Lexington Favorites Lose: Not A Single First Choice Is Included Among Days Winners.; Booker Bill Wins Allowance Race That Serves as Principal Feature of Program--Get of McGee Conspiciously Successful., Daily Racing Form, 1915-04-29

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LEXINGTON FAVORITES LOSE NOT A SINGLE FIRST CHOICE IS INCLUDED AMONG DAYS WINNERS Booker Bill Wins Allowance Race That Serves as asPrincipal Principal Feature of Program Get of McGea McGeaConspiciously Conspiciously Successful Lexington Ky April 28 Hooker Bill won Hie race for threeyearolds at one mile and seventy yards which wns the feature of the sixthday card at the Kentucky Association course this afternoon and the silver trophy presented by JI Wilson for the Irospiois Stock Farm went to More Moore of Dayton Ohio Booker Bill was off in front and stayed there though Little String aiid Lindenthal were pressing him hard at the tlnisii lrevllle the only other starter was never a con ¬ tender Manager Waite was withdrawn after he worked disappointingly in company with Star Jas ¬ mine a mile and i quarter in H this morn ¬ ing with Star Jasmine pulling to him all the way Booker Bill was timed the last mile of his race in 1K None of the four can be said to have displayed anything that entitles them to con ¬ sideration for the Kentucky Derby to which they are eligibleNot eligible Not a favorite succeeded in scoring The opening race was won by Amazon On which Johnny Me Taggart scored his Hrst success of the meeting Prince Harry which came home in front in the second race is the first winner ever saddled under the colors of John II Stamper Jr owner of the Orpheum Theatre here and it was the first start of the meeting for one out of his stable which is now in the hands of trainer Charles II Hughes Mr Stamper however did not back bis colt and Itecanse of tills fact lie is so chagrined that he says he will sell out and quit the turf turfJockey Jockey Mott who piloted Booker Bill In the feature rnce made it a double when he brought Lackrosc home in the fourth The Howard Oots stable cut a melon when Droll won the fifth race for which Gabrio was the favorite and in which Oakland led until well into the stretch The in ¬ tention was it seems to enter Droll in the open ¬ ing race but according to rejwrt trainer Stewart made a mistake and put her in the fifth fifthChares Chares W Moore owner of the good English stalion McGee which Kdward Corrigan brought tit this country anil raced successfully VAR the re ¬ cipient of many congratulations after Prince Hurry and Charlie McGce had finished first and second in the second race and Booker Bill and Little String had filled similar positions at the finish of the third race for they are all by the son of White Knight and Bemorse BemorseThe The weather was fine and the track fast after a good shower this morning The attendance was again large largeThe The jockeys who have ridden the thirtysix winners during the six days are E Martin four A Mott three H Tool three W Median L Gentry J Smyth J Kederis W J OBrien J McOnlK D Stirling T McTaggart It Goose two each J Dominie W W Taylor A Neylon F Teahan W Andress J McTaggart J Loftus C Van Dusen one each eachSecretary Secretary Will Shelley expects the Derby trial o be run on Tuesday next to furnish an interest ¬ ing preliminary to the big stake at Churchill Downs on May S Among the likely starters that will go to the post here In the preliminary are Kmerson Cocliran Pif Jr Itoyal II Coni monada Sharpshooter Double Ragle Leo Uay Goldcrest iBoy and Waterblnssom The latter is not an eligible to the Kentucky Derby to the regret of many who on the strength of her sparkling performance in the Ashland Oaks re ¬ gard her as not far behind the topnotchers of lier age of either sex sexThe The combination field players each received 44 for their 2 investment on account of the failure of any one to name Amazon and 1riuce Harry Lackiiise Droll and Beulah S comprising the threehorseplay yielded its backer 14CO for 2 2Owner Owner George B Moreland announced today that Just Hcd would I o retired as the horse went amiss badly after his two milo runaway at the conclusion of his start in yesterdays third face faceJohn John Sanford and trainer Burcli are still in quest of likely racing material Up to the present time they have licen unsuccessful in their efforts Mr Sanford has looked over many prospective yoiinp sters but when it came to negotiate for their transfer he was invarnhly met with the reply not for sale According to report Mr Sanford offered 11000 for Bulse and failed to secure him himEmerson Emerson Cocliran and IMf Jr candidates of the R L Baker stable for Kentucky Derby honors were worked this morning a mile and an eighth in 1 4 rather handily The following were among the best trials this morning morningAlan Alan Gold Half mile in 52 52Chalmers Chalmers Fireeighths In I01 Commonadii Mile in 1 41 41Constant Constant l144fEdith Threequarters in l144f Edith W Half mile in 52 52Finalee Finalee Half mile In 50 50John John Gnnd Threequarters in 114 Long Bca h Fiveeighths in 104 104Lady Lady Jane Grey Mile in 145 145Leo Leo Skolny Threequarters in 115 115Manioc Manioc Threequarters in 115 115McAdoa McAdoa Threequarters In 11S Moneymaker Mile in l45Sf l45SfItobinetta Itobinetta Threequarters in 11 Royal II Threequarters in 117 117Sea Sea Shell Threequarters in 110 110Teller Teller Mile in 147 147Worlds Worlds Wonder Half mile in 50


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