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CHURCHILL DOWNS UPSETS FAVORITES FAIL TO RACE TO CALCULATIONS AND BRING GRIEF TO BACKERS. Old Koenig Outcpceds His Opponents in tho Main Race of tho D.iy— r,ood Colt St. Aigurtine In- jurcd — Go. Up of the Track. Louisville. K.v.. M.iy 15. IVr Ike first time share the opening "1 the Kentucky |-:i -iuix. summer weather was th, ir.hr ;in I it was ;i Strang tartar in again causing ■ big attendance :it Chnrchill Dewas t wiln. ss the apart. Tii.- card was devoid of any stake featan -s. hut was well arranged ami furnished ga*d ra. ins. The 81,999 purse at thr itiirtors. which brought out ;i good hand sf spriaters, resulted in :i victory for the favorite Old KoeabjC. which scored easily fram Vogue, irith Lady Always following aad .1. .1. Murdoch. Solly and Hclicvo Ale Hoys aaptaccd. II aaaarner*a tare was j spartllng one. for he raee4 in the lead when called on and won with ease. There was considerable interest in the perform.! nee of lvihve Mi Beys in the race, as it was her first start since her accident ;;t Lexington, that resulted in I lie loss of her right eye. She ran in fairly good style and had the injured eye protected by ■ caw that completely protected it. The favorite baefcen again tared in poor fashion, most of the choices l ei:ig downed decisively. T. . McDowells Plum w;is the choice in the opeaiac nee, hai .Martin, after getting her away in ■ forward positi,n. took her hack when it ap peered imminent thai she aoaM be Involved ia trouhle on the firt turn, with the result that he took her completely out of contention ami it caused her failure t ret part of the pane, Pratt? Baby Bearing easily from Noenti de, with lazza in third place. Sleeper was the next to he given the BMBt consideration, hut he wheeled at the Start and it caused him to he h ft at the peat, .lames »;.. an outsider, winning. Grasnsere was tie- ■est chalet to pa down to defeat and his showing was a had one, Tnrco. racing ii his beat form, winning all the way from White Cnnra, with Irish Gentleman fiaishilis in third place. :.:thii. r Bros, made amends for Weepers failure to ccf away fro. a the post w !nn their Trapping heat the cute in the fifth race and it helped him materially to get t;,e verdict. Bribed Peter, after a hard effort managed to outstay the favorite Iliocion for second place. St. Augustine Badly Cut Down. T. C. MeDaweU will probably lose the use of hhi rati St. Augustine, that started in the rifth rail. for s .me tbwe, as be came out of the race badh •ut about m r his hiad leg*, the c*| act ,i playfully at the pari and unseated Martin lie then ■baaed high speed until in the last eighth, where he fell barb suddenly. According to advices from New Orleans. Jacfcej . Barger who wax Kaspcaded at the Pair Ground* last year far a lulty ride on Stout Heart, thca award by Pred Ktatoa, has he, ■ restored to good standing and will go to Canada and ride at the half mile tracks there. Refers his departare for New York, ewaer Andrew Miller said: "1 expect to be hack ami witness Meaner triamph in the Ma baadicap at Douglas Iark .lime 2. hut even if I dont have that pleasure. I shall not despair of winning the big fixture and will try for it again next year. I like the racing here and the [ pie and it affords me real enjoyment to take part in the sport in this section." Trainer v. I".. leaaiaga h.-.s decided on leaving Kd "rump. I.oois. Iii.-k Williams and Dodge to fill out their engagements aad will !»• nmeag those In tended as Starters in the Kentucky Handicap, Jo. k ej s Baxtaa and Lofton will go with the caaaigasseal to be shipped east abort y and. after riding ill the Metropolitan ai.d Tobboggaa Handicaps, will return to rid" in tie- Kentucky Handicap Jockey Cramp will leave next Thursday for Toronto. There he wiU rejoin his contract employer. K. W. Masse. Oweer Andrew Miller is eager la secure t!i" rider* seilh.es in the Kentucky Handicap to he inn at Dsaglaa Iark .lime 2. and he will ia all probability have the mount on Koainer in the bfej race. May Leave Billings and Johnson Stable. Thi paasfMe si reraace pf trainer Patteraaaa coimectioii with tic BiUiags and .lohnson estahlish ment was still a topic at the track this morning. It is said that Patterson resented Mr. Johnsons interferes e v. ith the trainers plana and this brought abaajt the rumored rupture. Mm W. Schorr has decided on the temporary use of James T. Mooiiey as trainer oh his horsi s. Mooncy is an old-time employe of the stable and regarded as highly competent with a horse. Irogn.m books of the three-day Wilmington meeting was distributed to owners here. The conditions SheSf six races daily, for purses of 00 each. S"veral owners have in view racing at Toronto and will ship their stables there Thursday to engage in the opening at Woodbine Iark. Oeeeaaw MeDaweU, son of T. C. M Howell, stopped off here today from his home in Lexington to say goodbye to his father before his departure for Fort Benjamin Harrison to join the artillery branch of the officers reserve corps. Jockey Morys was suspended for five days by the stewards for rough riding in the sixth race while astride C. A. tomiskey. James Foster was the chief sufferer from the interference. Work-outs at Churchill Downs this morning were over a fast track and the following were among the best: Alberta True— Mile in l;dS. Bell Cow — Three ipiarters in 1:1s. Big Enough — Three-eighths in 30"-f,. Bob Hensley — Three-eighths in 40%. Broom Sweep — Three -quarters in 1:18%. Busy Joe — Three-quarters in 1:U1. Cathedral Half arite in M. Dick Williams -Mile in 1:15. Ed Crump- Half mile in M. Hodge- Half mile in 53. James C. Clark -Half mile in 50. Kilkenny— Three-eighths in 36/i. Langhorne — Half mile in 53. Nepthjra — Five-eighths in 1:00%. Old Rosebud — Mile and an eighth in 1:59%. Piatt— Three -eighths in 41. Roamer— Mile in 1:41. Running Queen — Five-eighths in 1:03. Saffron Girl — Three-quarters in 1:16. Spadix— Half mile in 53. Sayonuara — Half mile in 50. Subject — Seven-eighths in 1:40. Trapper — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Uncle Hart— Half mile in 49%. Will Do— Mile in l:4fi.
