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MOKE MUD AT LEXINGTON RACE WHERE OMAR KHAYYAM AND SKEPTIC WERE CARDED TO MEET DECLARED OEF. T.-.io.m Princt.s Takes Her Race — Green Jones Dkapnoints His Admirers — Jockey Cnunp Rides Four Wiaaars— Kalitaa to £o to Piinlieo. Lexiagtea, !•; ■.. May 4. cid mmI threatening weather eaa ..■.-.- in the order ii re this aften i .tnl it detracted much from the sport. Censidering the luiiiiil inn-. all • . -. Hi nt ;i I I • -1 1 . 1 : 1 1 1 • - was on ■; nil ;i ti-1 the wagering wis again heat jr. As :i resalt ef tip- hard raia daring the Bight, the track hecaate iiiuilily ami thin was responsible for Omar Khayyam* Bad skeptics abac ace from the in leaded feature race. Other withdrawals fram the .in.- race raaaed it betas declared oil. To campletc the card nt ser ■ race*, ■•other dank araa mm titiivil aad it brought together eterea fairly useful platen at three-ajaarters. The failure of Omar Khayyam ami Skeptic to race this afteraooa was di .appointing ta many. Bath of these three-year-aids ere attracting a geed bit . ntteatioa and are growiag in dailj favor, dae 1.. repeated foliates ef many long berahled Derby ■•rack*. BkeptJe and Omar Khayyam have nut been sean in .iri ion aa yet under colors. Skeptic was •.:vi:i a mile aad aa eighth inllep betweea the races, the Hewitt rr prorata tire joiim the diataace in 2: i.T-.-.. the first mill- in 1:48. Traiaer Pattcraoa haa abaat given ap the Idea of startiag Oaaar Khayyam before the Derby, ;is the race be points the colt lor does not eum to fill. or tin- track be tame a maddy. Todays racing sraa of the routine seder, maaj of the csatcsts finding the faTsritcs beasea. The om n -r breaght oat n pear l»:in l of maidtaa. with Mis- Miaa regarded with the most favor, he raase of a fast trial, bat R. Hera Chieftain took the pause in easy styi. from Jovial, witli the aged Kleeraa ii in third place. Postmaster, awaed by V. V. kfalhsllaad fur-d niahed the apael in the aecaaal race arbea he led w far I atJre way aad defeated Attorney Mu.r ami Haseen it; easj fashion. Baeae highly regat ded youngsters started in it. ! ut they won- at a dh advantage in the gateg aad ran m helter-skelter style all aver the track. Poor Ride He!j,s Defeat Blue Parsdise. K. Ii. Brad* y had designs on two of the par Bis dariag the sfternooa; liis IHidilmi stories won easily eaoogfa from the favorite .Mary II.. bat l is Brae Paradis . the most pronounced choice during tin- afteraoea, faUed badly. This was probably dae to her i r star; aad weak ridiag by Lewder, he being haadtcapped by the raid. Eastern Priaceaa ■eared in the race, with rraaeea Crawford following anil Hasty Main 1 landing third. B. B. Bradley has decided to semi Kalitaa to Baltimcre to atari in the Preakaeaa Stakes, thai will In in ii at Phaliea Saturday. May 12. The bane will he shipped back to Louisville tin- folkra lag day. Considerable support haa developed in the last few daya for Omar Khayyam ail! Skeptic for the Keatacky Derby. Bmil Hen has laid exteasiTely again t all the eatries la the Derby oa the play or pay priacipte. Green .loins Keatacky Derby aartratham re relred a aetback i.i the sixth race, when he f. ! leered Opportunity aad Basia to the finish. Col. II. Taylor, ime of the meat premhseal lis tillers in the isaallj, was an acquisition today to the ranks of awaers. Col Taylor mcaw.d ji fash-leaahle bred yoangster today, as the aaeJeaai sf a rating string be iateanta to gather. K. Mai-farlane. fhalraiua of the Canadian committee of Thoraaghmid Herae Asaoriatioa was among todays visit.,,, from Toronto. Jockey Tramp was mark m view in ■ driving way dariag the afteraooa pilot ins four wfamera when he lamliil Ii.ioui in the ekisiag race, having previously won on i ho itaiii. So-ins aini Opportunity.
