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DOUGLAS PARK MISTREATED RAIIT AND MUD AGAIN BRING ABOUT UN FAVORABLE RACING CONDITIONS David Craif Defeats Bronzewing Several Close CloseFinishes Finishes Mark the Racing A Case of ofRuling Ruling Off Louisville ly May 20 Another hard rain which began late this morning brought about more adverse condUitm at Douglas Park and accounted for multitude of withdrawals and a decreased attendance The handicap at one mile and a six ¬ teenth suffered most four of the six originally u rdcd being excused from starting The race of two horses for a 7IJO purse marked the first in ¬ stance of this kind since the installation of the mutucls on a Kentucky track It also established a record in the calculating ollire for the winner price was posted immediately after the linish Ions lielore he had returned to the judges stand for his rider to weigh In David Craig and Bronxe wing contested the race and the match excited keen interest Bronzewing was favored by the lug operators but the public in general pinned their Jaith to tin Schorr representative and they were an enthusiastic band when Goose sent him into a good lead at owe and led the lilly a stern chase to the stretch turn where she momentarily threatened to go to the front but under a rousing liulsii David Craig again drew away and managed to win liv lengthWith 11 length With linnwiirtli Bradley Choice and Hac out of the mile race a iiartet was left to go ami Leo Skolny under capable riding and running in his I t farm led Itonanra aii the way and won handily handilyAll All the winners had to struggle hard to gain their laurels during the afternoon Tin finishes be ¬ tween ami Ianghorne in ihc opener and St Charlcote and Manioc in the fifth were especially close Uiitwell tigmed in each case as the rider of the beaten norse On Manioc he might have won liad IK stayed close to the inner rail and forced tt Charlcote to go around him Jockey himJockey McCabe lost a race when he allowed Inten ¬ tion to lieat Mary H for the purse in the sixth race by easing up too soon The winner was ad ¬ vanced 405 over an entered price of 400 by Clar cnee Reed but was bought in inFollowing Following the cliisln race the stewards handed iown the following signed ruling Under the pro ¬ visions rule 207 of the Kentucky State Racing Com ¬ mission T J Itrown owner is warned off the on IM IMUil Uil 07tvad In part If a person corruptly gives or offers money rharo in a bet or other benelic 10 any person having oilicial duties in relation to a lace or to any jockey or if any person having ollleial duties in relatioi to a race or any jockey cor ¬ ruptly accept or offer to accept money share in a bet or other benefits then such IMTSOJI sa offending shall be ruled off the course courseTlie Tlie ruling came it is fa id as a result of an investigation by the stewards Into the allegation that T J Itrmvn had offenU jockey Median rider of Helen Harbce in yesterdays sixth race 100 on a horse other than his noimt in the nice nicelirnwn lirnwn Median and other persons were interro ¬ gated by the stewards but none of the testimony WIIR disclosed by the ollicials They intend to for ¬ ward it to the Kentucky State Racing Commissum It Is said that Itrown denied the allegation and that Median belli to the statement that Itrown had made the oiler to him himSeveral Several of the Kentucky Handicap eligibles were given trials of a mile and a quarter at Churchill Downs during the day Iorrmv worked the distance in 211 and Ioamer in 212
