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COUNTLESS EASY WINNER CARRIES 128 FOUNDS TO VICTORY IN OVERNIGHT HANDICAP AT LOUISVILLE. Races at Churchill Downs Marked by Considerable Crowding and Resultant Interference — Backers of the Field Have Profitable Day. Louisville. Ky.. May IS. fll—Mnrlt thai Monday is always regarded :is mi off-day ben in i racing way. it was ■ surprisingly large crowd thai witnessed the raciicg at Churchill Down* this afternoon. An overuaghi handicap at ■ mile ami seventj yards was the most pretentious racing feature, but an evenly lialaneid card and ideal weather were potent factors iu bringing oat the big gathering. speculation was of lair volume, the laatael style being decidedly to the liking of the local contingent. Countless ami Boyal Captive were the only pronounced choices to score, bat the failure of the S other choices onlv worked against the operators, the rank ami rile profiting. Backer! of field horses also t had a good day. lor they took the etilire pool in the fifth race and the straight BOoi in the tinning dash won liy Sam Barber. Count leaf -honed himself to he a star of the handicap division hy his impressive feat of carrying 128 pounds and winning with consummate ease from some of tin beat material in local training. His perform. 1 nee was the more impressive froaa the fait that jockey McTaggart rode him unueeessai ily hard iu the early stages. He stood the exaction game] and brought up six lengths before Lvainoneo. which, favored by a light iin|H st. liehl seconil place secure alniost from the start. John W. Schorrs Aylmcr also ■haired to advantage in the race by coming wth a cyclonic raah thai arried aha from next to last place on the stretch turn to be third at the finish. The Juarez crack. Polls, ran disappointingly. but was ■objected to much interference daring the early part, which may account for his poor pcrlor malice. Lane aad unwieldy fields product il a deal of crowding. The second race, in which fifteen young Kters made up the field, was replete with unavoid able Interference that contributed to the defeat of Light o M Life and Uanadore, considered best of Hie starters. Lighl O II Life suffered laterference soon alter the start and thereby lost considerable groaawL He made a game effort to weal down Fo.x-k craft and Cuarauola. which had pro!ii"d by dear W sailing, bat found the stretch sprint too short to afford him the opportunity. The opemr went to Royal Caplive. the favorite, which from a fast start followed The Fad closely to the last lailona .mil drew out thereafter to win well m hand from Dainty Dante and Bewell. The tatter ran well ami with a better send off would have reversed the dicisioii with the winner. There was a good hit of delay in the race, due to lie fractious actions of Strike Out. The htdgea were inclined to the belief that he had been stimulated and sent a veterinarian to make an examination of the horae, hut he it.ivc no evidence of undue stimulation, and cooled] oat properly. J. C. lil:i in took his first purse of l lie season when f aheatl got home iu front iu the third race in lucky fashion, beating Any Purl by the narrowest kind of a margin. The bitter was much the best, ami but for being knocked oat of it Immediati ly after the Ktart, would have won by a comfortable margin. GoMeu Bag. which lauded third, failed to show her customary high speed ami the Judges did not like the listless handling she received from EC Martin and cautioned him to he more energetic in future. Extreme outsiders accounted lor the money in the tilth race, the three placed ones being grouped in the inutile! Held. The winner. Bonne Chance, was uivi 11 a hustling ride and was favored by a char .oii.se. Incidentally the colts victory marked the Brsl success of the season scored by the .1. N. Camden stable. Qrtf and Maiy. Lee Johnson were fancied in tin race, but their chances went gllminei lng immediately after the start when they became hope luislj eatagled with tie- rear division. Sam Barber farniabed the greatesl mrprise of the day by beating Sir leges by a narrow maigis in i In- closing rail-. Sir Clegea probably was best. but Jockey Archibald, weakened by overexertion in reducing, could not do him justice. Casqae ami Pilain. which were expected to no serious factors, wi re never prominent, Pilain would have been closer up at tile finish bin tor a poor send-off. CaaMM ran ,- if short. Some excitement was created iu die paddock after tie fifth race by C. B. Blliaon and Capt. J. T. Williams becoming involved iu an altercation. Captain Williams attacked Bllison with a walking stick, but did no serious damage before he was led away by Captain Jacobs. Hie tracks chief detective. Mr. tSHtsoB later made formal complaint to tin- Judges against Captain Williams and Stated that 1 1 1 • - as sanll waa Without provocation. Captain Williams has been cited to appear tomorrow morning before the executive eomniiitcc and explain his action. It is likely that he will lie fined. The trouble between the two men is said to be of long standing, and dates lack to Hie time when Captain Williams bid up Lady Bllison after a selling race which she had won at New Orleans. The alleged bad ride that Troxler gave Governor Bray in the Derby is alas1 held to be somewhat responsible for todays arg assent. Mr. EUtsoa is said to have made disparaging remarks concerning Captain Willi. mis method of engaging riders. John W. Schorr has changed his plans for immediate shipment to Canada en account of a severe injury sustained by his crack Oily labia this morning. The iilly ran into a post at Douglas Park and it will be a considerable while before she will be in racing condition. The string intended for Canadian racing will probably be sent to Toronto on Thursday next. Jockey J. Wilson was snspeiided for four days and jockeys T. Koerner and J. Howard were each given three days tor disobedience at tin- post. i rands J. Peas announced today thai plans an steadily going on lor racing at Charleston next winter and that he will leave laic iu tin- month for that southern city to arrange minor detail-. He expects to have the racing plant in thorough readiness to open by Thanksgiving Day. George If. Hollos Hanbridge. while being schooled this morning, fell and sustain.-d severe injuries that may keep him out of training for a considerable Unit . Bed Wine came out of his race on Saturday with a spread root. Advices from Pimllco an- thai at least seven cars • ! racers will reach here from that track Thursday and Friday. Kihy ft Cabill. with neven horses, have arrived A -"in Springfield. 111., and aic quartered at Douglas ™aVi k. Tin- former is the jockey who rode Spokane When he beat Procter Knott in tin Kentucky Derby. K. Varalg has turned Dottle B. over to J. 15. Bes I • *-. for training. J. H. Morris, who saw Artstides win the first Kentucky Derby iu is?.", and who himself won the Derby iu 1S1I2 with Azra. was oar of Saturdays visitors. Capt. J. II. Kees uras another well known racing man who saw Saturday** racing, although not ion connected with raring. Captain Kees makes il a point to annually visit Loulavlte on Derby dar. Capt. E. B. Lassutt has, nominated his good long- distance filly, Ciutrella. for the Kentucky Endurance Stakes. Among the work-outs this morning were the Col-lowing: Beautiful- -Half mile in is. Bea Double Hair nunc In 51. Discontent -Seven-eighths En 1:32. Duval Hall mile in 52. lain Ida liv. , tenths in 1:04. Emma Stuart -Half mile in tv . Lm mi lar Seven eighths In 1 ::; . John Puricng Mile in 1:43 . Judge Walton Three-quartern in 1:17. Joe Morris Mile in 1:441. Louis Kats -Tbree-qnarters in 1:18. Manor Three quart* ra ia 1:17. Magaaiw 1 1 • eighths in l o , Mary Davis Seven-eighths in 1:30. M. Crimbou Mile in 1:43. Peeping -Hall mile hi I7 . Bogota Three-quarters in 1:101, cantering. Boyal Report -Mile In 1 :45. Vfmg iiiia — Milt in 1:45.
