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FAVORITES HAVE AN INNING FOUR FIRST CHOICES AMONG THE DAYS I WINNERS AT LEXINGTON Cosmic is Victim of Bad Racing Luck But Wins WinsIdle Idle Hour Stakes by Narrow Margin MarginOver Over Kinney Lexington Ky April 29 In a driving finish with T P Hayes Kinney John G Greeners Cos ¬ mic won the Idle Hour Stakes and the beautiful silver cup presented hy B R Bradley at the Kentucky Association course this afternoon Bluckfo Daw was third six lengths back and a Incgth in advance of the muchheralded Manfred for which Captain Thomas J Clay and his brother George last winter refused 4500 while Cantara was last of the live going to iho post Bulse and King Goriu having been withdrawn The time for tho four and onehalf furlongs was 55 which takes from the winner something of the glamour of hhi lirst start though there is no lessening of the belief that he is one of the best twoyear old colts to race at this meeting anil a mitigat ¬ ing circumstance may be found in the fact that he was jammed into the fence today and came back with his stifle cut but not dangerously and the boot of his rider jockey Tommy McTaggart torn by contact with the rail Bradleys Choice driving hard in front of The Grader and Chalmers which had the best of a bad start and was In front all the way yere other odds on favorites to win The Norman winner of the opening race after a drive with Sosius was an even money favorite Good odds were paid on the vic ¬ tories of Lucky U and First Degree both saddled hy W L Lewis and both ridden by jockey A Mott in the second and sixth races respectively Jockey respectivelyJockey Pool also rode two winners The Norman and Chalmers and he and Mott now are tied for tirst riding honors each having five to his credit creditChalmers Chalmers ran on an extra quarter after the finish of lWLeo the handicap making the mile in lW Leo Ray in preparation for the Camden Handi ¬ cap for which Judge W H Shelley says he expects ten starters worked a mile and an eighth today in inMessrs Messrs Erb and Gardner owners of Clinton claimed Sosius from Jefferson Livingston for 900 after the second race Jockey Franklin was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for disobedience while at the post on Method in the nscoiiil race Sonia the eight yearold mare which O A Biancbi started in thw closing race yesterday broke down and was sent to Melbourne Farm this morning to he turned out and mated with Jim GatTney Boston Belle Lew Marions fouryearold sister to Prince Hermis also was GalTneyRoliert sent out to be mated with Jim GalTney Roliert Kay broke down during the running of the last race and was pulled up going along the back stretch stretchA A party of New Yorkers including Messrs H K Knapp U Hitchcock and Andrew Miller arrived here in time for the racing this afternoon afternoonIron Iron Mask today worked a half in 4G and five eighths In 100 easing up Old upOld Rosebud is going along nicely hut trainer Weir says lip does not intend to race hitu until the Latonia inceting The combination pay today was The Norman and Lucky R UiO Chalmers Bradleys Choice and First Degree 3945 3945Foals Foals from three famous mares at Hamburg Place were reported today Royal Gun a black roll hy Star Shoot Cherryola a chestnut colt by Star Shoot and Round the World a chestnut filly hy Uncle UncleA A T Dohson Is here in the Interest of the Denver meeting which will open Jiuiu 12 and close July 5 and is soliciting stake entries The Denver meet ¬ ing will be followed by a meeting at Cheyenne Wyoming v vThe The following were among the best trials over a fast track this morning Allen Cain Threequarters In 117 117African African Beau Mile in 149 149Buckhorn Buckhorn Fiveeighths in 105 105Buck Buck Keenon Mile in 150 150Brigs Brigs Sister Threequarters in 116 116Consoler Consoler Half mile in 52 52Dark Dark Flower Threequarters In 118 118Dr Dr Carmen Half mile in 48 48Kmhroidery Kmhroidery Threeeighths in 40 40Flossie Flossie Crockett Threeeighths in 37 37Father Father Riley Mile in 150 Grecian Threeeighths in 3S 3SHocnir Hocnir Threequarters in 115 Impression 115Impression Mile in 145 Leo Ray Mile and a quarter in 207 Maliel 38Mallet Montgomery Threeeighths in 38 Mallet Threeeighths in TS TSOliolns Oliolns Seveneighths in 133 133Othello Othello Half mile in 49 49Panella Panella Half mile in 51 Raincoat Mile in 145 157Sprmlel Sharpshooter Mile and an eighth in 157 Sprmlel Mile in 144 144Stalwart Stalwart Helen Half mile in 49 49Sureget Sureget Half mile in 49 Talebearer 49Talebearer Threequarters in 11G Vogue Fiveeighths in 103
