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SMART SET WERE WRONG GOLDEN EGG- WINS AT THE FIRST ASKING TO SURPRISE Or THE EXPERTS. Horsemen and Clockcrs Would Not Concede Her a Chance in Lexington Race Crystal Maid Races in Disappointing Fashion. Lexington. Ky., May 5. There was no stake or handicap attraction at the Kentucky Association course this afternoon, but under bright skies and over a fast track the racing was good and there was another big crowd present to enjoy the sport. From the standpoint of speculation it was one of the best days of the meeting, with the backers of the favorites only twice in line during the afternoon, lirst when Johnson X. Camdens Breeders Futurity candidate Praetorian easily won the second race, marking the lirst victory for this member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission at the meeting, and again in the closing race, when Kichard F. Carmans Ar-eite cantered home after leading all the way. Praetorian showed much improvement .over his initial effort and, coupled with Wheelwright, which this morning worked a quarter in 22g, will make an entry that will have to be given consideration for the Breeders Futurity next Tuesday. Arcite, making his lirst appearance of the year, ran a rattling good race. He was never really extended at any part of the mile and a sixteenth. The heaviest support in the third race went to Crystal Maid, with Question Mark as second choice. There was some smart support for Catesby Woodfords Any Port, a candidate lor the Blue Grass Stakes, and it was well judged, for the son of Star Shoot, after running in close pursuit of Foxy Marv. the leader,- wore her down in the stretch and beat her out by a nose, with Question Mark a sulking third eight lengths back. Crystal Maid ran a poor race and tired badly in the stretch. The fourth race, for three-year-old fillies, produced a stirring contest with a thrilling tinish. The dockers, rail-birds and horsemen generally said that George B. Otts Cesarion Ally, Golden F.gg, could not outrun a fat man,, and countless other deprecatory things, but she fooled them. Love-Not, the favorite from the stable of E. K. Bradley, with Archibald up, was counted best. She is the same bad actor that She was as a two-year-old. but she had no excuses today. She was off running, with a couple of lengths the best of the start, and showed the way into the stretch, where Golden Egg took the lead from her. The latter had to be hustled home, however, to beat the fast-coming Hazel Burke a neck. The latter got the place by half a length from Love-Xot. Had Hazel Burke gotten away well the purse would have lxcn hers. B. L. Thomas Charley Brown, a winner at Juarez, was made favorite over Luke Le Blonds American Girl, a frequent winner at Jacksonville, for the fifth race. The latter was in front all the wav after the flrst sixteenth and won easily by two lengths from Dorbie, which had the margin of a head over Charley Brown at the end. Had Dorbie not been knocked off her stride at the start by Charley Brown and Sayville, she probably would have won. Mud Sill, which is an eligible for the Kentucky Derby, to be run on the opening dav at Churchill Downs, loomed today as a formidable candidate for that event by a brilliant preliminary trial. He was sent the Kentucky Derby course of one mile and a quarter and ran the distance in 2:10, easing up throughout the last furlong. After the work trainer Fizer announced that his horse would be a certain starter in the big race at the Downs and that he would be ridden by jockey T. Koerner. The lirst runup of the meeting came when Luke Le Blonds American Girl was bid up from an entered price of ,000 to ij:i,800 by a stranger. The flllv-was protected by her owner with the custoinarv advance. .Messenger Boy showed considerable improvement this afternoon, and ho Is now regarded as out of danger. Crystal Maids disappointing showing in the third race was held due to the hard track, which affected her ailing feet. The existing doubt as to Golden Eggs thorough Illness accounted for the long price against her, most of the betting on the race centering on Love-Xot and Maezio. The latter was sore going to the post and ran in keeping with her condition. John Fay came over today from Louisville. It is his lirst visit to Lexington during a race meeting since 1S07. Con J. Enright, who is now making his home in Cincinnati, has been a daily attendant at the meeting. Mr. Enright was the owner of the original Elmcndorf Farm of three hundred acres and sold it to James B. llaggin, who has bought around it until he now has 7,000 acres fu the great farm. .Starter Mars Cassidy, who has a keen eve for trotters and is himself a breeder of several light harness horses, spent this morning at L. V. Hark-ness magnificent Walnut Hills Farm. Mr. Cassidv lias just sold a half interest in his two-vear-olil trotting lilly by The Abbe Grotchon, 2:13. to Clem Benchey, Jr.. and she is now in his stable at the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association track, having come from Buffalo, where she was broken and handled a little bv Harrv Benedict. She is a well-made lilly and should have a future in racing. Eugene Elrod has been confined to his room in the Phoenix Hotel since Saturday night, but his physician says that he will have the rheumatism sufficiently out of him by Monday to permit of his golDg to the track again if the weather is good. Mr. I. lrod lias had a bad time of it here and ids numerous friends will ho glad to hear of ids improvement. . A letter received today from Joe McLennon, who is visiting his home in Chicago, brings the information that lie haft been advised that Secretary Lyman II. Davis lias returned to Louisville from Hot Springs, Ark., and is in condition to resume his duties at Churchill Downs, so that it will not be necessary for Mr. McLennon to go there to help him out. So lie will remain in Chicago until a week before the opening at Toronto, where he is booked to assist Secretary Fraser. Among the mornings work-outs over the local track were the following: Itiickhoru Three-eighths in 87. Cainpeou Three-quarters in 1:17. Cohort Three-quarters in 1:15. Countless Three-quarters in 1:20, cantering most of the way. County Tax Three-eighths in SO-, easing at the end. Duquesne Five-eighths in 1:04. Governor Gray Half mile in 51. breezing. High Brow Five-eighths in 1:08s. handily. Joe Knight Half mile in -41. handilv. King Broomstick Quarter mile in 28. Well in hand. King of Volo Three-quarters in 1:15.. Meridian Half mile in ."1. Hard liehflhroughoiit .Mud Sill One mile and a quarter in 2:10. cased up the last furlong. Fractionals: 24i -iu 1:131, 1:41J. 1:54.:. " Ozana Half mile In 40, cantering near the end Rogon Half mile in 58, breezing. Star Blue Half mile in 51. , Starbottle -Mile in 1:123. cased up. Could have worked better than 1:10. i Wheelwright Quarter mile in 22?, driving. Yankeelotus Three-eighths in 35J. .2 t
