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SCHOBB HOESES IN FORM HAMILTON SCORES EASY VICTORY IN OVER NIGHT HANDICAP AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Rolling Stone Favorite for the Race Has Bad Racing Luck Lady Lightning Only Winning Favorite Patronage of Pleasing Proportions Louisville Ky May 12 A remarkably large crowd considering that it was the day after the running of the Derby gathered at Churchill Downs this afternwn Interest in the sport was just as keen as on the opening day and speculation was also considerably in excess of tho showing for the second day of last springs meeting The favorites failed with the exception of Lady Lightning in the opener The biggest surprise developed in the sec ¬ ond race when J N Canulens llrsttlme starter Casnarina scored over the reputed crack Harry L owned by George T Long Another jolt was caused in the closing dash by Just Heds triumph over tho wellbacked Melton Street The finishes in most of the races were close The big Holds occasioned con ¬ siderable unavoidable interference during various parts of the running runningThe The II C Ilalloiibeck establishment furnished two of the beaten choices in Hobnob and Rolling Stone The lastnamed was in with a good band in the fea ¬ ture race a handicap at one mile and seventy yards His j oor showing was in the main due to rough treatment that he experienced in the first half mile In going around the lirst turn ho was almost thrown and later he was pocketed lie got clear in the last quarter but J W Schorrs Hamilton which had assumed a long load soon after the start had plenty In reserve and won with ease easeHobnob Hobnob showed disinclination to stay for he quit badly when overtaken by Floral Park the ul ¬ timate winner winnerMost Most of the eastern delegation that came expressly to witness the Derby departed yesterday and today Mr Belmont was immensely pleased with the way racing is conducted here and in expressing his pleasure declared that he would be represented next year In the Derby and would strive to carrv off the laurels Messrs Knapp Dwyer Hitchcock Miller Sanford and others In tho party stated before their departure that they would make every effort to return hero some time next week All were much taken with the racing and the immense turnout that viewed the Derby DerbyAll All the starters in the Derby except Lord Marshall came out of the race in good shape and this morn ¬ ing took light exercise Ten Point and Yankee No ¬ tions are stabled at Douglas Park Lord Marshall came out of the race with a badly split hoof and probably will not go to the post again for a consid ¬ erable time timeJockey Jockey McCabe was suspended for five days by the stewards after the first race for allowing Lady Lightning to bore over during tho stretch racing The stewards aim to free the racing here of any semblance of rough riding and will severely punish offenders offendersTrainer Trainer J O Koene stated today that the good colt Imperator would remain at Lexington until tin last of this week when he will join the Camden horses that are being campaigned here Trainer Kecnu neglected a good opportunity for an ex ¬ tensive winning when he backed Harry L In the second race and permitted his own representative Casuarina to start unbacked unbackedGeorge George W Langdon who is handling the T W Messorvy horses stated today that His Majesty is rapidly rounding into racing condition and that he probably longThere will be a starter before long There are close to four hundred twoyearolds fit the two local tracks tracksStarter Starter Cassidys work with the barrier this after ¬ noon was especially meritorious Some of the start ¬ ers were fractious and caused delay Harry delayHarry L which started in the second race has worked preliminary trials sufficiently good enough to cause many owners to pronounce him the l est colt in Kentucky lie was forced to go wide In his race today and weakened a trifle near the end Ho will improve with racing He is a brother to Ru ¬ dolf o and a grand looker lookerThe The Saratoga stakes filled exceptionally well ac ¬ cording to Mr Berlin who has been looking after the interests of the Saratoga Association here Nearly every horseman at the track made entries and the Saratoga management will be agreeably sur ¬ prised by the liberal response of western horsemen saidMr Berlin BerlinII II C Hallenbcck has wired Frank Taylor that he expects to reach the Downs by next Saturday to see Adams Kxpress and Hulling Stone run in the Clark Handicap which is the preliminary trial for the 15000 Kentucky Handicap Mr Hallenbeck will endeavor to remain in Louisville until the local racing season ends endsSir Sir Oatosby a halfbrother to Donerail still win ¬ ning races for Dan Lehan was trained for the Ken ¬ tucky Derby of 1900 by T P Hayes Sir Catosby is by Sir Dixon and was the first foal of Donerails dam Algie M Johnetta the grandam of Donerail was raced by tho Texas turfman J M Brown who lost bis life in the Garfiold Park r j in 1802 She was a fairly good racer racerTrainer Trainer Art Newman regrets to announce that his good lilly Pan Zarctu is out of tbe Kentucky Oaks the feature of the final day May 24 at the Downs Pan Zaretu did not do woll after arriving at Lex ¬ ington following a long delay at Washington Ind on account of Hood conditions Subsequently she de ¬ veloped the ailment from which The Manager and Hawthorn suffered She has about recovered but she has lost so much llcsh that Newman has abandoned tlie idea of making an effort to race her before late in the summer It is doubtful if lie will send her to the post at Latonia Pan Zareta was a star at Juarez last winter It is unfortunate that she can not measure strides in Kentucky witli such fillies as Gowell The Widow Moon Floral Park and Christ ¬ mas Star StarJ J C Milam is at the Downs with his horses several of which he did not race at Lexington This is unusual as lie is generally ready at the first bngle call Howard Oots is also here with his bainl Jockey bainlJockey Picket t is endeavoring to reduce in order that ho may ride at tbe Downs DownsSpeculation Speculation is keen among turfmen as io how tho Kentucky Derby winner Donerail will race in the Latonia Derby one mile and a half in which It will be necessary for him to concede five pounds to such threeyearolds as Ten Point Foundation Go well Hawthorn His Majesty Frederick L Solar Star Christmas Star and Great Britain The weights for the Latonia Derby provide 122 for colts which will give Donerail an impost of 127 pounds Last season Free Lance won the race carrying 114 pounds with the Kentucky Derby winner Worth 127 in third place Four winners of tho Kentucky Derby have won the Latonia Derby with a penalty they being Ilalma Lieutenant Gibson El wood and Sir Iluon Lieutenant Gibson walked over King man another winner of the Kentucky Derby won the Latonia Derby with 128 pounds up Jockey upJockey Loftus declares that but for Interference to which Foundation was subjected by Ten Point in the final furlong his mount would have beaten tho favorite for second money iu the Kentucky Derby t
