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GAUGE HILL STURDY EAGER SON OF CAUGHNAWAGA CARRIES TOP WEIGH TO VICTORY AT DOUGLAS PARK Beats Best of Western Sprinters in Memorial Han ¬ dicap Foundation Reduces Mile and Six ¬ teenth Track Record to 144 Louisville Ky May 30 J M Zimmers sturdy Caugh Hill carrying top weight of 120 pounds won the 2500 net that was the winners portion in tin Memorial Handicap at Douglas Park this after ¬ noon The victory only came to the big train as Caugh Hill is known here after a most trying effort in which his courage was tested to the utmost to wear down the speedy Round the World The latter was tried with blinkers today and tho change worked advantageously for she displayed keen speed from the start and had a commanding lead until the last turn where Cuugh Hill Iwgau to gain gradually He stood a punishing drive in the stretch and got up In the closing stride Frequent strideFrequent interference contributed largely towards the elimination of several supiwsedly likely factors in the nice This applied particularly to Helen Harbee and Grover Hughes Hoth were extensive sufferers immediately after the start Little Father another contender became involved In a jam In the scramble for positions following the rise ot the barrier Round the World Cuugh Hill Azy iade Sebago and Jim Basey escaped Interference and were always in the first Might Azyiade ran Surprisingly well and finished fastest of all Francis J Pous general manager of the Charles ¬ ton track was a visitor today and tried to engajru a capable rider to handle John Furloug at Toronto tomorrow in the Toronto Cup CupJockey Jockey Ganz was suspended for five days by tho judges after the first race for cutting across sharply after the start with Hob Ulack UlackJockey Jockey Stccle was suspended for the rest of the meeting by the starter for disobedience at the post in PrivateThe the stake while riding High Private The program book for the last six days of Ihe meeting was distributed to horsemen this afternoon Trainer afternoonTrainer W S Trevey who is liaiidlin Hawthorn stated today that the Huschemeyer crack is coming around to his best form in great style and that ha will probably be a starter at this meeting and likewise If he can be gotten ready ho will go to the DerbyThe post in the Lutonia Derby The fifth race a handicap at one mile and a six ¬ teenth divided interest with the stake race as a quintet of g xd horses were engaged in the contest Foundation made good in impressive fashion when lie ran tiie mile and a sixteenth in 144 only two fifths of n second slower than the American record for the distance held jointly by Gretna Green and Trap Rock and made over the Fort Krie course Musgrave handled him in faultless fashion keeping him well restrained until jNIiss Thorpe began to show signals of distress Then he sent him to the front and he encountered no serious opposition from Flora Fiua towards the end Miss Thorpe though tiring badly was good enough to beat Kdda and Irish Gen tleman for third money moneySweltering Sweltering heat did not keep a big crowd from being on band The attendance equaled that of the opening days but the betting fell considerably short fit the inaugural day volume but was of immense amount amountThe The sport was keen and thoroughly enjoyed Fav ¬ orites were successful in four instances the only disappointments being Hird Man in the second race and Little Father in the feature Diversified back ¬ ing for all the starters enabled the backers of winners to obtain liberal odds oddsThe The talent began auspiciously when Bob Black in the opener came home a good margin in advance of Alador and Dr Samuel David Craig a supposedly strong factor was eliminated when he wheeled at the start and was practically left leftFrances Frances M which gave much promise at Charles ¬ ton last winter but has 1 eon racing ordinarily in recent starts furnished a surprise in the second bv leading for the entire trip to win by half a length from llarwood and Bushy Head Bird Man the favorite flattered his backers until the last fur ¬ long then retired fast fastTheresa Theresa Gill took a band of useful sprinters into camp in the third race and under a hustling ride from Martin never left the outcome In doubt The same rider also landed Strong a winner in the clos ¬ ing dash This rider of into lias Ixxjn showing vast improvement in his work workJockey Jockey Musgrave by winning on Foundation scored his first bracket of the season on a Ken ¬ tucky track trackHawthorn Hawthorn has gained in weight on an average of two pounds a day since his return from Lexing ¬ ton where he contracted the fever that kept him out HandicapConsiderable of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Handicap Considerable interest Is being manifested In the rac ¬ ing tomorrow as tbe card staged by Secretary Maginn Is considered one of the best on a Kentucky track In years The fields in all the races are small but bring together nearly every crack including Im ¬ perator Little Nephew and Old Rosebud the three outstanding best youngsters for the present In tUe country weightsJohn They will try conclusions at equal weights John W Schorr will go to Lexjngton on Sunday next and look over several yearlings that he has in view viewThe The funeral of John Rodegap will take place to ¬ morrow at 0 a m Interment of the remains will be In St Louis cemetery The pall bearers will Ini S K Hughes W S Hopkins William Woodard and P M West WestW W II Laudeman has had poor luck with his noted broodmare Portia Swett the dam of Sebago and Salesia This daughter of Six DIxon has not had a foal for three seasons though still a young maiv She is in good health now however and Landcman hopes to have better luck with her next spring She has l een mated this season to Peep ODay
