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RAIN . FALLS AT LEXINGTON WHOLESALE WITHDRAWALS FOLLOW SUDDEN CHANGE OF TRACK CONDITIONS. Cherryola Has Narrow Escape from Defeat in Handicap Feature of Card After Field Is J Reduced to Three Starters. Lexington. Ky.. September 24. — A heavy ruin at noon detracted much from the racing n the liftli day at the Kentucky Associations fall meeting. The si lands an was aboat 3,809 and probably would have been Dearly doable that namber had the weather continued clear. The condition of the track, convened ram fast to sloppy, caused numerous withdrawals from the respective races and put form calculations awry. The winning favorites were t barryola, Jlindineite and Princess Callaway. The handicap, intended as the feature, suffered most 1 iv t lit- withdrawals, only throe starters contesting for the purse, with Cherryola an overwhelming favorite. Her hackers; were lucky to cash, as XothKt appeared beat in the running and would have 11 aaj hut for a mishap at the post. Tom Bigbee bumped him sharply just as the harrier was released and it caused him to be fully ten lengths behind Cherryola rounding the first turn. The Ireland filly only beat him a head. The opening race furnished the longest-priced winner of the meet in: when Peter Pender, an extreme outsider, just got up to beat Henry Hutchison aad Carew. Some excitement was created while the horses were on their way to the post in the second met by Prairie Belie, which unseated IfcTaggart and Ihen ran away throe miles. She was withdrawn at the |Kist. The race was taken by Mindinette in handy fashion. ICiag Solomon contributed to the woes of favorite followers by lxating Alice George in a sharp drive. Tke fifth race was only a big romp for the favorite. Princess Callaway. Winning Widow being just as easily best of the others. Pirate Diana, favored by the soft going. beat Samaria, favorite of the last race, decisively after going into the lead at the lialf mile ground. Jockeys J. Howard. G. Warren and Jackson were £ii*|Mi rioil for the remainder of the meeting by starter Cassidy. The yearling brother to Pinkola and the yearling sister to Jeff Bernstein have been turned over to W. H. Iter by J. Hal Woodford to 1m- trained. The yearlings purchased by R. W. MeWilliams at the sale this week will be trained and raced during the winter by C. K. Patterson. Recent work-outs Included the following: Ada . Walker— Mile in Lrdat. Alice A. Dale— Half mile in 532. Alice liaird — Half mile in 51s. Angelus — Five-eighth* in 1:05s. Aspirin — Mile in l:45i. Berwick— Half mile in fill. Rig sag — Three -quarters in 1:10. Carlton J. —Five-eighths in 1 :04. Danger Mark — Half mile in 52. Dawn of Day — Three-quarters in 1:17. Eastern Star — Half mile in 53. Fair Louise — Half mile in 51?. Foxy Mary— Mile in 1:4*1. Olorlo — Mile in 1:54. Golden Egg — Half mile in 51|. lluck — Threc-quartem in l:18j . J. W. Carter — Half mile in 5U«. Jeff Bernstein — Mile in 1:46, Joe Morris— Mile in 1:40-. King Solomon — Three-quarter* in 1:19$. Kings Daughter — Three-quarters in 1 : 10*. Maid Militant — Three-quarters in 1:21. Meadowgrass — Mile in 1:47?. Omticron — Mile in 1:47. Outpost — Three -quarters in 1:213. Bound the World— Throe-eighths in 3Bf. Rowland Otis — Three -quarters in 1:191. Sally Preston — Three-quarters in 1:1*3. Samaria— Half mile in 5:;s. Slolypin — Mile in 1:45?. Tommy MeCei — Three-qnarters in l:19|. Valley Stream — Half mile in 52-i.
