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HANDICAP HOTLY CONTESTED CAUGH HILL BEATS GROVER HUGHES IN STIRRING FINISH AT DOUGLAS PARK Follie Levy in Winning Form After Her Summers SummersRespite Respite from Training Archie Zimmer ZimmerSaddles Saddles Two Winners Louisville Ky September 27 The handicap at six finlongs which featured todays card was marked liy a sensational finish Caugh Hill scored over drover Hughes iu the linal stride after a terri ¬ fic stretch duel Kulield was iu third place many lengths back and Meridian the only other starter llnished beaten off The latters showing was de ¬ cidedly disappointing to those who backed him with the idea that ho might be in his best form The running proved differently for he never was serious factor and was well beaten after going the first quarter lie showed symptoms of soreness going to the post The smart set left the Carman representative alone and centered their betting ac ¬ tivities about Caugh Hill and Grovcr Hughes the latter ruling a slight favorite at post time timeImproved Improved weather and track conditions contributed to bring about good sport but tho bettors that is the majority were not without disappointments lur ¬ ing the afternoon for they generally failed to land on tho right ones the exceptions being Follie Levy and My Fellow The lastnamed had a narrow es ¬ cape from defeat Working Lad forcing him to do his utmost to win by a nose noseOne One of the big upsets developed witli the running of the fifth race when Manager Mack was led to the finish by Toe Deibold and Winning Witch On Hie strength of his impressive victory over Volthorpe in his last start Manager Mack was regarded as holding his opposition safe and was confidently supported He might have made a better showing but for interference he suffered while rounding the first turn which cost him considerable ground groundIn In addition to taking the handicap with Caugh Hill Archie Xiiumcr won the opening race with A net iu Ceorge Odom finally managed to take a purse when Follie Levy won the third race Divcrsi licd wagjTln ihout all the starters for place and slimy caused big prices to rule Follie Levy paid as much for place as she did to win and only a little less for show showThose Those who backed La Mode had justifiable ground for complaint when she was beaten in the second rare She was best but Gross let her go wide on ilie turns and she finished a length behind Silk Day DayJockeys Jockeys Cross and Jahnsen were each suspended Iir six days by the starter for disobedience at the nost and J Callahan was suspended for the re mainder of the meeting for the same offense offenselrom lrom Havre de Grace comes word that the Hover wck Stable contemplates shipping Colonel Hollo wi here to start in the Kentucky Endurance EnduranceStakes Stakes Stakeslockey lockey Cross who returned today from St Louis where he had the mount on Azo winner of the St Louis Cup stated that the Bedwell pair Azo and Nadxu would be sent here and that one of them would be a starter iu the Kentucky Endurance Stakes StakesThe The twohorse combination consisting of Silk Diy and Follie Levy paid 4890 The field backers took down the threehorse combination receiving SlVJO SlVJOCiiicral Ciiicral Manager Matt T Winn stated today that arrangements have been completed for a fifteencar special train from Lexington Ky to convey those desiring to see the running of the Kentucky Endur ¬ ance Stakes The special will leave Lexington in the morning and return the same night It will st ip for passengers at Frankfort Midway and Shelbyville ShelbyvilleMajor Major Foxhall A Daingerlield received today a imunication sent the Kentucky State Racing Com ¬ mission by the Porto Rico government requesting data concerning the operations oC the parimutuels in Kentucky and also concerning the commissions supervision of the racing in this state The 1oto Itico government contemplates establishing a race irack and will probably create a racing commission to supervise the sport with the inutuel form of betting bettingTodays Todays attendance was again of large propor ¬ tions as was the betting bettingThe The good card provided for tomorrow by Secretary Maginn is expected to hring out a recordbreaking attendance attendanceTile Tile contemplated racing at Porter Ind is en ¬ grossing the attention of many of the horsemen here iml it is doubtful if many of them will ship horses there to engage in the racing They are hoping that the venture will succeed for they realize that racing adjacent to Chicago will mean much for the sport The long season here with liberal purses and stake offerings will operate to keep most of them in Kentucky to the end of the season The plans for n xt season in the event that the Porter racing becomes established will include shipment to the Indiana course by nearly all the leading stables in this section especially in the event that the Mineral Springs Jockey Club holds a summer meeting fol ¬ lowing the customary close of racing at Latonia LatoniaThe The track was heavy this morning and fast work tit of the question Among the best trials noted were wereKettle Kettle Sue Half mile in 52 52Countless Countless Fiveeighths iu 105 105Elizabeth Elizabeth Ilarwood Threequarters in 121 121Floral Floral Park Half mile in 53 53High High Private Fiveeighths in 107 107Husky Husky Lad Quarter mile in 20 20Limpet Limpet Mile in 152 152Marshon Marshon Half mile in 55 55Quartermaster Quartermaster Fiveeighths in 100 100Kosturtium Kosturtium Fiveeighths iu 109 109Sea Sea Cliff Half mile in 51 51Sly Sly Lad Mile in 151 151Snindle Snindle Seveneighths in 138 138Sprightly Sprightly Miss Threeeighths in 39 39Tolson Tolson tiOr Half mile in 54 54Three Three Links Threeeighths in 39 39White White Wool Mile in 147 Wintergreeii Fiveeighths in 10i oj ojWintergreeii
