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• FAVORITES MAKE A SWEEP FIRST CHOICES ACCOUNT FOR ENTIRE CARD AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Demonstration Follows Disagreement with Official Placing in Handicap — Governor Gray Graduates from Maiden Class. lyouisville. By., Mav BL — Big and unwieldy fields provided the contests in all the races this afterniM.n. except in the sprinting handicap, which featured the card. Favorites had an inning, making a clean sweep of the card, the first time such a thing has baaaeaed during the meeting. Although the big fields of starters in all the races made crowding at some stage of the running unavoidable, the sport was interesting and the finishes in most cases close and exciting. The exception taken to the official placing in the handicap by a disgruntled lot who had backed Barry Tide was an unexpected incident. The crowd surrounded the judges stand and voiced their disapproval, something unusual for this section. Al Mailer won by a good margin, but Jack Parker. Co!b -ipiy and F.arly Tide, fighting it out for second place, caine to the finish so closely aligned that none sav.i the judges were iu a position to determine the result, laey awarded second place to Jack Parker and Colloquy third. Early Tide, which was on the outside, did appear from the left of the judges stand to have lasted for the place, but those on the right of the stand were equally as pirsitive that Jack Parker bad landed in front. apt. James T. Williams kivernor Gray, running in the name of K. N. Smith, emerged from the maiden ranks hy buffeting his way through in the last furlong of the second race iu time to gain a victory. This juvenile will lie taken east shortly to fill the engagements made for him in various im-IH.rtant event-. Jockey J. Wilson signalized his return from Canada by a victory on Sugarniahl in the opener. Samaria, in the third, took another purse for J. I. Ross, superintendent of the Lexington track. George C. Bennetts home-bred I»ween easilv disjiosed of a big band in the fifth race. Molly Mog. which landed second place, was bought prior to post time by . If. Knehelkamp from I . Lekaat Hendeis-u and Hogans recent aciiitisition. Molesey. was much the lnst of those starting iu the closing dash and won wi.h great ease after a rough trip. Secretary E. W. Maginn arrived today from La-tonia and was beat busy a-signing horsemen stable room at the Kenton County track. He was forced to temporal ily turn many applicants away on account of lack of space. He reported that everything was in readiness for the opening and that interest iu the coming meeting exceeds that of former years. He also announced that in races where an entrance fe» is charged the entrance money will be divided fifty per cent, to winner, thirty to second and twentc to third. There will also be a strict rule that in cases of excess nunilxT of entries p. any one race, two horsemen will lie aaaaaatai to draw the first fourteen to i-onstitute the field. There will be no favoritism shown. Edward Corrigan will ship has band of racers to Salt Lake City tomorrow and will campaign this summer on the inner-mountain circuit. Jockey Wris-pen will accompany the stable. Trainer Keepe will send some of the J. N. Camden horses Kick to Lexington, where they will ha turned out until fall. He will only ship eight to Lateaia, including Boola Baata. John Furlong was given a light prel i miliary * of five-eighths this morning. Trainer Grater has announced that he will be a positive starter in the La Ionia Derby. J. T". Strode departed tonight for Savannah. Ga.. to done a deal with W. II. Doyle, owner of tic Thumlcrliolt mile track, for the transfer of that plant to Mr. Strode and his associates. Mr. Strode, before his departure, announced that the Savannah track would he used for a thirty days meeting the coming fall, beginning some time in November. This meeting will lie followed bv racing at Tampa for a period of sixty days, and then there will l e a return to Savannah for thirty days in the spring. This will give horsemen patroni/.ing the Strode tracks 120 days of racing the coining winter. Mr. Stride also stated that the purses would l e liberal aad that the beat available officials to he had will supervise the i-onduct of the s|¥ rt. Mr. Strode and his a-sociates have ample capital to hack their venture. The exeaaa of horsemen to Latonia began tixlay when L. Calms division of Barney acareaWra stable departed. On Fridav next the horses nwnnl by C. K. Patterson. Maee Goldblatt. P. Kernel!. J. . Ferriss. R. H. Anderson and W. J. Speirs will be -hipped. Edward Trotter has changed his plans about going to Canada for the pre-cnr and will send his entire stable to Latonia after the data of racing here. M. .1. Winn will leave for New York after witnessing the running of the Latonia Derby. II. i fally in toaek with the New York racing situate. n. but takes an optimistic view and Papeete that all the associations in the F.mpire State will aa right along with their racing plans until September 1. Barnev S.breiber- Sager. which wa- eaaBMered a positive starter in the Latonia Derby, may not be shipped to Latonia. W. A, Leach. Pal. Beau Brummel and The Royal Prince, the horses that John Markbin traiu-d for A. Vogebr. have bee a turned over to William Lewis, who handles the borsea belonging to Col. Milton Young. The horses are in good condition, anil will be returned to Markbin if he should be rein-tated Tod Cella came here Saturday !■• cnsulr with trainer Lea John-ou a- to the disposal of the horse-raeing in the bitters name and owned in partnership with C. A. Cella. Johnson had a good offer for one of the harm a. All Bed. ami he was aold prtratery. but Tom Ilavwar.l and the re-t of the -tring will likely be auctioned at Chun-hill Doaraa during this week. Trainer John-..n. after the sab- of the herapa will go to his farm in Missouri and remain there until fall, when he will go to New York and pick up a horse or two for a campaign in Mexico the coming winter.
