Louisville Is Thronged: Accommodations Of City Taxed By Great Gathering Of Racing Folk.; Interest in Outcome of Great Derby Contest at Churchill Downs at Fever Heat--Belief General That Governor Gray or Meridian Will Win., Daily Racing Form, 1911-05-13

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LOUISVILLE IS THRONGED ACCOMMODATIONS OF CITY TAXED BY GREAT GATHERING OF RACING FOLK. Interest in Outcome of Groat Derby Contest at Churchill Downs at Fever Heat — Behei General That Governor Gray or Meridian Will Win. I 1.. m-ville. Ky., May 12. — If favorable w rather preealla toMmt, .-unl the indlcatloee point thai . ii is expected iii.ii uo.immi peracaa will witness th.- running of the thirty -•■*■ utii Ki niu k. Derby. win i". .iinrt- ill.- eeealag of ih»* Churchill Deeree angering ef imii tint* day*. Never befon t i- Intireel la racing ban been mo nroaasaaeed. Loui* ii it- .iixi it-. rieinit tonight i- Bgnral Irdj "Derbj mad." From eravj section .-i the roaatry here cones numerous iaccn nl the thenstghbred o rhra loaani !■ u - stranglo btlwuu the luminaries of taw thi real aid division, and In arrivals will rind it ditti • nil i« secure sat latactorj a-.-i.iniod.it ion. for Hi hading hotel- are tilled t" thi crowding petal Ken before in she sung Mat rj of racket here baa there ■ n thing I Its tin —her i fir--! tine rial ton for an opening. New fork. Baa Antonio. New Or-!■ .in-. Memphis. Jackaonvillp. NaaheHle, .. Pittshnra; si. Leekf, ladtaMpotte, Milwauk«e and Clerlnaall will hare numerous repreaenlarlrea, walle ■aerial trains are expected to brtag large deJegaUona from Lramtrtea, rrankfort and other ettlea n Ken racks and Indiana Am- mobiles are also arriving nataatly with rfbtton from other cities te w tl 1 llie already large advance -ii.-ird «d racing enthiiM :i-t- irho Live Bached lure get injr the past forty - ■ ahd heure. 9 or the 00,080 experted spectatora, half of thai naniber probably will ■rail tbemaeleea of thi Uber a 1 i 1 y f Ike Chorrhlll Doerna managt incut in throw hag apea the inti.id. I ti rtj theeeaad is rnananged an i raaeerratrce eetjatate of the aoatber wha w ill pej ashnlsaioa and crowd tfce grandstand, rlubhoaa lawn and othei pari-, of the enclosure. It i- pertain ilt:it the eapaeitj of commodious Churchill Ihiwn* 9 H i» tazea i » the llatll. Krerythlng baa be— put in i borough readJaeaa for the reeeptioa of the big leeajnaj «f rlattara it h traek and Kperinl uttviitbui i- Eaaag pud i" their expeditioae traaaporratloa bj the ■treel railway caaaaaatea. latatval in a ractag arajr of raanae eeatera in the maalng of the Derby and ii nrabable oatcooie. I rhaajjh all rarded itarten have a folloa/iag; * ■ * eraar Orajr and HerMlaa lovei ahart the at ban in rararitlaai and are regarded by eighty aet eeavt, «»f ractag atadeaiti a- iain Hie baag end of the rtake bet are* ■ tbeaa. Colstoo i raaked u t. arltk iCinini ihf World practically frteaafleaa. PJoeaaaa "f bhi brilliant ai lii.-veincnt in the Blue .: i-v st;ik- - a lien ha i* k tin- aasaaajfe - r hlerl •iian. Oaarrvjar Qrajr is the oatataadhag rhaara wiiii i lif BMjaHtjr. Mr. Carnian" represenlalivi- is iii laekhai for" friend-. ln « ever, and if opinion N a pritaraafj ilieif aheaild peeve ri aaraaarahic atreggle |p i area tlii- pair. The MerMlea support er.-* take it for crant.-d thai th.- . .1 1 ema a mriV aherl in lii-Haa iras- Rtekee eaaaj and rloitt the id4-a thai he will isi stay the Derka tflstmace. The Meridian ea tinivi:ivts alaa haM thai the CkarekJH Downs ■•■r. -will iKit ii. -i« t:i-i aa tin- aaeedy oral at Lexington i.i- heaa, and vUl ban it- -tT*-« i aa Oereraer Ore] which i- kaeera to giallke a track that caaej ar Iraks fiin undi-r hint. Governor Gray and Meridian may both »■ baalee of eaaeae. it an oetaider wins jt i- geeerally tlKniLht that Onletoa will h the likt-i aae. Relclgk fol -tiiii. hi aaraer, is not -i.