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LEXINGTON FINISHES CLOSE BETTING UPSETS MARK FOURTH DAY OF KENTUCKY ASSOCIATIONS MEETING. : Cash on Delivery Only Favorite to Score Al Muller Takes Measure of Magazine in Handicap Guy Gray Reinstated. Lexington, Ky.. May 3. Close finishes and betting upsets characterized the racing of the fourth day of the Kentucky Associations spring meeting. The only pronounced favorite to win was T. Turnmires California-bred gelding. Cash on Delivery, which scored his sixth victory out of eight starts. The son of Santello, off in front, was never approachable at any stage of the runniug and won handily by a length and a half. The feature race of the afternoon was the fourth, a handicap at three-quarters of a mile in which Al ... Aluller, Alagazine, Handzaretta and Uncle Ben were the starters. Al Aluller was the choice in the auction pools, but it was noised about that It. F. Carman was betting heavily away from tho track on .Magazine, which in appearance was much the best and he went to the iost first choice in the uintuels., Al Aluller went to the front with the rise of the barrier and soon had a commanding lead. Just after the start jockey Archibald took Alagazine back and kept him under restraint until they had made tln turn into the stretch. Magazine then came -with a, businesslike rush, but it was too late. Al Mullet beat him by half a length, with Handzaretta a neck behind -Magazine and four lengths in advance of the Texas gelding, Uncle Ben, which was second to Round the World in the Juarez Derby and on that account had some support today. After the race Air. Carman said that while he had lost his money, ho was not dissatisfied witli Archibalds riding. He said that Alagazine had gotten so that he would not run in front and that he had ordered Archibald to ride a waiting race, believing that to be his only chalice to win. The finish in the closing race was the prettiest of the afternoon. William Woodards Earl of Richmond, an outsider in the betting, hooked up with Henry Hutchison in tho stretch and beat him out by a head. Prince Ingoldsby being third six lengths awy. S. K. Hughes Hanly, a brother to Hans, was considered a good thing fortlie opening race, in which a dozen three-year-old maidens came out, and the son of Handsel went to the post an even-money favorite, lint was at no stage of the running a contender. Martin Doyles Kentucky Derby candidate, St. Aloysius, held tho lead until the beginning of tho last sixteenth, where It. F. Carmans Afcrry Lad. unbacked by his stable connections, got to him and beat him out by two lengths quite handily. Alamio Woods was third and Billikcn, Roger Wilsons Derby candidate, was fourth. Another Derby candidate that figured In this race was Irving H. Wheat-crofts Alarlborough, a self-willed beast. In a letter received today by Racing Secretary Shelley from F. J. Pons, secretary of the Southern Jockey Club, announcement is made that Guy Gray has been exonerated from any blame in the matter of the "doping" of the filly, Spos Nostra, and he in restored to good standing. Alike OConuell and Frank Smith, who have made affidavits that they were guilty of having "doped" the filly, have been ruled off "all tracks under the jurisdiction of tho Southern Jockey Club. R. F. Carman will ship six of his string from here to Louisville tomorrow and in tho same consignment will go four owned by W. G. Yanke and two of George Odoms . Jockey Eddie Taplin has been engaged to ride J. X. Camdens colt Praetorian in the Breeders Futurity Stakes to be run on Tuesday next. For the lirst time during a meeting here, the original card remained intact, not a single withdrawal being recorded during the afternoon. .Tockev Alolcswerth has engaged himself to do the stable riding for Pat Dunne during the Lexington, Louisville and Latonia meetings. The vagaries of the luutucl style of betting was shown in the fifth race when identical prices were paid on Cash on Delivery straight, place and show. The fractious acting of Alarlborough is responsible for refusal on the part of many riders here to accept the mount on him. Jockey Kennedy was prevailed to ride him. but the colt mastered him before reaching the ost and ran away a half mile at top speed. Horsemen were again made acquainted with bad news when a telegram to T. C. AfcDowcIl from H. 1. Brown arrived during the afternoon and contained the information that the racing interests had given up the fight to stave off anti-racing legislation in Florida, as the outlook was hopeless, Air. Brown also announced that next winter there would be racing in Cuba, where he has just completed tho-preliminary arrangements for the building of a modern track. , The Texans experienced heavy losses through the defeat of Closer in the third race, which was Avon by the outsider Flo Flo. W. G. Yankes Kentucky Derby favorite. Round the World, was given a half-mile preliminary between races and went the distance in 501. In the opinion of shrewd trainers she does not display the same dash that she did while racing at Juarez and may not cut the expected figure, in the big Kentucky fixture. Alessenger Boy showed but slight improvement today, and his temperature registered 103 during the afternoon. Secretary P. Id well of the Kentucky State Racing Commission announced today that jockey Oberts application for a riding license had been tabled and that he will not be allowed to ride on Kentucky tracks until the memliers of the commission grant him a license. J. AV. May. trainer of Countless, announced today that he would nominate the Greener horse for the four-mile Endurance Stakes to be run over one of the Kentucky tracks next fall. The weather was fair and the track good. Tin attendance was. next to that of Saturday, the best of the meeting. Patronage of the auction was meager, but the mutucls were well patronized. The only ruling of the day was the suspension ot jockey B. Steele for three days for disobeying starter Cassidys orders at; tho post. Katie "W. dam of Flying Squirrel, foaled a chestnut colt by St. Savin at the St. James Stud this morning and will be mated back to the son of St. Simon. Arthur Hancocks Lady Godiva dam of Heine, which Is at the St. James Stud to be mated with St. Savin, foaled a bay eolt by Pink Coat. Al Sinithas good old producing mare. Lizzie Chilian dam of Dr. Barkley, Athlono. Frcdrica. etc., foaled a chestnut filly by Stalwart yesterday.
