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NOWEOR CHURCHILL DOWNS DOUGLAS PARK MEETING COMES TO AN END WITH CAPITAL RACING. Fan G. tho "Victress in tbo Becchmont Stakes Iurdey no Longer a Maiden Several Odds-on Favorites Beaten. Louisville, Kj, September 20. Racing at Douglas Park for this year t etui i n;i t -l this afternoon with a banner crowd in attendance. Visit ore were rewarded by some of the host. siKirt of tin meeting. The ladies took advantage of the managements invitation to witness the racing free of cost and filled the spacious plant to the crowding point, occupying every vantage space in the big grandstand and lawns, letting was of great volume and the action in general furnished a fitting finale to a lirilliaut and highly successful season of raring at this course. The Becchmont Stakes, under selling conditions, for two-year-olds and worth ,810 net. to the winner, was the headliner of the program of seven race:; and resulted in a victory for II. Finks Fan G., which led tin- other juveniles from the rise of the harrier and won in easy style from George .1. Longs Phocion. which in turn succeeded in downing .1. Kufus in the last stride for second place. Fan G. was entered to he sold for 00 and immediately after the finish N. F. Portch and II. Perkins each put in a sealed hid of ,500 for her, Imt the owner made the necessary advance to retain her. Two outstanding upsets in succession gave t.ie public a severe setback. Tin; two offenders were Sedan and Roscoe Goose. The former succumbed in the last stride to A. K. Mueonibers Kittenish, which scored in sensational style after the Ward colt seemed to have the race at. his mercy. Koscoe Goose gave his supporters concern from the start by failure to move into the lead with his customary dash. He saved much ground when coming into the stretch when Converse swung wide, carrying Stout Heart with him. but Roscoe Goose was not good enough and tired perceptibly in the last sixteenth. Stout Heart won easily, with Con-verso in second place. , .1. 1. Rospcss English-bred horse, Purdey, ruled an overwhelming favorite over the maidens starting in the opener and, while he won, it was not in the commanding fashion his confident support indicated, for Sayouarra, an extreme outsider, pressed him vigorously all the way. Surpassing won tin; fifth race, after appearing a forlorn prospect in tin? first half. He got up with a rush in the last sixteenth to outstay Louise Paul. After the finish Kay Spence hid him up from 00 to .,100, but failed to get him, the owner bidding the necessary . Everything is in thorough order for the opening at Churchill Downs tomorrow, when the fall meeting of eight days will begin. Most of the owners liens put in the day moving their chargers to the Churchill Downs course and indications point to a record-breaking meeting there. As a result of having bled in his race of yesterday. First Degree has reverted back to the Gold-blatt. establishment. John P. I.OWO was among the visitors this afternoon. He came from California. His horses and those of Charles W. Clark, are turned out at San Mateo, Cal., but will shortly be taken up to resume training. It is the trainers intention to race them at New Orleans during the coming winter and later on at Hot Springs and Kentucky. In the Clark string are a number of fashionably-bred English youngsters that the trainer regards highly. Jockey Mack Garner left last night for his home in Ynlcrvillc, Iowa, where he will rest for several weeks. He will return to Latonia to resume riding. Jockey M. ISuxton, who came from the east yesterday, will ride the horses of the AViekliffe Stable while Garner is absent. Jockey Schcrrcr was suspended for three days by the starter for disobedience at the post in the fifth race.
