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STAR CHARTER GOOD RACER SCHORR COLT BEATS COUNTLESS IN CLARK HANDICAP AT LOUISVILLE. Result Is That His Latonia Derby Chances Are Regarded with Favor by Astute Trainers — Rain Falls and Races Are Run in Mud. Louisville. Ky.. May 20. .lolin V. Schorrs throe-year-etd getdhag, star charter, this afternoon icnH hh impressive victory in the historic Chirk Handicap, an annual gxtate at tiiis brack, :iik1 ranking i • importance with the Kentucky Derby. The coils -access today h.-ul the effect ot booming his stock tor the Latonia Derby, ami astute betueaM u now pro ilaim him a formidable opponent 10 Meridian anil Cavemor Ciay. In re to tore the acknowledged cracks snsiftsg the three year-olds. The Schorr colt save I great exhibition of courage in surviving a strenuous Stretch drive, to prevail in the last tew strides over such a woithy opponent as Countless, while .loo Morris and Carlton G. wtte next in order at the tin ish. were many lengths away. Withdrawals, due to the muddy track conditions, included I.onnie Kelso. Ocean Hound. Covenior Cray and launtlcioy. Their absence was regarded as leaving the stake at tin-mercy of Countless. The great Majority held fully to this belii f and backed him with rale conlid -nee. Star Charter. Carlton G. and Joe Morris were preferred next la order, with only lukewarm support for the others. In the early running Countless hcl-i out high hopes to his numerous backers by lashing into a lead ot six lengths, which he seemingly could have teereased to a dozen before half of the journey had been traversed. Star Charter and Joe Morris ■are closest to him. but after passiag the three-quarters peat the Schorr colt hegaa gajalag. not rapidly but steadily, and when straightened lor the run to the finish he set sail for the leader in earnest. The latter in the meantime bad hegaa to shorten his stride perceptibly, due to the excessive use which IfcTaggart had made of liim in the first three Marten. At the last furlong [ ost. though rssrtbsnrng in game fashion, he was steadily 8UC i limbing to his younger and more lightly weighted opponent, eventually bringing up a head in the rear. When tlriag in the last sixteenth, the Greener candidate also hegaa boring towards the outside twice, which cost hiiu the victory. Joe Morris and Carlton G. limited in a close contest for the minor portion of the purse. Heavy showers shortly after the midday hour were responsible for changed track conditions and also reduced the attendance, which undoubtedly would have been of record-breaking proportion- aside from the Derby dav crowd. The management, however, had no complaint on the score of todays pat-range, for tin- spectators filled the spacious grand-stand and lawn to overflow ins. while the dabhouse contingent, including some of Kentuckys most representative persons, was of sood proportion. Nothing daunted by the disastrous experience of eslerday the speculative element kept the paid-in ut nl depart inent working at top speed. The fol loweis of favorites again fared poorly, for a majority of the choices met defeat. although nearly all of tin m took some portions of the purse -and this teaded to keep down the bis investors losses. An incident out of the ordinary came in the second race when starter Cassidy unexpectedly overlooked Viley, Which had broken away to a false start, and sent the Held away before he had re turned to the starting point. To the occupants of the grandstand it appeared as if Vilcy was well outside of the four and a half furlongs ]Kist. the distance of the race, and had fully ten lengths the best of the start. His failure to land any portion of the purse straightened mat its out. for had lie finished anions the placed three it is likely thai the race would have been called no contest and re run. Floral Day captured the purse in easy fashion, with Merodo and Sir Giles lishtins it out for second place. A ipiintet o! crack sprinters made up the field in the three quarters of a mile handicap, and it furnished a sensational contest, all the starters running closely groaned for the first half mile. Thereafter Raleigh I. D.. the favorite, fousht it out with Jack Darker and won over him 4 y a head, with Chapel ti pec third. Adams Express was makins his debut in this race, but failed to race up to the expcela tions of his trainer and brought up in the rear. Sylvcstris. which last fall was adjudged of little account by smart traiaers and was disposed of for a sons, showed a Hash of her best form when she lauded the opener from Eltin Beaa and the veteran Merrick. The track was ssanyased to be to the tatters order and he ruled an overwln Iming favorite. The first time starter Presumption had an extensive westers followiag in the fifth race, but the best ho could do was to land si con! nionev and he was held lucky o do that, for bad Rose of Jeddah not heea sahjected to much interference, for which Presumption was responsible, the filly would have l.eaten him. Working I. a 1. the winner, also stiff-red considerably, but recovered in same fashion during the stretch run. Calisse showed a dislike for the muddy snasg and was never prominent. The principal upset of the aftiriion came in the eb.