thought otherwise and voiced their displeasure. Horsemen and critics here unhesitatingly pronounced the walk up start without tlie use of assistants whips a flat failure and are clamoring for a system that will iiermit the starter to use his own discretion in getting results. Starter Milton is considered capable and thoroughly honest, but he does not tit in with the work under the Kentucky State Racing Commissions exacting rules. He has on several occasions tendered his resignation to the association, claiming that he could not te himself or the public justice under existing circumstances, but has on each occasion been asked to give the svstem a further trial. It is thought that the State Racing Commission will not interpose further objections to the use of whips by the assistants or tlie employment of the standing start if tlie same is found expedient. Disagreeable weather continued, an early morning rain again converting the course to a muddy condition. The attendance was again of large proportions and. but for the starting, the spectators would have enjoyed the sport. The Tobacco Stakes, at seven-eighths, which featured the card, went to Longhand in commanding manner over Royal Report. The winner was best and had to overcome much interference. Mettie Bereand. the favorite in the race, after delaying the start considerably, destroyed her chances by bolting on the first turn while setting the [lace. ihe Tobacco Stakes was formerly run as the Blue-grass Stakes and the Maiden Stakes, and its history since 1900 is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1900 Grayless 112 Wedstrand$ 945 1:214 1991 Bin MacDhui ...112 Gilmore ... 945 1-2U 1902 Kniathiott 109 Winktield .. 1.335 l:33j 1903 Monsr Beaueaire.112 A.W.Booker 1.595 1:214 1904 Good Cheer 103 Minder 1.615 1:22* MOB Martin Doyle 117 HotHer 1.535 1:21 1906 The Minks 112 Munro 1,530 1:33| 1907 Prince Ahmed 112 T. Taylor .. 1.410 1:26* M03 Oar Cleges 112 Warren ... 1,290 1:26s 1909 Not run this year. 39M Longhand 109 Ganz 670 1:29* Run at six and one-lralf furlongs previous to 1907. The fifth race was marked by considerable rough riding. Fred Herbert, ridden by his namesake, being crowded to a fall in the final furlong. Jockey Scoville was held mostly to blame for the mishap, but he charged it to the incompetent Weathers. The judges allowed Ixith to go unpunished on the score that the spill was unavoidable and dm mostly to the blinding of the riders by flying mud. Donau. winner of the Kentucky Derby." acted so meanly at tlie post in the second race that he was virtually left. The starter released the barrier with the horses in perfect alignment, but Ifc.nau wheeled and ruined his chances. His elimination made if easy for Dr. Holzberg to land the purse, and Font took second place from All Red. Golden Rubys victory in the third race was unexpected and proved the afternoons chief surprise. The judges excused from starting the horses Gilpy. Sugarmaid. Heine. Hugh McGowan. Meadow and Cannon Shot because of their dislike for the going. IL I. Brown, general manager of the Jacksonville track, was among todays visitors. He informed several owners that he was going to South America shortly to look over the ground with a view to constructing a race track there. Jockey F. Jackson was suspended for three days by the starter for disobedience at the post 011 Dono van. Brevite. which was carded in the stake race, was withdrawn on account of lameness. Jockey Glaaner had several lingers broken as a t result of a fall from New Star yesterday Itcfore the start. Entries to the gentlemens cup race, to be run next Saturday, close tomorrow before midnight. Secretary Davis has received requests for mounts from some of the best amateur riders in tlie country. Former jockey Tom Kiley. who. has l ecn on the lookout for some g.xxl racing material, says lie never saw tin- market stiff.-r. Kiley would like to pick up a few good horses to take to Salt Lake City. His program is to race in Ftah until the wind up there, then go to the Montana circuit and from Butte ship direct to Juarez. Mis., for the winter meetiug.
