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PANDEAN MEETS A DEFEAT FORCED OUT BYSTAB SHOOTEE ON THE LAST TUKN AND LEO RAY WINS First Venture Unlucky in His Race Maniocs ManiocsVictory Victory Brings Him a Now Owner Luzzi Luzzia a Winner Louisville Ky May IS The running of the handicap at one mile and an eighth that featured this afternoons card at Churchill Downs was at ¬ tended by several incidents chief of which was a victory of Leo Ray over Pandean and Star Shooter which had absorbed more betting attention than he had Loo Rays success was in the main due to Star Shooters action in attempting to bolt on the stretch turn In doing so he forced Pandean sufii cinetly wide to cause enough loss of ground to cost the Whitney representative running in the name of L S Thompson the victory One of the outstanding incidents of the race came right at the start when Robert Bradley ridden by the in ¬ experienced Matter Iwlted and refused to join the others in racing His elimination removed a sup ¬ posedly strong factor Star Shooter at once raced into a good lead wth Pandean running sluggishly and trailing until nearing the half where he moved up resolutely He appeared able to pass the leader on call when approaching the stretch turn but at this point Star Shooter began to bore out and forced the Whitney horse wide Leo Ray in the meantime seemed thoroughly beaten but the great amount of ground he saved enabled him to again become a factor and in the last seventy yards he passed Star Shooter Pandean tired some ¬ what in the last eigbtli and returned to the stand limping perceptibly perceptiblyCool Cool threatening weather again prevailed and caused a considerable falling off in attendance from the former large standard The betting slumped correspondingly but this was due mainly to tin large and unwieldy fields that furnished the con ¬ tests in most of the races The public fared well on the whole for it managed to connect fre ¬ quently with the first or second choice Maniocs victory in the opener brought with It a change in his ownership trainer Tom Dodge leading him to E B Elkins stable on a bid of 800 an advance of 300 over the entered price The horse was lucky to win for had not the saddle slipped on First Venture that horse would have carried off the purse The bidding on Man ¬ ioc was in retaliation for J W Mays claiming of Bayberry Candle yesterday yesterdayWilliam William Gersts Luzzi and Gypsy Blair wero best in the twoyearold races but Gypsy Blair suffered defeat by a close margin by Beauty Shop Luzzi however won her race easily easilyJockey Jockey Carroll Shilling sold at private terms today Conning Tower to Steve Gohston a Texas turfman Boots and Saddle was taken over by J M Shilling in whose colors he will run hereafter Shilling will appear for a hearing at the next meet ¬ ing of the Jockey Club but according to report there is little likelihood that a riding license will be granted to him this year yearG G W Wingnelds Scarlet Oaks and Celesta ar ¬ rived today from Reno Nevada NevadaC C J Brockmillcr represented in the last race by Acis claimed Impression for 8 0 Louisville workouts this morning over a good track were wereBonanza Bonanza Threequarters in 122 122Chalmers Chalmers Threeeighths in 41 41Constant Constant Half mile in 55 55Father Father Riloy Threequ t rs in 118 118Fidget Fidget Half mile in 51 51Julia Julia L Fiveeighths in 103 103Lady Lady Errant Half mile in 50 50Miss Miss Thorpe Threeeighths in 37 37Money Money Maker Threequarters in 117 117Old Old Bon Threeeighths In 7 7Prince Prince Eugene Threeeighths in HS HSReno Reno Half mile in 51 51Roamer Roamer Mile in 143 143Royal Royal II Mile and an eighth in 200 200Serenata Serenata Half mile in 52 52Sir Sir Catesby Threeeighths in ° 0 0Sleeth Sleeth Threeeighths in V Steppa Fiveeighths in 10 10White White Crown Fiveeighths in 105
