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COLONEL YENNIES CAMDEN DEFEATS EMBROIDERY IN A CLOSE FINISH FOR LEXINGTONS PRINCIPAL HANDICAP- Dir.agrecable Weather DoCo Not Prevent a Large Attendant — Cl:al:.ic:s Beaten and Disqualified for Touling King Gorin. T Ttagtea, Ky.. May 8. ledferaea Livingstons Eaglish-nred Colonel V i.ni-- added te his laurels tlis afternoon aad incidentally took rank with Ike Lading baadteap racers i;i this count rj . when he arcaaated for tie- Caaedea Handicap, worth ,578.56 net to the v.iiii!"r. in a haid effort from Bmbwtdei/. with Waterwitrfa in third pine Cetead Veaaie waa roaeedtag maeh weight io the other starters ami wiiit aboat in- task in truly muae style, for lie suffered BhabroMery to lead him by ;i coed aar-gin during the early running stages aad cat down hat lead in raair sty] mi jockeys ■rgiag, hut tlio wight seemingly hegaa to t-ll in the atretch, lor ho had to in- raaaed when an eighth out. though ho won with his rider -itting still. Whatever wa-geriag araa iadalged la on the rare was eoafiaed to Embroidery tad Cotoael Veaaie, the weight eoa- iisvion that the in. ire it eeived. b tog resiionsilde for her ruling :; slight favorite at the eh. so. Colonel Veaaiea rtetorj araa a popular one. judging by the amount if applause for horse and rider on their return to tie- jadgea stand. Goverawr Btaatey viewed toe tunning of the rare from the jadgea stand and after the finish, pre wated on beh ill of former flraator Camden, for arhaai the rare was named, an exquisite silver rap, to oaraer Jefferson Liviagstoa, arbo had raaae from New York this morning to aritnesa his horses per foraaaaee. In Ua preaeBtatioa tali. Governor Stanley extolled the thoroaghbred horse aad laid par-tiealar atresa on the importance of the thoroughbred and tin- prominence with ahieh he will figare in the pre acat war. Second Str.ke Vi tory for Colonel Vonnie. Cotoael Veaaiea victory in the Caaadea marked his seeoinl stake sneeess ,il this meeting, having previously accounted for tin Bea AM Handicap and it is his fourth stake vietory this year. I!, is . likewise Hie leading money winner to dale this tf M as..,,. The Camden Handicap was run for the eighth lime today and its condensed history is s follows; Year. Winner. A.V.t. Jockov. Vai. lime. UMDaai 114 Herbert . . ..4M 1:51 1P11 Ronnie Kelso ..:. 127 ;. Arckibld 1,700 2:04 1912 Wl Iv. right ..3101 Byrne 1,401 2:14 101S flora Pinch . . .4 100 Baxtoa M8 24S% 1014 Sleet!, r. IOB J. Hanover. 2.323 2:Hl .. 1015 Indolenee 4 99 j. Smyth.. 1,000 2:0346 1010 Wat-r Witel, ..4 102 If. Gaiter. 1,008 2:04% 1917 Colon. 1 vennie.i 122 w. Crump. 1,573 2.-07% Kim at 1 1 s miles tor three year ehis in loio. Wintry and threatening weather, arhich rated this afternoon in these parts, did not aeem to have any deterring effect on the racing eathaaiasts, tor a record attendance was on hand, iadadlag many distil, gaiahed |iersonagea in civil, military and pditi-eal lif«. Civei, or Stanley and his staff were earlj in rival; at the track and received a %t m roan reception. The chief executive of the Blae Graaa state took arhotesaoae enjoyment out of the apart and its attending incidents. the difficult track marred the sport to aome extent and it araa held u upoaalhli for aaaaeroaa upsets that developed, favorites faring particularly badly in the first four ran-. The first disqualifi cation of the present racing came with the raaaiag of the third race, a three quarters sprint handicap. in watch the favorite Chalmers, after fialshiag aec olid, was placed last for hhl interfere, ,ce with Kino Oorla daring the atretch raring and the Baker repreaeatative givea second place and Heather Mann third. Kara CaaaJdy had baatea Chnbnera in easy style. I. at with a I •.-,,■ course for Kins; Gorla, the latter might have given the winner a stout argument. After the finish, the judges announced the suspension of jockey Murphy for the remainder of the meeting for Ma iaterfereace to King Goria with I halmers. Tickets Derby Preliminary Gallop. Trainer A. J. Goldsboroagh, who is training Andrew Millers Kentucky Derby prosiM et Ticket, came over from Louisville this morning to supervise the colts mile and a quarter preliminary gallop, indulged in hit areas the first and second race. The colt worked the distance in 2:llv.-,, the fractions as follows: Quarter in 25, half mile in 80%, throe-quarters in :lyr, and the mile in 1:44%. Owner Andrew Miller, in company with other eastern owners, will arrive next Monday. Ticket is intended to he among the starters in some race next Tuesday and is regarded as a certain starter in the Kentucky Derby. Maliister Toi was shipped to Louisville last, night, where he will he given his finishing training for the Derby. He will be worked a mile and a aaarti r over the Churchill Downs track Sunday. JefTersoii Livingston leaves in the morning for lalm Beach, Florida, on business, but will return to Louisville in time to witness the Derby next Saturday. Mr. Livingston, during the afternoon, promised Secretary Nuckols of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, that he would donate, in the near future, one of his st;.llions for service in the Kentucky Breediag Bureau. According to most recent advices from supposedly authoritative sources, trainer W. B. Jennings will not overlook any contingencies that may icsult in the loss of the K ntucky Derby for the A. K. Ma-comber stable and lias about decided to send his entire group of nominations to the post, consisting of four starters. North Star III. is an overwhelming choice among the owners and the Ma com her entry i~ quoted at almost prohibitive odds in what aute-post betting is being indulged in. Owner Whitlow has decided to start Wt sty Hogaa m and has backed him to the tune of .00 with Emil m Hera at odds of 10 to 1.
