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MELTON STREET FOR ENDURANCE STAKES Trainer Adkins Announces Horse Will Be Starter Following Impressive Victory at Louisville Louisville Ky September 25 R J Mackenzies Melton Street scored an impressive victory in the feature race at Douglas Park this afternoon Ozana was held in higher regard in tlie betting and ho gave his backers some concern during the first six furlongs when be was following T M Green and the favorite but once he fully settled into his stride he passed the pair with ease and scored well in baud I M Green heat Ozana for second monev After the race trainer Jack Adkins announced that Melton Street would bo a certain starter in the Kentucky Endurance Stakes and that he would be ridden by Loftus He openly declared that he believed Meltoi Street would win the big race raceBig Big fields went to the post in most of the races and for the most part the starters were of ordiuarv calibre but so evenly balanced that speculation was lively The wagering totaled more than on any ordinary day since the opening The contests were keen and hard fought to tlie end endThe The public began auspiciously as they managed t hind on two favorites and then a like number of second choices scored The closing two races fur ¬ nished upsets Duquesue winner of the fifth race was neglected except by his stable connections an I Miss priceTrainer Thorpe took the closing dash at a good price Trainer Will Wallace scored si double during the day with Smoke House and Diiquesne DiiquesneCrowding Crowding played an important part In some of th lesulls Ibis allernoon and was responsible for Mer ricks failure in the closing dash He was in a jam from he start and could never get a clear course In the opener a spill resulted from general eager ¬ ness lo get a commaning position in tlie rush to the first I urn Jockey C Turner on Ked Kiise was the tictini but luckily escaped with nothing more seri ¬ ous than a severe shaking up He was forced to cancel his remaining engagements Red Hose sus ¬ tained sin injury lo her head headJockey Jockey W Andress was suspended for six days by the starter for disiiUdienci at the post in the fifth race raceJames James MacManus returned this afternoon from Chicago and was one of the lucky ones to have a wager on Diiquesne DiiquesneG G U Hryson was an arrival today from Harve de Grace He will send Duchess Daffy and Beach Sand to Churchill Downs to race Mr Bryson will strengr n his stable by additions from the J B Hsiggin yearlings now at Elmendorf ElmendorfMatt Matt J Winn who was at Douglas Park today stated that the finishing touches to the Churchill Downs improvements would be completed by the close of this week The program book for the nine days of racing at the Downs will be distributed io owners here by next Monday Todays MondayTodays attendance was exceptionally large The patronage at this track is gaining steadily and the closing week nrohably will exceed the expectations of General Manager Hachmeister HachmeisterTodays Todays combinations paid the least of any during this meeting Smoke House and Trance brought return of 510 in tlie twohorse play and the field bettors took the pool in the threehorse at 010 010The The following were among the best workouts this morning morningAnna Anna Patricia Threequarters in 110 110Barn Barn Dance Mile in 145 145Boca Boca Grande Threequarters in 110 110Compton Compton Mile in 145 145Ernest Ernest II Threequarters in 117 117George George Oxnard Threequarters in 110 110Joe Joe Morris Seveneighths in 131 131Kootenav Kootenav Half mile in 53 53Meridian Meridian Mile ill 151 151New New Haven Threequarters in 115 115Phil Phil K Hsilf mile In 49 49Pirate Pirate Diana Mile in 141 141Puck Puck Half mile in 50 50Sayville Sayville Threequarters in 11S 11SSeii Seii Cliff Fiveeighths in 105 105Star Star of Danube Threequarters in 110 110Toy Toy Bov Fiveeighths in 10 10Treadlighlly Treadlighlly Fiveeighths in 103
