Caugh Hill Making Good: Son Of Caughnawaga Now Regarded As Best Sprinter In Kentucky.; Victory of Yesterday in Handicap with Impost of 130 Pounds Dispels All Doubt of His Supremacy--Great Britain Again a Winner., Daily Racing Form, 1913-06-03

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GAUGE HILL MAKING GOOD SON OF CATTGHNAWAGA NOW REGARDED AS BEST SPRINTER IN KENTUCKY Victory of Yesterday in Handicap with Impost of 130 Pounds Dispels All Doubt of His Suprem ¬ acy Great Britain Again a Winner Louisville Ky June 2 J M Zimmers Cangli III1I dispelled any doubt that might have lingered as to his right to be considered the best sprinter In these parts by shouldering IM pounds and admin ¬ istering i decisive Inciting to the l est sprinters that could IK mustered to start in the handicap that fea ured todays curd at Douglas Park liuckhorn was second and Little Father third Caugh Hill showed superb form by staying close to the fast pace forced by Little Father in the early running and Hashed past the leader on the call of his rider to win coinmand ingl Buckhorn l eeame involved in trouble just as the Held emerged from the ellwv of the chute from which all six furlong dashes at this track are started lie rapidly recovered and dashed into contention as soon as straightened for the run ou the back stretch lie had to go a tritle wide into the stretch and closed with a rush but was not good enough to have beaten the winner today under the most favorable conditions Little Father after dis ¬ playing line speed linislied in a distressed condition and corded slightly as if short The race will un ¬ doubtedly improve him himThere There was but a slight falling off in the attendance this afternoon although Monday is generally re ¬ garded as an off day in a racing way here The card promised well as the starters apearcd to l e an evenly balanced lot Speculation also kept up well compared with former week davs davsHeavy Heavy rains which fell last night left hut slight effect on the going The opening dash was run in slow time compared with the other races Con ¬ stant work on the course with the harrow during the afternoon restored it to normal condition conditionGeorge George M Hendrios Great Britain proved con ¬ vincingly this afternoon that he must be regarded an a dangerous competitor for Latonla Derby honors by scoring impressively in the second race over some fair good opposition that included McCorkle and Flying Tom Great Britain after the tinish indi ¬ cated that he is not yet at his best but showed no ill effects of the race lie will require a good deal of seasoning before the big Latonia feature is run but onco he attains his best condition lie will unquestionably prove a tough proposition for the best in ttnr section of this country to tackle tackleJ J X Cainden won another twoyearold purse this afternoon when his rringhurst sprinted away from the others in the second race Pelieeo taking second place and Lost Fortune third The disap ixiintmont of the race was John Gimd This colt was regarded highly as a result of his spring pre ¬ liminaries but does not race to expectations lie lias an awkward way of handling himself during the early stage but manages to finish well up in all his races An ordinary band contested the fifth race and Marshon was returned the winner over Beautiful and Hen Lasea The trio of placed ones were all at long prices Star OHyan Moisant Clubs and Wishing Ring having had the call in the betting After the tinish J C Milam hid up the winner 400 over an entered price of like amount and became his owner The bidding was an echo of the ruuuo oC Merrick by J C Weaver WeaverLady Lady Innocence which Adair Ss Baker bought from G W Langdou for the insignificant sum of 200 before the latters departure for the east inado good in the opener in which eleven maiden till lea tried conclusions Lady Innocence was originally a gift horse as she was thrown in for good measure with the transfer of Salon to the Langdou stable at Charleston last winter She has been sick most of the time she has been here and is only now round ¬ ing into form formThomas Thomas C McDowell won another purse when Star Jasmine got home first in the closing dash Tho vastly improved Eddie Martin aided her greatly in her victory Martin since becoming connected with W J Sjicirs is showing marked skill He can scale 9 pounds Martin married a Charleston S C young lady shortly after the close of racing at Palmetto Park and recently bought a bungalow closo to Douglas Park for a home homeTrainer Trainer Frank M Taylor who has charge of tho II C HallenlKck string of racers intends to ship Saratoga where the horses will be rested until tho opening of the racing at the Spa The Hallen iHck norscs have raced disappointingly in Kentucky this season as the result of a series of mishaps that followed their arrival here Frederick L has been amiss on account of sickness and has not been a starter on any of the Kentucky courses Adams Express another star in the Hnllenbeck barn has had leg trouble most of the time that he has been here Rolling Stone Azyiade and Hobnob have been racing failures Trainer Taylor hopes that the horses will round to their best form for Saratoga racing and his object in shipping there so early is to have the horses fully acclimated lie figures that iu the event his horses doing well and he sees a chance to win a purse at Helmont Park it would 1m an easy matter to ship a horse from Saratoga and return him there on the following day Jockey dayJockey Musgrave who is connected with tho Hal lonbcck establishment will likely return from the oast to ride Foundation in the Latonla Derby Mus ¬ grave believes that Foundation is a great racer and that he will win the big Latonia race for three yearolds yearoldsSonada Sonada was worked six furlongs in 115 during the afternoon Edda was sent a mile and an eighth in 155 Edith W five furlongs In 103 and Rolling Stone one mile in 142 142June June Collins will ship Polly D and Miss Thorpe from Louisville to Latonia within a day or two Both are in the pink of racing condition


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