-itig dash when Sir fate-hy scored over Question Mark and Kobert Brace. Sir Cateshy has been Bans* II mtful on numerous occasions and his good Showing this afternoon was in the nature of a bis surprise, and wetted those who backed him a handsome profit. Col. Matt I. Winn was in receipt of a telegram today from LI Paso, saaouncing that Abraham Gonzales, the provincial goveranr of Chihuahua state, had officially announced that the charter grant obtained from the Mexican BOTCraiaenl for tin- Juarez track would be respected to the letter by the |n-MM lottos and that then- sever eras a qaestton on Hits point, rumors t tie- contrary notwithstanding. K. I. Dons left hurriedlv for Charleston last night to attend to details attaching to the building of the proposed race track there. He will return next week, when it is thought lie will make his plana definitely known to horsemen. kings Daughter, which sustained an injury daring the Lexlagtou meeting and was thought d ■ for for racing purposes, is again soins soundly and will likely be a starter in some of the races before the termination of this meetiag. Jockey .1. Wilson was supenried for six days by the tarter foe dlswhrdlrwra at the past in the second I ace. Starter Cassidy has ordered Btheida. Helen Burnett and MiSS Caithness on the schooling list. He BOW his nine horses under the ban. I-:. Jaybirds good two year-old. Anion, developed njckaraa it fhalifo but has so far recovered that trainer l.innell has hopes of getting him to the post at the Downs shortly. The follow ins were the liest work-outs of 1his inoriiitis and were accomplished while tin- track was .-till fast: Anv Dort -Mile in 1:105. cantering. Arcite— Mile in 1:40, easily. Ban Dance— Mile in 1:48, easily. Doola Doola— Mile in 1:44, easily. Brace Rice— Mile in 1:48, cantering. Curtate Call— Five eighths in 1:012. driving. Dav May — Four and a half furlongs, In oGi. Dei Friar— Mile in 1:44s. Donas -Seven-eighths in 1:30. Duval — Half mile in 50. Governor Gray — Mile in 1 :Z - . cantering. Handaaretta -Tkiee-uuarteri in 1:15, easily. Hanky -Mile in 1:411, driving. Harrigan Three-eighths in 9$, Hazel Durke — Mile in 1:41. driving. Henry Hutchison— Mile in 1:45. Hughes— Five-eighths in 1:04. easily. Jeff Bernstein- Three quarters in 1:15. easily. Jndso Walton — Mile in 1:45. easily. Kins Solomon — Three-quarters in 1:141- Kings Daughter — Mile in 1:431, cantering. Little Father — Three-quartern in l:19ji. cantering. Melissa— Mile in 1 : 15. Mockler — Seven-eighths In 1 :oo, easily. Mootagaie — Half mile in 50. Mud Sill-Mile in 1:44. easily. Prince Gal — Three quarters in 1:17. easily. Royal "apt ivi -Three quarters in 1:20. Bir Alveeebt — Five-eighths in 1:03. St. Aloysius— Mile ill 1:14s. Star Venus — Mile in 1:15. Wing Tins — Mile in 1:40. easily. Beet sl workouts. Weather clear; track fast: Battle Sue— Half mile iu 50. cantering. First quarter in S.*. Beiarie Keiao— Five-eighths in l:02J,. easily. Frae-tionals: Ll i. 37. oOJ. Is a picture of fitness. Boots Doola— Mile iii i:l-i. Fractionals: "1. 384, 40j!. 1KJ2J, 1:151, I* Cherryola — Mile in 1:441. easily. Fractionals: H-lg, 371. 50«. 1KJ8I, 1:17. 1:30J. Console — Three quarters in 1:181. Bmlgraat — Huec quarters in 1:17. Fniield— Five eighths in 1 :05i, cantering. Fractionals: 24J. 37?.. 51. Faiintlerov — Half mile in 52. cantering- Font — Miie in 1:43. Fractionals: 21, 3B|, lJJ, 1:021. 1:1.".:. l:20ti. Heine — Fi ve-eight lis in 1:05. cantering. Hushes — Sevnn-eishths in 1:311, cantering. nam— Five-eighths in 1:031, liaudily. Joe Morris— Three-quarters in 1:1?1, cantering. Miami — Mile in 1:45. handily. Ocean Bound- Mile in 1:45*. cantering. Fractionals: 251. :;.-,!. 4!»J. l:03f, 1:17*. l3of. Prince Gal— Mile in 1:431, well in hand. Fractional-: 241, 384, B0. l:0.!f. 1:16s. U9H- Samuel I£. Meyer — Three eighths in 41. easily. Starbottli — Three quarters in 1:14*. Fractionals: 28 . .-. . 4S*. 1:02. Starry Night — Half mile in 51i. cantering. Dulled up sore. Tilford Thomas— Half mile in Slf, easily. Trance Half mile in t!t. Fractionals: 23?, 36. Uncle Jimmie Gray — Three-eighths iu 30*. Fractionals: 12. 231. White Wool— Five-eighths in 1:0.",*.. pulled up. Worth — Three-eighths in 30, easily. Fractionals: 12i. 231.
