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BIG SMOKES STAKE RACE E TAKES THE FORT THOMAS STAKES FROM ALL THE WESTERN CRACKS WITH EASE. y Pleasant Weather Induces Fine Attendance — Star J.j Jasmine Wins Narrowly from Hanovia and ■ Hodge — A. N. Akin Takes His Race. a Cincinnati, Ohio. October Pi. — Big Smoke, coupled „ with 1uckii-lhiu as the X. C. Bradley entry. uc- ., ■ united for the Fort Thomas Stakes, worth ,915 j. ii-t to the winner, over the biggest baud of young- v -t Ts that h:: been engaged in a race ill Kentucky this year. The field included the |»ick of the juvenile division. Big Smokes victory was a clean ., ■ tit one. for he came from behind, passed the J leaders in the stretch and won going away. Cosmic j als.i ran a go. d race, to land ill second place. u i hecks took third money ainl his stahlemate. Iri- j L. iiiero. Iiy finishing fourth, saved his starting and „ of entrance foes. The fiftteu engaged in the race were v always closely aligned, with Priuiero in the lead. lie was in command until the stretch was reached, j wln-re he ltegan to tire and was passed in turn , by the placed trio. Blackie Daw found his impost j too exacting and retired in the last eighth. Marse t Henry also fell back at tins point, after running , prominently for the first half. 1 Todays was the sixth running of the Fort Thomas .. stakes, the condeiiM-d history of which is as fol- . lows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. t IMIO Kddu lit; T. K.K-nier. . 150 l:i:i~ i.tll Azviade llu K. Goose... 1.380 1 :12V.. | I ••12 Hawthorn 1*27 J. Loftus... l,:Wl 1:U IMS Ralph 115 J. IMtm... 2.710 1:11 , 1!U4 Chalmers US W. Andrcss 2.470 1 :12% t Mil Big Smoke 122 R. Small .. 2.015 1:15% j An immense crowd filled ■■very available inch of I the big plant this afternoon. Weather conditions a «•;• • perfect, but the track, though dry on top. - was dull and moist beneath its TUsl and slow time was the order throughout the afternoon. j Most of the racing was spirited and the finishes i • lose, that in the mile and an eighth handicap being particularly so. for Star Jasmine just lasted l"iig ■ ■ nough to score ov.-r Hanovia. with Hodge close up. ■ Hanovia was going fastest of all at the end and ] would have won in a few more strides. The recent arrival from Canada. A. X. Akin. urniKbed an upset in the second race when he out- stayed Korfhag" in a closely fought drive. Dr. n. an whieli finished third, may have been best. 1 ,ii t suffered by lieing knocked out of contention on the lower turn, Goldcrest Boy was one of the out-- landing favorites that had an easy time of it, for le won in the third as his rider pleased. f S. C. Nuckols. secretary of the Kentucky State I Hating Commission. is not aware when the next meeting of the commission will be held, but it is likely to be on the closing day of the present meeting. The fourteen yearlings Ixmght in England by Howard Oots are now in Lexington going through with their racing lessons. They are a likely band and regarded highly by their owners. The stewards had Jockey Small before them today , to explain his ride on Roscoe loose in yesterdays third race. He stated that he did the lies! he could and that the borse could not keep up. No action was taken by the officials and they will probably await tlie colts further racing. Trainer John F. Schorr was also called on to explain the suddenly improved showing of Mars Cas-sidy. winner of yesterdays sixth race. Work-outs this morning over a heavy track were: Al lierce — Three-quarters in 1:2.!. Bean Spiller— Throe-piarters in 1:22. Bell Bov — Throo-iiuarlers in 1:2:;. Itig Fellow —Five eighths in 1:11%. Business Agent— Three-quarters in 1:23. Capt. Rees— Five eighths in 1:11. Dignity— Three-eighths in :a». Eologv — Five-eighths in 1 :07. Kxfiectat ion— Seven-eighths in 1 :37%. First Degree— Seven-eighths in 1 :.".7rf.. I litaway — Mile in 1:52. Harry Gardner — Five-eighths in 1:00. Huntress— Three-quarters in 1:20. Imperator — Half mile in 53%. Jack oIMwd Five -eighths in 1:07. Jack Reevea — Three-eighths in 39. j.lm Jr. — Five-eighths ill 1:11%. J. .sic — Three-quarters in 1:22. Malabar— Five-eighths in 1:1.:. Marjolie P.— Five-eighths in .1:00. Margaret O.— Three-quai te-s m 1:23. UeAdOO— Five eighths in 1 : U. Nash Cash— Half mile in ..i. Ionpee — Three-quarters in 1:21. Raincoat — Mile and a quarter in 2:21. Bio Brazos— Thr quarters in 1:21. Koyal Interest— Three-eighths in 39. Wr William— Three-quarters m 1:2S. 1 udauuted-Mil" in I** Waterbhss"in — Mile in 1 .*s.