-n t« mueh eoinment, lmt theee itaaet le taecfc with tin- ■table aree thai n. r oi-toti arlll he ■ dhmppolnted individual if be tails le win lhc atg prize In fke matter of tkaff naejk ttaeea there i- eel a harae in the race better ■ ..nditi.iicd. Tin- onl aroni nt that oaracr Coin ha- for th*1 are are 1 is tin- pngageaaent of a PaaeMe rider la piht the rs.lt. Taplin was to iiavc ridden him. hut that yoanarater toak a aaealea Betlea to ame a bear diet iad aVparted receatly fee Kerfeik, .i . ajhere hi area marriPd. It is unlikely thai It-will return in tiui- to til 1 his Derby eagagemeat. Itoiind Ike W o; i.r- : i -i verfc was in-. it lafactorj lo deal ahaeTTcra. aad tbej oDkealtatmgly preaeuBci i-i .i. iikh I- rat little igere in tie- eomteet, m ihf iiti taiiieii t-. -tan in the Derhy ■heel aceea win paaearfee the ketd. Tm probebh Jockey* iad Ike iKi tin adde abtataehle teeegh! are as Maaam: Horse. fft eaete v. Odds. flMtniaf *.v.y n» Tro.ler r, ta _ |.*i i.iian 117 ; Archibald . . ~ to -j « ulstoa no 4 to 1 Koead the Woi hi 117 M. McOee »; la l Mad sill D7 T. Keeratr 10 W 1 .ink in niiian 117 . Braaaeei . .. .18 to i Im Iiib 1 1 IIoumii ii" -i. Meiaytre . ...90 to 1 •ftamaaaa ll» m tn i *JalM t 117 -.". t.. 1 i .i plain ai nn.dy ... 1 17 2-"i to 1 •Ih.ulitful start era. iinly liht ajaafj area in. lulu-. I in by th- Derby brfgaeV* tins moiinii. Covin-ir i;ra an I b ridian were sent tln« .pram l- "! ;i iii ii«- in bjaa linn l;tk, bard held. Cars areart a mil. in l IS . Sghtlnz t..r Ins In-ad tbrnegbont. hwi Mil areal tbree- ■ piartris La 1:18] and CaeaaH Hegaa hall a mil--In -l!i. Ibavy Pkaaaa three teaed rain dartag the foreaooo. bin ii hegaa rleaiing rlurlaa ihf ■fteruoua and the w ail,, i pi . hi !■■ in i - ii.- i liai it will be tinf it-asarreaj . llu track, aralk a trkh aeep in daat. wa- agala railed Utte t! i- aftpraeaa and a poatinna-ii.,n of Hi- relit eg mm -~ gbt, roupleil with liberal sprlukllug. elll meki ii arm and -.lid ; n i be reaahig of tbe Dei bj I..-t of tin aaj wa- takee up by the laru. atafl in tryfcag «nit tin now metaH awchlara. Bpead an I aereeeej wa- ii:. main wbieel ami the ateaj an-farterj leeta assde eader nigh nreaaare e/erp gratl imii- lo in in i _• i Mail .1. Winn ; n i l "ha r It - f*. i. ram-, i w I ■ !• -iii«-tl ami rnaalreeted th. aej rkkaaa, kheei n- mmates ares i - arerage riaai reejalrpd t t : • bmb la charge "f each Bssreeae to -,ii pNt ink i sad in .: i i hange. There will i- rkkft] macklapa la aae leaiurrae . rereatj four in the betting rin*j and all in the grandstand. Of tbe laeiit.i fnai in bar rleg, three will be nard fie prelimlaarj bettlag t.-i the Derby. Theee will l» of th.- *■". dettomteatlua and will b gin learratloue ai om p, m, in the «- m thai aa at the ■ and itla t. - a if a it Intra w u. nil Bieaey a aa -mh wilt be refeaded In ihf ureal "i aa added alerter, ni- reaeiUag will o|M-rat. ■gslast the mo; if. aragea-ed in the ■ati poal bettlag. Three of the ma ihasta will bt far 8*3 straight, plats- and aheej !■ I late A like aaaaker ili b- tor the poareaieacp of 810 players, nine arlll b- prorlded for g." bptlom an I - ha 82 bptlors. The maekioeit in tbe graadstaud will In- t-.r *-2 aad $ tleki ■- An baaorei m hi eertioe pofdlag win be tried out baaaaj tee bah 8re |h-.i- will bp aaM aa each n r Mlli thi pqalealeBl odkaa ■galaal each barai win be peetedj aa a btrge ahackliward for the aaidance of laeee or aae peajlle arhe bask ■" the aartiea i,,i ;, lire mi ti.. favarite. loin calculators, tn/eety . aaWere, ale aedltora ami thirty matael aneatDc Ih-ktt pelleri Will make up Ih. pari mutuel thpaii ejaad saree. nioui; K. sejasBj who arrived here yesterday with the idea ef w it m -sing the running of the Dafkf, wa- recalled lo New xork tin- afternoon by ataeaaag 1 aatw m M.i - i assi.iv arrived freai I*xingt m late this ■fterneen, baring motored over. John W. Bcnerr, arhe raaw betaj g| get heeel of a large delegation from Memphis, announced that he has In si a 1 Charter the winner of the Latnau Derby. The cell ha- benefited raatlj by his long n-st since his arrival from Jacksonville. The ■rrteals from Ken -.rk iHaeerear will in-tede T. H. William-, president of tbe New Call f.it.ii .I.M-k. rinb. J. Q. I oOagefiasB, Price M Kin in ami atamra. Time i- some doubt of W. Branson titling Jfl h Deneaaa becanse of an outstanding tine of |100 agalaal alas, lataeeed by Imkye Price la-t fall f »r res gh riling. Cant, .1. T. Williams t iiigiit announced thai barring ■cHdent Gore met Oray is the Beereal thing to 1 eertalntj that there eaa h in horse rnckag, and that be consider- pren asnnrj 1 Hheral arlci bis taeun -


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