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FAVORITES ALL DISAPPOINT FIRST CHOICES COMPLETELY FAIL THEIR BACKERS AT LEXINGTON. Racing Is Nevertheless Good — The Hague Wins the Nursery Stud Selling Stakes in Sharp Drive with Bobby Boyer. Lexington, Ky., September 22. — The third afternoon of the Kentucky Associations fall meeting was marked by the defeat of all the favorites. One after another tiny were bowled over with a regularity that was annoying and costly to. followers of puhlic form, and at the close of the day the talent departed lamenting the fact that they had not feeaa able to see a single first choice pass the judges first. Tlw racing on the whole was si eetaoiilar]y good and was highly enjoyed. The attendance was greater than oa either of the previous days. The weather was delightful and the track fast. The feature of the card was the Nursery Stud Selling Stakes, for two-year-olds, at three-quarters of a mile, with a gross value of 75, the winners net portion being 58. There were seven starters. On the strength of his eastern reputation iold of Ophir was made an overwhelming choice, but he proved one of the worst disappointments of the afternoon, .railing his company distantly throughout and barely finishing in front of the despised Mary Day. The Hague landed the purse after a sharp drive in the last sixteenth to wear down Bobby Boyer, with Brpllctt in third place. Winning Widow, another eastern performer, after showing good si eed for a half mile, quit badiy and finished in the ruck. About the greatest disappoint ment since the opening of the meeting came with the running Of the tilth race and the defeat of Helmet. E. U. Uradleys crack. Bean Chilton held him andafe for tlie entire trip. Helmets defeat was attributed in the main to an unsat istaetory ride that he received from J. Held. The hoy allowed him to trail too far out of it in the first half mile. A dc7.cn cheap platers made up the offering in the opener, which resulted in a victory for Gentle Bess over Eaten, with the favorite. Davy, outside of the money. There was an abundance of speed in the third race, some of the t est sprinters at the course furnishing the contest. Ilarrigan, lightly considered hy hts connections, proved the winner over John Griffin 11.. with the favorite, Mary Davis in third place. The second race went to Jack Weaver in a close finish with Royal Kagle aud Henry Walhank. The big field of starters accounted for much crowding soon after the start. William Shields scored his first .Kentucky sucees=i when .Merman landed the closing purse froSS Molesey aad Aao. Mamie Algol, the favorite, ran in striking contrast to her previous winning effort and finished f iiirth. Dick Goodbar was withdrawn from the first race because of his failure to arrive from Latonia iu time. This gelding belongs to Sheriff Dan Scott and lias been in the stahle of T. II. Stevens. When the latter was here Tuesday an arrange ment was made to turn Dick Joodhar over to Walter Grater for the remainder of this meeting. He arrived late this afternoon. Jockey V. Towers turned in his badge to Secretary Shelley last night and went to Ixniisville to reduce his weight. Powers weighs 120 pounds and for that reason was not seen in the saddle here. Lew Marion, former trainer of the St. James Stable, who holds the contract on jockey Carl Can/, came today from Louisville for a conference with Irving H. Wheatcroft. Mr. Marion says he is unde-i Ided as to what he will do this winter, hut thinks it probable that he will boy three or four horses and take then! to Juarez to race on his own aCCOaat. Joakey Dana, who has been out of the saddle for two months because of an attack of malaria, is now galloping horses at Louisville, and will be ready to resume riding when the meeting at Churchill Downs opens. Among the notables present today were J. 0. S. Blackburn, former United States Hi IIS lor ami governor of the Panama /anal zone. Mr. Blackburn is an ardent lover of r.. ■» and sat with the judges in the stand during tin -"ining of three of the races. S. Judge Allie Young, chairman of the Democratic State Campaign Committee and Col. Jack Chinn were present. Henry McDaniel left tonight for Toronto. The ten yearlings he purchased will be broken here by his nephew, Walter Scotield, at the close of this meeting. The mutuel system of liotting is daily growing in favor with the numerous easterners here. It is probable that the total amount wagered at this session of racing will exceed that of the spring meeting. The horses of Mose Gdldblatt and James Arthur will be transferred from Latonia to Louisville tomorrow. Henderson and Hogan have secured first call on jockey T. Keener lor the remainder of the Kentucky season of racing. Lean CMltOa pulled up with a pronounced lameness, making his victory the more creditable. This was his fourth consecutive success, he having won two races at Windsor before coining ben. The closing race was started by Secretary William Shelley, starter Cassidy having departed under the belief, that all the races wen over after the fifth had bevn run. He is tonight undergoing a lot of KOOd-aaturtd charting from his friends hecause of the incident. Sixty-five yearlings were disponed of at last nights sale of the Kentuekv Sales OpSSaaay ior an aggregate of 813,666, an average of 8806. The highest price paid was ,600 for a chestnut colt by Ornament, anil flic next hiuhesf 8630 for a hrown tilly by Peep oDay and 25 for a chestnut colt by Stalw art. The following work-outs were reported this morning: Ada ft Walker — Mile in 1:44. Alice A. Dab — Half mile in 53. Alice Balrd Three eighths iu 30. Angelus — Five-eighths in 1:05. Lerwick -Half mile in 51. Camel — Three eighths in 38. Carlton G. — Five-eightha in 1:64. Colctta —Quarter mile in 20. Danger Mark— Half mile iu 53. Delaney--Five eighths in 1:05. Ba stern Star --Five eighths iu 1:06. Fair Louise — Half mile in 51. Foxv Marv— Mile in 1:10. Golden Egg — Half mile in Ml. Hnck — Three -quarter* in 1:18, Janet- -Five-eiratha in l :0S. Joe Morris Mile in 1 :40. King Solomon — Three-ipiarters in 1:151. Kings rtaughter— Three-quarters in 1:10. Maid Militant Seven-eighths iu 1:37. Me Andrews Five-eighths in 1 Aft. Meadow-grass Seven eighths in 1:35. Mrs. Marion Moore Seven-eighths in 1:35. Bound the World Tin eiulilbs in 35. Sneezer -Three -eighths iu 38. Valley Stream— Half mile in 52.
