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COMING FOR THE HANDICAP VISITORS CROWDING TO LOUISVILLE TO VIEW DOUGLAS PARKS BIG RACE. Fast Track anil Great Contest in Prospect — Money Maker Runs a Good Race — Several Winners Bid Up. Louisville, K.v.. Ji:i: "J.— The advance guard of visitors, who are cowing to witness the running of the Kentucky Handicap tomorrow. NfanM the regular attendance ;it Douglas Park this afternoon, making it apiMiir like a holiday fi-"i th«TiiiK. Speculation corresiiondingly increased and, while t lit- card, on tin- whole, savored much of :in off day ulTcring, tin* racing w:is enjoyable anil form fill. Tlio truck :is in excellent condition :iml fast time amis tlic rule in most testeaCSS. Then- w.is no cessation from the bidding on winners in selling races and two of tin- winners in tin- first l::ilf of tin- card received attention. Tin-first riunip followed tin- victory of Rrizz in the Mt-Mf. Me was advanced from .in entereil jirico of HM to SI. 205 .-in. I bought in. .1. M. Henry. Jr., tiii! the bidding in this instance. In the third race lipil— 111 was advanced from MM to ,705, at which figure she was retained. J. C. Milam, whose Morristown landetl second, did the bidding-; on this occasion. Ky tar the best finish of the day came with the raaateg tif the fifth race, when .Money Maker pot up in the final stride to nip Fleitro out. The latt r appeared a certain winner after rounding into the stretch, lint is a sluggish runner and decidedly awkward in his action. Kederis. his rider, made it more difficult for tin- horse when he used him as a battering ram and idled the contenders against the rail in the stretch. Had lie continued fur a straight course he would have v. on. The stewards promptly suspended Kederis fur ten days, it betas ■* second olTense. Kited Baggage, the favorite, indicated hy his raaateg that he is strictly a sprinter, for he retired from contention after going throe -quarlcrs. There were many expressions of genuine regret over the sudden death of Woodford Clay last Bight. He had bsea ailteg hut a short time. Triad, owned hy him. was excused from the fourth race. There will lie a meeting of members of the Kentucky State Kilting Commission at Douglas Park tomorrow. Among the matters to come up for consideration are the allotment of dates for the Kentucky fall racing season and the report of the eomiiiitlee o!" horsemen having in charge the long race to ba run next fall, to which the commission will add a ,000 gdd cup. Trainer A. .1. Ooltlslxirough. who has Roamer in charge, stated that t!ie reason for the scarcity of entries at I.i-lmont lark is due to the unusual amount of sickness that is prevalent among the horses in the east. "We have the tinest lot of two-year-olds the east has had in years." said Mr BsMshsfesagh. •but they are all ailing." The running of the rich Kentucky Handicap is the .ill-nlisorbin.-. topic among horsemen at present. If no rain falls, and indii.it ions at present are that there will 1m- none, the entire field named overnight is expected to go to the post. All the owners express confidence that their representatives will acquit themselves creditably. Never began have the preliminary trials Ih-cii of such promising character. All those carded have worked sensationally. Water Witchs three-quarters in 1:12 this morning, hard held, is illustrative of the dazzling speed most of the starters are at present capable of. Kutwcll and Natter, who will ride Roamer and Korrow respectively, arrived lo.lay from New York. That the easterners are not overly sanguine of again garnering the rich plum, is indicated by trainer James Howes offer to wager trainer Oolds-horoiigh before the bitters departure from the east that neither I.orr.nv nor Ho.tmcr would get a place in the race. Hoamer will Ik- shipped immediately after the K« nt in k v Handicap to I.elniont lark and with him will go Hollow and two others of the Whitney string here that trainer Kowe will designate tomorrow. The program liooks covering the remainder of the Douglas lark meeting were distributed to owners this afternoon. K-irry Korg.-nsehut and track superintendent John Kecgan of the l.atoiiia tack were among the visitors and at aaee begaa taking reservations fat Stall room at the llilhtele track, l.oth will have their hands full in allotting space to the numerous applicants. At present it looks as if over nine hundred hordes will lie at l.atoiiia. it is reported that the crack two-year-old Harry Kellv. in John V. Schorrs stable, is developing into a bail actor. K. K. l.radle.v recently wagered "Dub" May 00 even that lomp would win more races than Harry K- lly from no.v until Novcuilicr. Work outs t hi-- moriiinv; on a fast track were: Dlauchila Half mile in ." I -.-. . Kolala ri.ree-ipiarlers ill 1:20. Checks Mil.- in 1 :4«". Constant Half mile in 51".-,. Dr. Karri, k Five -eighths in 1 :13. llv Dome Half mile in 90%. Il.mk ODaj Mil- in Kli ... Hotlge Three-quarters in l:lli. Judge Young Half inih- in Bl%. Kiltie Sister Thrce-.-uarters in 1:18. Design Mile in 1:4.". Koam r Mile in 1:42. Itoamer Mil • in 1:42%. ■aanr Goose Five eighths in 1 :I3. Sic Hi Half mil ill 68%. Tatiana Mih- and one-eighth in 1:09. Type Seven tighths in 1:34. Water Witch Three -quarters in 1:12. WaterMosMMH Tin.. -quarters in 1:1-1. Yaca--Half mile la 4tf. . I , I
