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CLUBS WINS LOUISVILLE CUP ROYAL FLUSH III. GELDING MAKES NEW RECORD FOR TWO MILES AT DOUGLAS PARK. Cousin Puss Rules Favorite, but Finishes Unplacodi Second and Third Money Goine to Melton Street and Manager Mack. Louisville. Ky., October 4. Al. C. Moores vastly improved Clubs, ridden liy Dishinon, today accounted for the Louisville Cup, at two miles, the richest of the stakes decided tins lall over I lie Douglas PaiK track. Clubs performance of two miles in 3:20 Miis a grand exhibition lrom a time standpoint, being close to the American record of 3:25. made by l.verett over the 1imlico track in 1910. Tlio jace was marred ly a bait spill, but it nail no direct bearing on the result, for Clubs ran today as if best and held Helton Street, the runner-up, safe in the final drive. .Manager .Mack was the leader, with Clulis Ids closest pursuer for the lirst mile and a half, with .Melton Street and Cousin Puss alternating in third place. Clulis displaced .Manager Mack in the last half for the lead, and .Mellon Streets effort to move up was blocked momentarily by Cousin luss. lie found a clear course on the turn and disposed of .Manager .Mack in gauic fashion, but could not overtake Clubs, whicli won by a length. The spill came after the horses had gone a mile and a half and was caused by Flora Flna caroming into Any Iort. The last-named went down in a heap and Absconder, which had been trailing the others, could not get out of the prostrate horses way in time to avoid falling. Any Iort continued riderless for several miles and when about to be caught a stableman threw a blanket over hi1 head, causing Any Iort to bolt into the fence with terrific force and Injured himself. Absconder was badly shaken up by the Tall and it was some time before he could be induced to fret up. Jockey McCain-, who rode Any Iort, had his side slightly in jural, but Buxton, who rode Absconder, escaped unharmed. Todays attendance and volume of lietting were by far the largest of the season. The racing was closely contested and created intense enthusiasm. The James AlacAIanus stable accounted for two purses with Bolloe and Presumption. The former made It four straight victories when he led home a fraud of two-year-olds In the oiiening dash, ab one mile, the lirst race of this distance for juveniles at the track. Presumption was forced to a hard drive in the earlier stages of the race to vanquish Three Links, but had It easy at the end. The six furlongs handicap, which engaged some highly-tried two-year-olds, resulted in a strenuous struggle between Briiighurst and Black Toney, and the Bradley colt scored by a narrow margin. Hodge, a recent arrivel from Canada, where he won ten races, was a starter in this race and had the upKrt of nearly all the horsemen who campaigned in Canada this season. The colt ran for ward ly to the lirst turn about three furlongs then retired from contention aud was beaten by Old Ben for third place. In the fifth race Seniprite and The Widow Moon ran as a team during the last quarter, with the winner in doubt until the last few strides, where Seniprite managed to get her head in front. Doncrail made a good showing in the race by taking third money and was worked out an additional quarter after the finish, probably with the lea that he might start in the Kentucky Endurance Stakes next Wednesday. The closing dash resulted in another spirited finish between Winning Witch and Wilhite, the former getting up in the last stride to win the verdict. The meeting just terminated was the best from n racing iwint ever held at the track. Financially it was not a glittering success, the attendance and betting falling short of expectations. This was probablv due to numerous counter attractions, particular! v the Perry Centennial festivities, which were going on duriug the final week in the city. Manager Ilachmelster expressed satisfaction over the results. One gratifying feature during this meeting was the absence of adverse comment relative to inconsistent Icrforniances. Judge Iriee made it clear before the racing legan that he would not tolerate anything that savored of unfair methods and the horsemen seeiiiinglv took him at his word. The improvement of Wilhite from the W. 5. Yanke stable after having run a bad race was probably due to natural causes. This horse was the only one in the Yanke establishment to liitish unplaced. . Lieutenant-Governor AleDeruiott was a visitor at the course todav and witnessed the running of the Louisville Cup as the guest of tiie judges. He was present when Judge Price made the presentation or the massive silver cup to trainer W. Perkins, representing owner