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ANOTHER STAKE FOR SPRITE KNAPPS GREAT FILLY WINS BLUE GRASS STAKES AT LEXINGTON Victory Accomplished in an Easy Manner The Man Manager ager in Sensational WorkOut Round the World WorldBeaten Beaten by Caugh Hill and Milton B Lexington Ky May 4 II K Knapps crack filly Sprite again demonstrated her quality by an easy victory in the Blue Grass Stakes at one mile and uu eighth which featured todays card at the Ken ¬ tucky Association course The time 152 was comparatively slow as against Governor Grays 151 Vz inade in the same stake last year when he beat Meridian Sprite however was never fully extended and for most of the trip only cantered The withdrawals of Worth and Sonada left only Dnval Wheelwright and Sir Blaise to oppose her and neither of this trio were sulhciently formidable to offer the great filly serious contention There was a inixup at the start between Sprite and Wheel ¬ wright which for a brief period threatened serious consequences but luckily they avoided a fall and Sprite buffeted her way clear in a few strides She then went into a long lead though under hard re ¬ straint and only played with the others Wheel ¬ wrights effort was a good one for lie lost con ¬ siderable ground at the start lie closed an im ¬ mense gap in resolute fashion and disposed of Duvnl handily in the final furlong The net value of this stakes was 1447 1447George George Odon suffered additional bad luck today when Tourist starting in the first race was Jumped on and badly cut The injury will probably necessi ¬ tate the colts destruction though W Jones who was presented with the colt by Mr Odoui thinks he has a chance to save him and made arrangements to turn him out at the Ileisel farm The race als carried with it a disappointment to the Halleubeok connections who wagered heavily on Housemaid only to see her bring up in the ruck Her failure was due to the rough riding of several of the jock ¬ eys who kept Shilling in a pocket almost through ¬ out outCaugh Caugh Hill took tho handicap at threequarters In which Milton B Cherryola and Hound the World were making their debut for this season Caugh Hill had all the luck in the race and led for the entire trip Hound the World indicated that she was short by succumbing to Milton B when slu seemingly had second money at her mercy Cherry ¬ ola also will improve on her showing today Donail again acted fractiously at the post and was left in the race raceArdelon Ardelon accounted for the first juvenile race in which Yengbee was the public choice and Silver Bill one of the outsiders took the second juvenile dash of the afternoon Trainer Karrick sent to the post In this race a trim looking filly in Coy by McGee Fickle which was reported to have worked extra fast She ran greenly and was never much In the running Effendi showed some Improvement In winning in the closing race from Sea Cliff The lat ¬ ter was weakly ridden riddenThe The weather today was fine and the attendance about 5000 Speculation was brisk but in volume of money handled it fell short of the corresponding day last year Trainer yearTrainer Charles H Hughes who is again the business agent for the Uallcnbeck stable returned today from Louisville whither he went yesterday to arrange for the preparation of quarters anil provender for Wortli and others In the good string C stringC L Harrison former owner of Housemaid and present owner of Bonanza Winning Witch and a couple of likely twoyearolds in Jack Bakers string arrived from New York this morning and will re ¬ main in Kentucky until after the Kentucky Derby is run runJake Jake Greenburg of Louisville was among the visi ¬ tors today lie says he has this season twenty mares at his farm near Louisville LouisvilleThat That only My Genii the property of H P Head ley and Katrine owned by his son Hal Price Headley are named for the Breeders Futurity con ¬ solation purse for fillies arid geldings to be decided Monday is somewhat surprising since there are many others eligible It was this that occasioned the splitting of the sixth race and the making of a card of seven races the first time for that number here since the introduction of the parimutuel sys ¬ tem bettingThe of betting The Sfanager was worked a mile after the races on Thursday and went the distance in 139 The fractions were is follows Quarter 22 half 46 threequarters 113 113Among Among the best works this morning were wereBuckhorn Buckhorn Mile in 142 142Chaumere Chaumere Threequarters in 115 115Cloud Cloud Chief Threequarters in 115 Foxy 115Foxy Mary Fiveeighths in 1 03 Inlan Threequarters in 119 Lady 119Lady 103Polls Lightning Fiveeighths in 103 Polls Mile in 142 142Polly Polly D Fiveeighths In 103 103Rocky Rocky OBrien Seveneighths in 133 Viley Fiveeighths in 104 104Western Western Belle Mile in 143
