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HAS A GLORIOUS ENDING BREAKING OF THREE TRACK RECORDS MARKS CLOSING DAY AT LEXINGTON. Ozana Runs Mile in Phenomenally Fast Timo of 1:37s Calissc and Cowdin Other Record Breakers Three Jockeys Injured in Accident. Lexington, Ky., May 11. The Kentucky Associations spring meeting of eleven days, which opened April 29 with rainy weather and a muddy track, closed this afternoon with the sun shining brilliantly and the track faster than ever before in its history. From every viewpoint it was the most successful period of racing iu the long histtfry of the sport in the Blue Grass region and it unquestionably presages wonderfully successful meetings at Louisville and Latonia. The members of the Kentucky Association and the oflicials of the track are one and all highly delighted with the outcome of the meeting and they are unanimous in their expression " that they did not dream that it would be as good as it was, though they believed it would prove the best ever held here. In a word, Lexington is completely established as a racing center and her people, profiting by experiences of the past here and elsewhere, are quite sure to safeguard it against deterioration. The feature of the closing day card was the Brewers Selling Stakes at one mile, for three-year-olds and over, carrying a gross value pf ,150 and 70 net to the winner. It had four starters and from a time standpoint produced the most remarkable mile ever run here. Gallaher Bros. Mazagan mare. Ozana, second choice in the betting, piloted by jockey B. Goose, made every ost a winning one and completed the mile in 1:37s. which was just two seconds faster than the previous track record, wliich was made by The Minks two years ago. Boola Boola, the favorite, was beaten only a neck, lie was going fastest at the end and would havo won had the distance been half a dozen lengths greater. Foxy Mary was third, six lengths back and a neck in advance of Question Mark. Another track record was reduced when the Texas-bred filly, Calisse. led all the way and won the. fifth race by live lengths from Batwa. a nose better than Barette, running the four and one-half furlongs in 535. the- best previous" time- being 51, made by iloldeu Egg last year. Still another track record was broken when the Ingohlsby gelding. Cowdin, carrying the colors of .Sellers and Glass, and piloted by T. Koerner. wore jlpwn Bacearru and won the closing race of the day anil this meeting, running the mile and twenty yards In l:40g. wliich is one-lifth of a second faster than the previous record, held by Hans at 1:405. Hugh McCarren scored his first success as a winning owner at Lexington when- Camel carriejl his colors first past the judges in the third race. In all the years that ho has been coming here he has never before saddled a winuer over this course. "Ive shaken that hoodoo at last." he shouted in jubilation as the midget Skirvin rode the five-year-old son of Cameron n neck in advance of the favorite. Bob Farley, on which that other midget, jockey Jimmy Allen, had the mount. Sam Barber was third three lengths back. W. G. KingDodds Lady Sybil was quite widely heralded as a good thing for the first race, and she was. She simply Tompcd home live lengths before Bed Bob, half a length letter than May Bride, with Duquesne, the auction pool favorite, a weakening fourth. There was a nasty spill in the second race, lit which Catherine Hanipsou beat the favorite. Tray-more, a head on the post, with Zlm, third a length and a half back. About one hundred yards from the finish Sarah Clienault, on which jockey Steele had the mount, went down, turned a somersault and, rolling over on Steele. Crystal Domino, witli the veteran rider. George Mountain up. fell over her. pitched Mountain into the track and trampled tumii him in attempting to get up. Sly Lad, making his first start in the colors of J. II. Morgan, but racing iu the interests of Richard F. Carman, who purchased him for ,500 just as they were going to the post, fell over Crystal Domino and throw jockey George Moleswortli over his head. The horses got up and scampered off, but the boys lay prostrate until carried to the paddock, where they were hastily examined by the track physician, who ordered them to St. Josephs hospital, whither they were whisked iu automobiles. After he had made a careful examination of their injuries and dressed them, the attending doctor said: "Jockey .Mountains injuries are more serious than those of the others. His intestines are bruised and inflamed as from -the heavy pressure of the horse iiKii him. I cannot determine for some eighteen hours yet the seriousness of this internal injury. It may be that peritonitis will follow, and if so the lmys condition will be extremely dangerous. Ho has also a deep cut above the left eye, requiring seven stitches. Jockey Molesworths right wrist and collar bono are broken, tint beyond that he has no injuries and will be able to be out in a few days. Jockey Steele has only a few bruises about the body and will be out just as soon as he gets rid of the soreness. Jockey George Mountain is one of the oldest riders in America at the present time. His home is at Oak Park, III., and he is for the spring season In Kentucky under contract to C. C. Van Meter. Jockey George Moleswortli is twenty-three years old and is the son of Mrs. Florence A. Moleswortli of San Antonio. Texas. He has been riding about-four years and a half, beginning with T. Polk ,si Texas turfman. He rode his first winner. Alamo, at Mineral Wells. Texas. August 23, 1907. He S not under contract at present io any one, but W. J. Weber, of San Antonio, is here making engagements for him. Jockey Bryan Steele is the youngest son of Allan I. Steele, the trainer, of this city, and lie is a brother of jockey Thomas Steele. He has been riding about a year. The usual getaway day scenes marked the closing of the day, the majority of the racing folk taking the special that left here at eight oclock this evening for Louisville. Many horses were shipped to. Churchill Downs and Douglas Park during the dav and there will be others to go tomorrow and Saturday, leaving a few to go Sunday and Mondav. It. F. Carman went to Louisville in his automobile this afternoon, leaving the track just after the defeat of Question Mark iu the fourth race. The horses he left behind will go over tomorrow morning. Jockey J. Moore, who had his collar bone broken in the fall from Aimee Early yesterday, is resting easily.
