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MORE RAIN AT LEXINGTON KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION TRACK IN BAD CONDITION AS A RESULT Yorkville the Only Public Choice to Score Holies HoliesWins Wins TwoYearOld Race Worth Works WorksMile Mile Between Races Lexington Kyi April 29 Another hard rain during the night and early morn ing put Uie Lexing ¬ ton track in bad condition for todays racing while threatening weather and high winds caused a de ¬ crease In the attendance Conditions considered there was 116 cause to complain of the patronage lor a fairly goodsized gathering witnessed the rac ¬ ing Tin card was devoid of feature and interest literod principally in the running of th twoyear eld races The work of the firsttime starters was of horsemenThe especial interest to the horsemen The changed going accounted for misplaced con ¬ fidence and the general public landed on only one winner This came In the fifth race when York villt led his opposition to the finish and won commandlngly The choices that failed during tho afternoon were Toisou dOr Solar Star 11033 Cap ¬ tive Douau and Gates The lastnamed Royal Captive and Uonau were those most extensively backed Donaus showing was especially disap ¬ pointing considering the oasy fashion iu which he was disposed of when it came to a bard test with Hie frequently disappointing Manager Mack Donau ovinced an indistositiou to stay and his future Hlortfc sprintingHelios probably will be confined to sprinting Helios a sou of Star Shoot and Hindoo Rose from J N Caindens establishment and a Breeders Futurity eligible gave a line performauce Iu the Mvjond and lod ten other youngsters including the much heralded Solar Star The latter ran greenly jind seems to need some schooling In his showing today Helios will not lack for supporters next Thursday mid some are of the belief that he will be lli j favorite for the big nice niceStarter Starter Cassidy arrived this morning and displaced Harry Morrlssey at the barrier barrierH H K Knupp thought well of the chances of Gates in the closing race The colt ran a dull lace and H Sumtcr seemingly could not do him justice The rider is a brother to J Suuiter 1 veloped liy James McCormlck aud MOW riding In Vrance The Cunard Aviston colt recently foaled at Idle Hour Farm died this morning of inflammation He was owned by H H Hewitt a wealthy Buffalo Y manufacturer Mr Hewitt also has in trair iug at the Idle Hour Farm the threeyearold colt Impression an eligible to the Latonia Derby in which he intends to start him himJames James MacMauus was among todays arrivals coming here from Chicago ChicagoFred Fred Gvrhardy who is looking after the Toronto and Montreal stake entries stated that the bow ¬ men here have been generous with their nominations iud that he has secured a splendid array of eutrl to the various fixtures fixturesFred Fred Luzader who has been on the ailing list for svune time was an arrival today from Louisville lie seems to be steadily improving improvingII II C Hallenbecks pair of cracks Worth and Adams Express were sent a mile between the races today and covered tho distance In rather handy fash Ion in 149 Adams Express leading at the finish Azviade from the same stable was sent a mile in 152 Working Lad went a mile under light weight weightTlie Tlie twoyearold Hobnob by Star Shoot High Degree hus been purchased from John E Madden by II C Hallenbeck and came into the track from Hamburg Place today He Is eligible to the Breed ¬ ers Futurity but it is not stated whether or not Wlrin the Kentucky Association officials received from Itnclng Secretary Shelley his report cf the first ilavs receipts from all sources they were weli pleiscd for It showed an increase in every depart ¬ ment as compared with the opening day of the meet ¬ ing last spring The gate was better the commis ¬ sions from the betting showed improvement the privllegcs netted more and the number of programs MesVrs Matt J Winn John Hachmeister Charles F Price and Harvey Meyers all of whom have a 1een interest in the success of racing in Kentucky uiil well of whom iwssesses well developed power of observation for the details iu the operation of a ruc track said they found in the first day attend n and interest here an unmistakable portent of Xtraordinary success here at Louisville and at Iitonli during 1912 1912The The weather yesterday morning was cloudy aud threatening but the track had dried out some aud imnV trainers took advantage of the better state of f iw oing to work their horses Worth and Adams Fxitress went a half mile together in r0 aud it nvis jcelaimed by all who saw it a good move The Kiiitiickv Derbv favorite looks good and appears as if IIP will take more kindly to his work over the ni lie track than he did over thu fiveeighths of a 11 iii rin at Aiken Sir Dcnrau and Recompense LJiViiriTos of Worth and likewise eligible to tin iciiitiirkv Derby cantered a quarter mile in 23 VheolwrIght Johnson N Camdeus dependence for iho Kentucky Derby worked a mile in 144 handily nml Souada the colt that will carry the colors of fntcsly Woodford in the big raca at Churchill ifownsr May 11 worked his mile in 145 easily easilyOther Other good moves during the morning were wereChapultepec Chapultepec Fiveeighths in 103 buquesneTbreeeightbs In 39 39int int Doibold Threequarters iu 120 120Potls Potls Fiveeighths in 100 100Prince Prince Gal Quarter mile in 24 24Sea Sea Cilff Fiveeighths in 103 103Fred Fred Gerhnrdy arrived Sunday night from Nash YllA He is here In tue interest of the stakes to rim at Canadian tracks this spring entries for forWlrIhnrle WlrIhnrle 6Wt Moore is negotiating with Frank Tay inr for the services of jockey Shilling on White tfnntuLr Iu the Breeders Futurity FuturityTolm Tolm H Morris Forward a strong candidate for ii7 vntiirltv will come up from Louisville Wednes 1av and will be saddled by J S Everman EvermanilirUtmas ilirUtmas Star came out of her race of Saturday Uiiiiiiiiir somewhat and it developed that she has i iVii if hlns which however will not prevent her starting In the Futurity
