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ROUGH RIDING ABOUNDS JOCKEYS AT CHTJKCHILL DOWNS POSSESSED WITH SPIEIT OF EECKLESSNESS Aspect of Several Races Changed by Offensive Tac ¬ tics Cherryola Wins the Cherokee Selling Stakes with Ease Louisville Ky October 18 The Cherokee Selling1 Stakes at one mile which featured a rather ordinary card at Churchill Downs this afternoon was taken by Cberryola in a fashion that stamped her un ¬ mistakably best of the six starters even though the race was replete with rough riding1 from which all engaged suffered The crowding began immediately after tbe start the winner being tne sufferer and Thomas on Glucose the offender Thomas con tinucd his reckless course and at the quarter iwst forced Huck to take back Steinhardt on Alfred Lhe Great then came along wltn a rush displaced Glucose for the lead and forced him back by pulling over sharply against the inner rail Cherryola and Prince Gal then came on the outside and forced Alfred the Great back In the stretch Cherryola drew out to win as her rider pleased Prince Gal iust outstaying Huck Crowding due to reckless riding was held re ¬ sponsible for the fall of Dottle B ridden hy E Martin in the lifth race The filly was in a promi ¬ nent position approaching the lower turn when those closest to her seemingly pulled in and caused her to fall Martin was lucky to get off with a severe shaking Mip The mishap served to Defeat County Tax favorite in the race as he was forced to shorten his stride perceptibly to avoid falling over the prostrate horse and Ella Bryson won by a nose Some noseSome of the starters in the closing dash did not escape interference notably Royal Report tbe fa ¬ vorite Thomas who had the mount started off timidly which resulted in his being cut off going to the first turn He was forced to go around the others until approaching the stretch turn where he moved into a contending position only to be carried extremely wide by Grand on Carl ton G Salian was also a sufferer from early interference lint saved much ground on the stretch turn Curl ton G won from him by a head with Royal Report length pairThe behind the pair The opening races in which the limit number went to the post were run without undue crowding and resulted in victories for the best horses Fore ¬ head and Romp both from J B Respess stable and strongly backed favorites led their opposition all marginE the way and each won by a good margin E R Bradleys Bad News had a close call from defeat in the third by Sally Preston and but for an advantage that he received at the start the Robert ¬ son filly would have reversed the decision Summcrjike weather again served to attract a generous patronage that seemed to enjoy the sport Finishes in some of the races were excitingly close and hard fought Unsuccessful betting coups on Third Rail County Tax and Royal Report proved costly to the smart set setStable Stable superintendent Larry Bogenschonts of La tonia who was here today assigning quarters to those owners intending to race at the MHIdale course beginning Monday announced that he had listed 935 horses and with the 125 now located at Latonia fully 1000 horses will be available for the racing racingThe The advance guard of horses will depart for La ¬ tonia tomorrow and as fast thereafter as cars can be secured to transport them Special trains for racegoers will leave here Saturday night and Sun ¬ day dayE E C Hopper who will preside at the Oakland track this winter was among todays visitors ana outlined to horsemen plans for California racing thin winter and also accepted entries to the stakes listed for the Oakland track About four carloads possibly five will be shipped from here to the coast track trackMartin Martin Bakers string of three horses arrived last night from Fort Erie and will be raced hero until the close closeHenderson Henderson Hogan are negotiating for the ser ¬ vices of jockey Steiuhardt under contract to William Shields who wants 3500 for the transfer of the contract contractJockey Jockey A Burton was suspended for the rest of the meeting by starter Cassidy for disobedience at the ost in the second race raceHenderson Henderson Hogan have sold Star Blaze to C H Knebelkamp KnebelkampJohn John Shields trainer of W G KingDodds racers came today from Latonia with several horses that he intends to start within the next few days daysThe The judges will interrogate jockey Martin to ¬ morrow to ascertain the cause of Dottie Bs fall in the fifth race with a view to punishing the offender The officials are determined to stamp out reckless riding and offending riders will be dealt with severelyErnest severely Ernest L Featherstone who came here last week on a hunt for some thoroughbred stallions to ship to Texas left wltlont securing any of the horses he desired owing to the prices asked being higher than he was authorized to pay He has several horses in view that he Vxpect to secure later one being the noted Burns Handicap winner Kercheval which is racingA said to be done at last with racing A yearling by Hastings Miss Gussie owned by T C MeDovell worked a quarter at Lexington re ¬ cently In 231 and is considered one of the best racing prospects in Kentucky
