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RLM.LINS L JIREAT FORM TAKES DOUGLAS PARKS FEATURE RACE IN A FAST AND RESOLUTE FINISH. Favorites Not Well Selected, but Conning Tower Proves an Exception — Grecian Beaten in a Close Finish of Five. LoaJsvUle, Ky.. September 22. — in a brilliant BaUb alter ■ long tad well-sustained drive. Ringing won over Lad; Botha and l i. Larrick in the laile and aeventj yards handicap that MI fed BS todays featare race al Dpaglaa Park. 11m race was contested by a field of tic Although Singling bad shown creditable nerfoMBssacs in previous Marts, sin- nraa Deflected in a bettiag way. the public giving their favor to Dr. Samuel, willi the Mi| ] .- ,il. smart speculators festering »n Prln ■ Pet mis and Dr. Larrick. The latter shownl the peed to the stretch turn, when- Lady Botha took uj tin- running, only to succumb to toe Weir mare in the last few strides, Singling was given an additional halt mile Trial alter the iinish as a I reparation for he: atari in The Louisville Cap, H. I..- derided on the last day of the present nieet-lug. ideal weather condition* prevailed and the nail. wax in perfect condition, contributinc materially toward another large attendance. Small Put well-balanced fields gaxe opportunity lor an increased v 1-IIBM ol" Petting .mil While the favorites wire again •i nerhlly downed, all of the winners came in for liberal sunfiert. Conning Tower, favorite for the third race, wax Inehy to win. as Kd Howard ran aa It heal ami probably loot solely because of the mis-lake ol jockey Oaracr, who Book nun hack wJen going well on almost even terms with Canning T wer. Later he lost ground on the stretch turn. lull finished with a rush and was only lieaten by a head. ti.e Cannot, favorite for the tint race, started -indents of form off badly when he fell immediately after toe start, ireclan waa favorite for the second .in. I succumbed right at the end after having led iiirouglioiit. riii- iinish in this race was a thriller. I.i e of tile leaden luing separated by hose-. W. .1. Young will not have representation at any ..f the wiiil.. bracks and will, at the rioae of I.a Ionia racing, turn out the horses under his care until spring. He ban eight youngster- that he regards iiiguiy and from which he hopea to develop aaothei ISnlae. .1. IV Rosa, who li:s been given a painstaking ■ turse oi training to [,ncle Hart, with a View to . .i.tv .in. -ion. will have to let up on him bc-- he came out of his last trial in a had way. Irainor Will Perk tan intends to campaign a number of the M. C. Moore horses at one of the Whiter iracks. Aunt Joste came out of ber race limping .. tcepfibly. T. . McDowell ha- taken up the dozen young-rters that he intends lacing next season. The hand iucindea a brother to Star Jasmine and Pus- in Hoots. :, ulster to The Manau i and a lillv by Bal i..t King - Daughter. .lolin Senooley. a well known docker, laid to live :i Marion. lad., was found dead last night at his lodgings near the track. The coroner is making an effort to locate his relatives. Secretary A. It. Leafiest of the Hamilton Jockey !ul. was an arrival this moraiag. He came to inspect the inutuel. Petting plant at Douglas Park with a view P Incorporating most of the ideas at Hamilton, where the niutue! style of wagering will I..- in-tailed this winter foe use next year. A census by Secretary Pearce of the horses quartered at both tracks shows the total Dumber to be HOI. probably the lowest number of. racers that have been here in many years. Work-out- Hits nornieg on a fasi track were: Beach Comber — Mile and an eighth in 3:43 Broom Ilowei -Three quarters |B 1:13%. .Kick Beeves— Half mile in 54. Jack ODowd— Three-quart era in 1:1*. Little Si-ter - Iiv .--eighths in 1:43. Manioc— Mile in 1 :44V.. Maeva — Tliree-qmirters ia 1:18%. Plea-urcville Tin ■ ■■ quart, i a in 1:18. Itirle Shooter Tbree-ouartera in 1:16. Skiles Knob Turee-qoarera in 1:19%, Samuel It. Beyer Bile in 1:44. Sleeth Mile and an eighth in 1 :•"•! . Talebearer Three-ucartem in 1:21. transit Mil.- in 1:40. Votary- Three-quarters in 1:17. Worlds Wonder Tbree-quartera in 1:24. Water Witch .Mile in 1 :J:;.
