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HODGE A GAME REPEATER WINS THE CLARK HANDICAP FOR THE SECOND TIKE IN A GREAT FINISH. One Step Causes Trouble by Kicking Many of the Other Horses While at the Post — Great Crowd Views the Sport. Louisville. Ky.. May 20. — W. J. Webers Hodge repeated liis victory of last season in the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs today. The race was worth .521 net to the winner. His success this afternoon was decidedly fluky and. while lie was a sufferer in the race to some extent, had it lieen free of interference. It is doubtful if lie would have succeeded in retting better than third. Kd. Crump managed to land second place, with Dr. Carmen in third place. Then followed a jumbled mass of horses headed by the The Grader, with his stablemate. Leo Kay. Old Koenig. Koyal II.. and Waterblossom all closely grou] ed. As the race was run and under the weight assignment Leo Hay ran as if In-st. Lowder bis rider was forced to take him back soon after the start and lie was last while going around the first two turns. When going well, he was again cut off and came Into the stretch extremely wide. Right in the last sixteenth, he was again impeded and when crossing the finishing line he was still being hampered. What ha pinned to Leo Hay. was partially true of some of the others, excepting Waterblossom. Old Koenig and Dr. Carman, which at all times were free interference. One Step began the trouble at the joist when she kicked everything within reach causing confusion and a scattering of the others to get out of her reach. Bayberry Candle was landed on heavily several times; Koyal II. and Waterblossom likewise felt her iron shod hoofs. When One Step settled down somewhat. Hodge began to give trouble from stub-borness. When the start was effected it was fairly good, but most of the horses were tangled and were well strung out on the first turn. Hodge was in the forward flight until the half was reached, where lie suffered extensively from crowding, but managed to recover in time to get up and win by a head from Kd Crump, which had displaced Old Koenig and Waterblossom in the last eighth. "TVMttys " attendance was of immense size and speculation was in keeping with the banner crowd. The diversified play about all the starters in most of the races accounted for good prices against all the winners. Track conditions could not have been improved upon. Wanda Pitzer. which was bought by T. F. Buckley out of the sixtli race yesterday, has been turned over to P. M. Civill who will train her. Among todays visitors was Governor Stanley. Who occupied one of the boxes with a party of friends and enjoyed the racing immensely. Dark Flower was sold by T. C. McDowell this morning to Coombs Bros, at private terms. Albert Simons uncovered in Greentree. owned by II. P. Whitney, what was intended to bo a real "good thing," but lie succumbed to Sunflash. The Whitney starter showed lack of racing exjierience and will reverse the finish with the winner at any future meeting. He is reported to have worked three-eighths in 34 seconds on several occasions. The race was for maiden two-year-olds at four and a half furlongs and. Greentree. after being out-pnceil early, finished like a cyclone. The public began badly when they selected Jerry ns the one to score in the opening dash. He was a strong contender most of the way, but Booker Bill, on which Andress rode a powerful finish, managed to get the victory by a neck. The Baker stable made amends in the second race for Jerrys defeat by scoring with Frigerio. which showed a meritorious performance by winning as easily as he did over Berlin after having t een subjected to a hard drive from the rise of the barrier. Work-outs over a fast track this morning were: Alex Getz — Half mile in 52. Balk — Three-quarters in 1:18. Busy Joe— Three-quarters in 1:20. Choctaw — Five-eighths in 1:03. Capt. Kees — Mile in 1:47%. Charlie McGe» — Five-eighths in 1:03%. Embroidery — Mile in 1:4ft, Fieuron — Half mile in 51. Hops — Three-quarters in 1 :19. Huntress — Three-eighths in 36. Impression — Mile in 1:43. J. J. Murdock — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Lnughornc — Three -quarters in 1:10%. Lytle — Five-eighths in 1:00%. Mikifula— Three-quarters in 1:16%. Port Light — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Satin — Half mile in 52. Sleeper — Three-eighths in 37. The Norman — Three-quarters in 1:17. Transit— Mile in 1:46%. Turco — Three-quarters in 1:17. Ty| e — Seven-eighths in 1:34.
