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ANOTHER OFF DAY AT LEXINGTON. Horses of Mediocre Calibre Monopolize Card and Betting Upsets Are Frequent. Lexington. Ky.. May i. — From a sportsmans | oiiit of view the racing on this, the next to the last day of the Kentckv Asooctattoas spring meeting. whs the | real of the session. The card was virtually featureless, becaane of the heavy c li tftita of the track, the race for three year-old fillies at one mile not Inning filled. The day was replete with belling npeeta, Tavolara. in the Rest, and Bob Heasley. in the fourth race, being the ■ nil-, winning favorites. Tavolara was much the best, led all the way. anil won at the pleasure ot jockey Taylor, who wa- easing her up ill the last -ixtoeiith. Bob Heaaley won his race by the narrowest of margins. James Docfcery being right witji him ai the finish. Some thought that had abate boy other than Dhrinmea beea on James Uoekery. the Jefferson Livingston stable would not have had this race to it- credit, but the fact of the mailer is that Jockey Motts effort on the winner was far from brilliant. The loimesi price about anv winner during the afternoon Was -Sis. 4:, ,,, ] :i i l to the few backers of Cliff Maid after the fifth race. Big Spirit was the choice and might have won with better racing link. He was pinched off and part back to last place in going around the first turn. Linda Payee led all the way and won the second race easily. Gold Color was in front from start to finish in the third race, though he was driving at the end to withstand the challenges of Defy and Saowflake*. Kingling held Prospect safe all through the stretch and beat liim out by a head at the end of the long drive in the closing race. Todays visitors included such well-known easterners a- Price MrKinney. Plul J. Dvryer. Matty Corbet t and Thomas Monahan. Senator Kail of New Mexico, and Senator Smith of Arizona, were in the patty. James Batter and J. G. Follansbee were to have come, but the latter was taken slightly ill veaterday and Mr. Batter was farced to defer the trip on account of the death of his nephew last Simdav. Mrs. Clarence LeBus will douate a handsome silver eup 10 the a lean o« the handicap tomorrow. It will be called the Hinata Handicap. Starter Harry Morrisaey has arranged to do the starting for the Butlc. Moat., meeling. which lie gim- Julv 4. The Latoala meeting closes on that la aad Morrlssey intends to send assistant Doaovaq to Butte in advance to da the starting during the ■rat four days. Jockey Walter Taylor will have the mount on Hodge in the Kentucky Derby, having been eagaged yesterday when ii wan definitely decided that none of the J. X. Camden eli-ibles will go to the post in the race. Jockey Carl Gaaa Will have the mount oa Bradley s Choice In the Derby. Gaaa has been galloping horses for some time and is in good shape. Boom Oi i: K Bradleys horses, Including Bradleys Choice. Were Shipped to Louisville this morning. Bradleys : Choice is intended to receive his final Kentucky Derby gallop of a mile and a quarter on arrival at chin-chill Downs thin afternoon. . Jefferson Livingstons second consignment of va .r« will be -hipped to Louisville Friday. All the horses in the -tabic, including Prince Bageae, arc in the pink of condition again. Mr. Livingston will arrive tomorrow to witness the closing days sport and will go from here to Louisville to view the running of the Kentucky Derby. Alaait 308 turfmen and racing followers will leave by th" El rod special for Louisville tomorrow night. The irain Ik due to depart at S p. in. and will arrive in Louisville about 10:45 p. in. BoaK of the paraphernalia used here in the inutiiol offices will ts- taken along. . Star Charter arrived at Beaumont Farm today. » Hal Price Bjeadley now has a half interest in him with John W. Schorr and the sou of Star Shoot will be in the stud next aeaaaa. Jockey Waldrou. whose license was held up at the 6et meeting of the license committee, was given permission to ride today and had the mount ..li Kingling. the winner of the last race. The following were among the best work-outs this morning: _ Praam Three-quarter* in 1:21%. i;,| Crump — Three eighths In :;v Indolence Three-quarters in 1:22. Three In 1:23. ■ loe Deibohl — -quarters Juki Y. — Three eighth- In 41%. Sam McMeekin— Tin ce -eight lis In 30%. Samuel It. Meyer— Three-eighths in 40%. Soslus — i Three-quarters in 1:10%. Star of Daniibf — Three-quarters in 1:25. Sun Queen — Three-eighths in 11-.,. White W ol — Half mile in 52.
