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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 1:371 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 20 with rainy weather and a muddy track, closed tliis afternoon with the sun shining brilliantly and tlie track faster than ever before In Its history. From every viewpoint it was the most successful period of racing in the long history of the sport in the Blue Grass region and it unquestionably presages wonderfully successful meetings at Louisville and Latonia. Tlie members of the Kentucky Association and tlie officials 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 tlie 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 ,100 and 70 net to the winuer. 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 It. Goose, made every jost a winning one and completed the mile in 1:37s, which was just two seconds faster than the previous track record, which was made by Tlie Minks two years ago. Boola Boola, the favorite, was beaten only a neck. He was going fastest at the end and would have won had the distance been half a dozen lengths greater. Foxy Mary was third, six lengths back and u 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 Burette, running the four and one-half furlongs in 03S. the best previous tfrmr being 01, mado by Golden Egg last year. Still another track record was broken when the Ingohlsby gelding. Cowdin, carrying tlie colors of .Sellers and. Glass, and piloted by T. Koerner. wore tdpvn Baccarru and won tlie closing race of the day aiiil tlie meeting, running the mile and twenty yards in l:40j;. which is one-lifth of a second faster than the previous record, held by Hans at 1:40J. Hugh MeUarren scored his first success as a winning owner at Lexington when Camel carriejl his colors first past the judges in tlie tiiirri race, hi all the years that he 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 rive-ycar-olil 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. King-Dodds Lady Sybil was quite widely heralded as a good thing for the first race, and she was. She simply romped home five lengths before Red Bob, half a length lietter than May Bride, with Duquesne, the auction pool favorite, a weakening fourth. There was a nasty spill in the second race. lib which Catherine Hampson beat the favorite. Tray-more, a head on the post, with Zim, third a length and a half back. About one hundred yards from the finish Sarali Chenault, on which jockey Steele had the mount, went down, turned a somersault and, rolling over ou Steele. Crystal Domino, with the veteran rider. George Mountain up. fell over her. pitched Mountain into the track and train pled uikhi him in attempting to get up. Sly Lad. making his first start in the colors of J. II. Morgan, but racing in the interests of Richard F. Carman, who purchased him for ,000 just as they were going to the post, fell over Crystal Domino and threw jockey George Molesworth 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 in 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 tlie horse. uion 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 Ini.vs condition will be extremely dangerous. Ho lias also a tleep cut above the left eye, requiring seven stitches. Jockey Molesworths right wrist and collar bono are broken, but beyond that lie lias no injuries and will he 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, 111., and be is for the spring season in Kentucky under contract to C. C. Van Meter. Jockey George Molesworth is twenty-three years old mill is the son of Mrs. Florence A. Molesworth ef San Antonio. Texas. Ho has been riding about-four years and a half, beginning with T. Polk ,11 Texas turfman. He rode his first winner. Alamo, at Mineral Wells, Texas. August 23, 1007. He s not under contract at present to any one, but W. J-Weber, of San Antonio, is here making engagements for him. Jockey Bryan Steele is the youngest son of Allan D. Steele, the trainer, of this city, and be Is :i 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 loft here at eight oclock this evening for Louisville. Many horses were shipped to Churchill Downs and Douglas Park during the day and there will be others to go tomorrow and Saturday, leaving a few to go Sunday and Monday. It. F. Carman went to Louisville in his "automobile this afternoon, leaving the track just after the defeat of Question Mark in the fourth race. The horses lie 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.
