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VOGUE WINS THE GOLDEN ROD. Gallaher Bros. Scoro a Fluky Victory in Stake at Churchill Downs. Louisville, Ky., October 10. Brilliant racing, featured by extremely close finishes, marked the running of todays card at Churchill Downs. The track was still in a bail condition as a result of the rain of this morning, but the going was linn and surnrisingly fast time was recorded. The Golden Bod Stakes, at six furlongs, with selling conditions, and worth ,200 net to the winner, was tho headliner of the afternoon and e""ged several fairly good juveniles. The betting showed a big increase over yesterday. This was in the main due to the improved card and greater attendance. Favorites and second choices swept the card, the last four races wing to the first choices. The prices against all the winners were liberal, excepting in Pan Zaretas case. W. G. Yankes reuresentatives figured in a double when Gipsy Love and Flying Feet accounted for iheir respective races. Nobleman, another from the same stable. Just missed landing his purse when Christie beat him by a small manriu, thanks to Loftus energetic handling of the Labold gelding. Loftus also scored with Pan Zareta. Vogue won the juvenile stake, but her victory was somewhat Uuky, for Grecian, which finished second, was best and succumbed only through the diminutive Smyths inability to hold her together during the last seventy yards. Grecian was coupled with Sandstone because .1. E. Madden has an interest In the latter. Fred Auerbach, who will be in charge of the Charleston meeting, is on bis way from Jacksonville to .Maryland, where he plans to do some missionary work among the horsemen in behalf of the Charleston association. He will come here next week, when he will be ready to announce the full plans for the meeting and make known the early conditions that will govern the program book. Since the close of last winters Charleston meeting, Gus Miller, of Jacksonville, has leased the plant. The leasing of the track was at the suggestion of Santo Sotiile, whose extensive business interests in Charleston absorbed too much of his time to permit him sharing with Fred Auerbach the management of the plant. Jefferson Livingston was among, todays arrivals. It was the first visit that Mr. Livingston has made to any track since his departure from Saratoga during the early- period of the meeting. He looked over the twenty yearlings recently " bought in England by P. T. Chinn for his account. The promoters of the Now Orleans racing -project seem to be in earnest about holding a meeting and sent a request this afternoon to Charles F. Grainger to recommend a list of officials who will be willln- lo serve for the Crescent City racing. J. 11. .uead is negotiating tor the purchase of Toynbee from W. J. Younir. J. P. Boss today sent into winter quarters the horses Uncle Hart and Carpathia. W. F. Schulte will leave Monday for Charleston to take care of preliminary details pertaining to the opening of the meeting there and also to "at the track in good racing condition.
