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GAY BIRD TAKES STAKES WEBER WARD GELDING RACES TO SENSA ¬ TIONAL WORK AT DOUGLAS PARK Was Backed Into Favoritism Over Good Opposition Oppositionon on Strength of Fast Trial on Sunday Old Rosc RoscTud Tud Again Decisively Beats Little Nephew Louisville Ky June 4 Weber Wards four vi irolil gelding Gay Bird placed the Speculation Slakes worth 2100 net to his credit it Douglas Park today Kdda coupled with Ihuuilton as the 1 W Schorr entry took second money and Iteiianct was third It was the winners second start this reason and while accounted last year a fairly ser ¬ viceable nicer he would not have been considered a serious factor in todays race except for a sensa ¬ tional hit of work that he did last Sunday when he ran a mile in 110 eased to a canter during the last quarter Those who witnessed the trial unhesi ¬ tatingly pronounced it the best work in this section l y any horse The first threcquatrers of the trial was done in 111 On the strength of this good trial he was hacked into favoritism today and he never gave his supporters a moment of uneasiness during the running for he assumed the lead at once and held sway throughout ultimately bringing up horseII live lengths heforo the second horse II C Applegates champion twoyearold Old Kose bnd settled all question as to his superiority over Little Nephew this afternoon hy again taking his rival into camp in decisive fashion Old Koscbud came from behind in the stretch to overtake Little Nephew which had enjoyed a commanding lead during the earlier part of the live furlongs dash Old Kosebud caught Little Nephew in the last fur ¬ long and for the remainder o the running MeCabe had the colt well in hand and contented himself with winning by a length Koamer considered a smart youngster was beaten eight lengths by Lit ¬ tle Nephew for second place In running the five furlongs in 5S Old Kosebud reduced by onefifth if a second his former track record and came a notch nearer to Terns Trick American record Theresa recordTheresa Gill in the second race showed the fast ¬ est six furlongs of the meeting when she came home unattended in 111 euelifth of a second VIowcr than the track record Martin rushed her into the lead at the start and was pulling her up during the last slxteuuUiahllte slu won by eight lengths with ChapultopeiyMWsfeimtl place and The Grader third After the finish E T Colton trainer if Automatic bid up Theresa Gill from her en ¬ tered price of 700 to l20p and failed to get her herT T C McDowells Chinook making his first start for the season won the tifth race In a close finish with Winning Witch and Amoret Winning Witch was probably best and would have won but for boring out badly during the last sixteenth Amoret was the extensively backed favorite of the race and a slow beginning caused his defeat The clos ¬ ing dash went to Jacob Ilium in handy fashion over Carpathia and Harry Lander The latter was lirst choice but retired after running promisingly for six furlongs furlongsThe The opener was only a big canter for F I Weirs Edith W which showed the way for the entire trip Ovatiou and Trances Mi lighting it out for second money moneyWeather Weather conditions were again ideal and the track li hilling fast The best midweek attendance of tin meeting was present speculation was brisk and o d price ruled against all the winners winnersJockey Jockey McDonald on complaint of Patrol Judge 1 T Ireland was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the judges for rough riding on Kiva in the second race raceThe The twohorse combination consisting of Kdith W and Theresa Gill paid flSir for 2 The three horse combination Old Itosebud Gav IJird and Chinook yielded 20j0 20j0Secretary Secretary Maginn today distributed the program l ook for Latonlas lirst six days of racing The purse offerings were commended by the horsemen as in addition to JjitWO and 700 purses thvro is a handicap of 1000 on days when no stakes arc curded curdedT T 1 Hayes will ship most of his horses including his I itonia Derby candidate Donerail to Latonia on Saturday next John Walters and W S Trevey trainers of Great Britain and Hawthorn both looked upon as probable starters in the Latonia Derby will Miip together as soon as available cars can be r ured for their transportation Hawthorn was gal lilid a mile yesterday under sharp restraint and covered the distance in 145 According to his trainer the colt has fully recovered from the effects of the sickness that barred him from starting in the Kentucky Derby and the splendid way in which he is training will likely result in bis going to the p t in the Latonia threeyearold fixture lockty Loftus had to cancol hls riding engage ¬ ments for the afternoon on account of illness J illnessJ o Keene will ship part of his extensive string to Latonia on Friday and th rest on Monday Most of the owners will send their horses hy special train oil Sunday K D Weirs lot including Old Kosebud will go to Lalonia by express Sunday morning morningT T C McDowells good youngster The Norman that has been slightly ailing has now recovered fully fullyJockey Jockey Metabe piloted three winners this after ¬ noon 1 Martin also continued his good form and landed two winners winnersash ash on Delivery was excused from starting in the fifth race on account of ailing forelegs The forelegsThe II C Hallenbeek racers are being detained hen on account of the inability of trainer Taylor to secure serviceable cars to transport the horses to llelmont Park The horses are rounding Into form again and could have been raced here several times this week had trainer Taylor been aware of the lack of cars carsIt It is expected that there will be at least six i tar tors ill the Latonia Derby and they will consist if the pick of the threeyiarolds in the country as follows Great Uritain Domrail Ten Point Foundation Hawthorn and Gowell GowellAt At the conclusion of the coming Latonia meeting trainer Pete Coyne will take a picked band of Gorge J Ixings horses to Saratoga to race in ¬ cluding the champion threeyearold of i 12 the nmhty Free Lance This great colt now looks as if he will surely stand training and he gives every indication of returning to the turf in the late sum ¬ mer and early fall as good as he was when he mad his brilliant record at Latonia last season seasonV V F Schulte has had remarkably good luck with f als dropped by his mares at Argyle Farm this eilson Of six youngsters foaled this spring live inv colts The full list of these richly bred young icrs is as fojlows fojlowsPuy Puy colt by Sempronious Gliding Belle BelleIlnr Ilnr rolt hy Jim Gnffney Flora Willoughby Pay WilloughbyPay Colt by Jim Gaffuey Gliding Py Bay PyBay colt Jim Giiffnoy Kebel Queen Queenliny liny Colt by Jim GalTney Lyrist LyristChestnut Chestnut filly by Jim GalTney Katie nolle Brooks BrooksThere There arc only three yearlings at Argyle Farm this Jiasoii one each by Semprouius Carry Herrmann ami Alvescot
