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LEXINGTON FAVORITES DAY FIVE WIN IN A ROW AT ODDS -ON OVER AN EXTREMELY BAD TRACK. Berlin Takes the Idle Hour Stakes from a Solitary Opponent — Samuel R. Meyer Wins His First Race in a Long Time. Lexington. Ky., May 4.— Withdrawals from the Idle Hour Stakes, mi account of had track conditions, made it virtually a match race lictwcoii .1. S. Wards Berlin and John W. Schorrs Frank Coleman. The former ruled an overwhelming favorite and proved an easy winner. The stake was worth SI. Ml net to the winner. l»esides a handsome silver plate and pitcher, the gift of E. It. Bradley, for whose farm the race was named. Frank Colemans part of the purse was 45. The Idle Hour Stakes had its sixth running today and the roster of its winners is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. .1910 Shooting Spray ..103 A. Thomas$ 620.501:15 1911 Kaiser 107 C. Canz . .".49 1:1« 1913 Little Nephew ...113 J. Loftus. 1.109 :B»% 1914 Climber 115 J. Kederis 1.511 :T,T, 1915 Cosmic 11H T. McTgt 1,140 :55% 191« Berlin USE. Murphy 1.101 :50:.f, Wintry and threatening weather again served as a drawback to the s|iort, but a generous crowd was on hand. The racing was interesting in the main and. from a speculative point, the talent fared splendidly, for they managed to pick the successful ones with regularity, the first five winners Itoing at odds-on. In the opener JelTerson Livingstons Cash on Delivery made his initial appearance for the season and won commaudiiigly over Talebearer and Blackthorn. Samuel It. Meyer had conditions to his liking in the substitute race and won the first purse he has taken in over two years. He was entered for 00 and was bid up to ,000 by E. T. Colton, his owner retaining him by an advance of . Lucky B. scored her second win of the meeting when she galloped home in front of Bine Cap anil Autnhell. E. K. Bradleys English filly. May Bird. was making her American debut in this race, but tired after going promisingly for a half mile. Kay Spence. E. U. Bradley. William Hurley and other horsemen, who went to Nashville to testify in the W. W. Dardcn suit against the Adams Express Company, for the loss of his horses in the wreck at Terrace Bark, near Cincinnati, while en route to Windsor last year, returned this morning. E. W. Moore and A. L. Austin will ship their horses at the close of the racing here to Toronto, where they will begin the Canadian racing season. J. W. Mays horses will be shipped to Belmont Park, following the close of the LexfajroM meeting. W. H. Baker made it a double for the afternoon when Krigerio won the fifth race. E. T. Colton was again on hand and bid up the winner from an entered price of $.".00 to ,200. hut Baker retained his colt witli an advance of . John A. Payne, representing the Hartford Insurance company, today came here from Cincinnati with n check for ,000 payable to J. Hal Wood ford for the insurance of the two-year-old filly Drenmsome and found that she was not dead, as rcjiortod. Trainer James Hukill at first thought he would lie compelled to destroy her after her fall the other day, but lie now says he will probably be able to save her. "Shes worth more than ,000 even as a cripple." all Hukill. Work-outs over a heavy track this morning were: Aldebaran — Five-eighths in 1:10. Altamaha — Half mile in 34. Bank— Mile in 1:51%. Benedictina — Mile in 1:50. Blind Baggagt — Three-eighths in 39. Boneros Kirst — Five-eighths in 1.08%. Brown Velvet— Five-eighths in 1:09. Father Riley— Three-eighths la 3S:,"3. Cutaway — Half mile in 53. Harold — Three -quarters in 1:26. Hocnir— Three eighths in 40. Irish Gentleman — Half mile in 53. Malabar Five-eighths in 1:08%. Mlns Jazlxi -Three-eighths in 38%. Onotn — Five-eighths in 1:08. Othello -Five-eighths in 1:00%. Prince Harry — Mile in 1:47%. Shyness- Five-eighths in 1:08%. Star Jasmine -Mile and an eighth in 2:02. Thornwood -Three-quarters in 1:25. Transit Mile in 1:57. Wateihlossoni Mil • and an eighth in 2:05.
