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RAIN PUTS STOP TO FAST WORK. Tracks at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park Again Are Heavy Gossip from Louisville. Louisville, Ky., September 1.1. A heavy storm and rain which swept over this city early this morning put a stop to fast work at Churchill Downs and iJougias Park. At the former place the dogs were on the course and at the latter track all horses were kept off during the day. Some few of the live hundred horses in training here plowed through the mud and slush at the Downs, but a majority of them utilized the road and driveway for training operations this morning. The only new arrival today was the stable of C. P. Lamar, who brought four horses from Vancouver, B. C. Tlie best of his string is Millo. Stalls are bedded down awaiting fhe arrival of the big string of horses owned by the far western turfman, H. G. Bedwell. which are expected here on every train. Mr. Bedwell is suppose! to have left Montana with the horses Sunday night or Monday morning. W. O. .Toplin took live horses to Lexington, including Elizabethan, Robert Bruce, Forehead. Ronnie Kelso and Alooha. He and jockey T. Koerner went to Lexington today. George J. Long decided to send no horses to race at Lexington. Trainer Pete Coyne figured on taking several two-year-olds, including Free Lance, to Lexington for Mr. Long last night with the Doerhoefer string. Because the weather was so unsettled he lersuaded Mr. Long it was best not to make tlie trip. Pat Dunnes three-year-old gelding. Butter Rail, spread his hind foot in a race he won at the State Fair yesterday. The ailment, while trifling, may prevent the son of Sempronius from racing again for two or three weeks. The live-year-old mare. The Pippin, in George M. Odoms stalile, which arrived here from Windsor suffering with lung fever, died today at Churchill Downs. She Tecenlly won a fast race at Windsor and Mr. Odom considered her lietter than ever lie-fore. She was by Ben Strome and was owned by E. C. Cowdln of New York, Mr. Odom leasing her racing finalities. Mr. Odom was worried for fear his great lilly, Follie Levy, which occupied an ad-joinging stall, might have contracted the disease from The Pippin. Follie Levy, however, is seemingly as well as ever and the veterinarian says there is no need for worry. Acting Racing Secretary Jasper received an order today for fifteen stalls for E. R. Bradley and ten stalls for J. N. Camden, whose strings will lie shipped here as soon as the Lexington meeting ends. Trainer Hammon or the Bradley stable wrote Secretary Jasper that he laid a good string of horses tills fall and that the ,000 Love-Not and tlie 1911.sh,000 Helmet wore doing finely. James S. Everman also sent a request for stalls at the Downs for T. M. Green, Governor Gray, Stone Street, Mack B. Kubanks and other horses. He reports that T. M. Green was never in better condition and lie looks for this good sprinter to hold his own during the meeting which begins here Mondav, September 25, and lasts eighteen days. O. A. Bianchi was the only trainer at the two tracks here that got to work his horses before the storm this morning. His foreman awoke about three oclock and got lresuniption. Star ORyan and Oakland out. The trio worked a half in about 52 seconds. AV. II. FIzer lias three promising yearlings this season. One is a bay colt by AVadsworth Gold Rose; another a chestnut colt by Piuk Coat Foundling, and the third a chestnut colt by Marta Santa Sewing Girl. The Marta Santa Sewing Girl colt is now In trainer Fizers stable at Churchill Downs, and the other dny he worked him an eighth in 12J. which is the Best any youngster of his ago has shown around here so far this season. Tho other two colts are still at Lexington, but will soou join the big string Mr. Fizer has here. Mr. Flzer will stake his three vcarliugs in all the events available In 1912 and 1913. He has never possessed three yearllugs which lie thought were all around just as promising as these. . . . w -. . 1 1 T. II. Ryan, who reached Churchill Downs with June AA.. Roval and three other horses a few flays ago, has handled some great horses in his time. One of the last great horses he trained was The Roman, some of the get of which he is now training. With that noted horse he won the AVheelor Handicap at AAashington Park. Chicago, running the mile and a quarter in 2:04, and in the Burns Handicap of 1S97 he ran second to Rulnart. Mr. Ryan engineered one of the biggest coups In the history of racing at Chicago. The medium of tho killing was Rival, a three-year-old maiden filly. She opened at otitis of 100 to 1, which fell rapidly, owing to a concentrated play on her, but as she wa racing in a Held of good winning horses, the layers never refused to take the money on her. This proved disastrous to their bankrolls, ns the daughter of Renown won the race In impressive style. Rival was a hlgh-vlass winner at an older age. and somo of her descendants have raced In tho Ryan color with success. She was a product of Illinois, a statu which In those times every once in a while sent to the raws a horse of merit and high class. Max Hirsch has engaged stall room at Churchill Downs for his string, which will shortly be shipped to Kentucky from Canada.