Moore. Judge Price dwelt particularly- on the glories attached to the past running of the Louisville Cup and the credit due to the Douglas Park management for reviving the race. He also paid tribute to the Kentucky State Racing Commission . for its efforts to revive long distance racing bv instituting and fostering the Kentucky Bndur-aiiee , Stakes. Judge Price concluded by predicting a revival of racing that would compare with the ; best that has gone before. Lieutenant-Governor AIc-Dcrmott applauded the judges remarks with vigor. . Secretary Bdward W. Maginn left tonight for his I home in St. Louis, where he will remain until the lime comes for him to resume his duties in connection ; with Latonia racing. After Brigs Brother bled in the opening dash, B. It. Bradley sold him to J. II. MeCarren for the . reported price of ,200. Many of the horsemen will take advantage of the ; lay-olf intervening before the opening of the Churchill Downs meeting on Wednesday to look after the f early training of the yearlings they have quartered I in Lexington. The J. I. and II. S. Newman horses will be shipped I next week to Sweetwater. Tex., where they will 1 remain until time to go to Juarez for the racing : there. Pick Dodie, Irish Ann aud Closer are on 1 the ailing list. , King Olympian came out of his race in a bad way and owner Schulte gave orders to retire the ; horse from racing at once. He will be sent to the Schulte farm near Louisville. Blanks for the seven stakes offered for decision at Juarez next winter were distributed to owners today. Jefferson Livingstons Iron Mask showed some L improvement today, but is still in a bad way as a result of the Interference he suffered in his start - of vesterday. While Flora Fina failed to get more than her starting money back as a result of finishing fourth , in the Louisville Cup. her showing was sulliciently good to cause many sharp observers to predict that hh. wjii he a factor for the honors in the Kentucky l Lndurance Stakes next Wednesday. The favorite . for the race probably will be Sam .Tackson. owned by J. L. AleGlnnis, but whicli will race in the colors and Interest of George J. I.ong. A counterfeiting job whicli might have been costly f t the association was nipped in the bud by the oilek action of Captalu James Jacobs, who has i charge of the track police. Two of the alleged counterfeiters - were taken in charge and when arraigned I 1 efore a local magistrate tonight were held in t S"i 000 bail each. The alleged gang of counterfeiters got awav with less than 00 before they were discovered". They had made extensive plans ! and were loaded down with altered mutuel tickets, . ready for presentation to the cashiers for payment. . The crack two-year-o.d gelding. Little Nephew, ran so disapiointingly in his recent race at Douglas Park that owner M. B. Gruber and trainer BIza Brown have decided that the son of Uncle has gone stale and he will be turned out until next spring, when he will bo prepared for the Derby races and other big stakes. His owner Will enter him In cvery imiKirtant race for three-year-olds. It was the first time that Little Nephew had run unplaced in his seventeen starts this season. Nine. of tliuse he won. in live other races he was second and In two others he was third. His winnings in stakes and purses footup a total of 0,355. He Is retiring for the vcar with the distinction of being the only horse "that defeated Old Rosebud, having done so twice. The California turfman, Joe Schreiber. owner of Jim Basey. Gasket, Florence Roberts and other horses in the stable of trainer John Lowe, has suffered a relapse and has been compelled to again take to his bed at his apartments in this city. His friends will be sorry to learn that his physicians regard his condition as critical. He has been a sufferer from stomach trouble for a long time and now that is aggravated by an attack of pneumonia. The net value of the purse won by L. II. Adair in race 11713 was 50 instead of 00, as previously published. B. D. Parsons is making the engagements of jockey J. .Hanover in Kentucky. The work-outs today at Douglas Park included the following: Babys Sister Half mile in 50. Bayhead Mile In 1:45. Buck Keenon Mile In 1:47. Coppertown Mile in 1:40. Father Riley Half mile in 51. Flex Five-eighths in 1:05. Jack Kellogg Mile in 1:44. Knight Deck Three-quarters in 1:17. Lockland Mile in 1:48. Ist Fortune Three-quarters in 1:10. Morristown Half mile in 50. Nash Three-quarters In 1:10. Oreen Three-quarters in 1:10. Orperth Five-eighths in 1:0S. Patruche Mile and an eighth in 1:5S. Rosemary Three-eighths in 3S. Royal Tea Three-quarters in 1:19. Stanley S. Three-quarters in 1:21. U Steppa Mile in 1:43.
