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GROWING IMPORTANCE OF KENTUCKY RACING Strikingly Illustrated hy tae Calibro and Representative Character of Those Taking Part in It. ..uisviile. Ky.. June L,— The import. nice to which Keataeky racing has grown under the teetering influence .,f vvi.se leghdatiea by the state, in-teiligeut central by the Keataeky State Baring Comaaijaioa and progrearire naaaageaaeat on the part of ■•■ raciag interests, was aever more strikingly lltastrated thaa by the recent raaaiac af the Keataeky Oaks. The sac-cess of aaj s.orting cent, it raaaot be gaiasaid, h an aaarad by the calibre and r n,-. sent. it iv character of its participaatp. if. in tie- cise of a race, the forensost stables of tie- coaatry arc repreaented in the list of contestants, tie ev nt gala, a ataadlag that cm I •• bad ia no .:ii ;• way. in recent yiars tin- rarioaj manager, of raciag in Keataeky bare been do voting their energie-- to a combined effort to attract the in., f repreaeatative American stables to this state. This year they have succeeded in this direc-t i-a to .-m ■aprccedented degree aad the lis; 1f the owaera whose color, were repreeeated in the reent rnnaiag of the .i!s aeTorda an excelleal lades ot how highly Keataeky racing is bow regarded. The Uaka t.iis year was essentially a "rich mans race." its winner, fhmbraafT caaae froaa the stable of that wealthy Califoraiaa, A. K. Ma-couber, whoae lavish ex; r-nd!lur s fir foreign-■nd home -bre.i thoroughbreds was one of the Oilt-.-taiilitg features of last year. Diamond, the runner up, carried the colors of Jefferson Livingston of Chicago, who has amassed a huge fortune in recent years. Battle, which finished third, is the property of P. A. Clark, a wealthy New York broker. The less fortunate contest. . al I cmo frees tie- staid -s of Bcbnyier 1.. Paraaaa, who is closely identified with the T.adf I llBI interests in New York: c. K. :. BiBlags, of Chicago, capitalixt and man of large aliairs; Frederick Johnson, one of the big real estate apt rater, in Now York City; Price McKinney and J lines W. Corngan. st. el and Bfiainc aancaatea of Cleveland. Ohio; B. K. Bradl y, wealthy fair afaaa. 11. H. Hewitt, preasiaeal New-York haatoeaa man. and B. H. Braa/ne, New York broker and ptaaaeter. It is a significant and bealthfnl sign of the times that the element Which is in racing primarily for profit rather than apart waa practically enrepreaeated in the race. Gieai. Things Predicted lor S::r,bour.et. Tunbonnet. whose Oaks victory represented the first succ- ss af the year for the M.uomber stable, will probably turn out to be the best three-year- old filly of the y.-ar in America. She ran a more impressive race than the form chart indicat. s in winning the Oaks. Like so many of the Eagllsh theranchfeteda teveatly brought into this country, she lacks the ability to get away from the barrier on von terms with her American rivals. That handicap explained her defeat by Marie Mill, r up,. 11 the occasion of In r initial start of tiie season at Churchill Downs. Marie Mill -p had old lined a winning lead, while Suiibonnit was settling into her I stride. The Macomber filly got away even more dis- ■ advantageously in the Oaks. Last to leave the pest by a big margin, her can. seemed hopeless at the outset of the race. To make matters worse she was twice cut off and knocked back, after having made up much of the ground lost at the start. That aha was able to overcome all these handicaps and score with ease in a sensational stretch sprint, stamps her as an extraordinary filly and Fruit Cake, which had been looming up as the most likely Candidate for the filly honors of the year until Sunheiincts appearance, probably will bare to take a back seat. If Simbonnet could be educated to leave the barrier properly, it would take a good colt indeed to beat her. in the opinion of competent judges, who have seen her work and race here. Mr. Macomber, who has spent a fortune for thoroughbreds in the past year or two, is to be congratulated upon the possession of such a fine filly. Racing folks generally would rejoice if some of the other members of this big racing establishment should shortly discover similarly good form, for Mr. Macorabers lavish expenditures for good hors"s deserve more substantial results than have so far been obtained. 1 Louisville is particularly fortunate in the pos- I Continued on second page. GROWING IMPORTANCE OF KEETVGKT RACING Continued from first page. session of two such model racing plants as Charcbill Downs and Douglas Park. Both proptrti— , each spsfodidly kept ap ami adsairably coadactod la every essential detail, provide the proper selling for the thorough enjoyment, of the high -class racing that attracts so many visitors to L.uisvilh- each spring and fall nowadays. Naturally. Churchill Downs enjoys the greater prestige he-ally, beans. of its long and illustrious record, but Douglas Park, thank- to the progrossivencss of its versatile mai -ttgi r John llaehmeister, is rapidly forging to the front and is obtaining recognition at a rat" that bodes w 11 for th- future of racing at this b-nuti-ful. well appointed- course. Mr. ilaehineister is evidently an ardent believer in the efficacy of nil-M-rtismg in connection with racing, for in addition to all the usual channels resorted to to obtain publicity, the display windows of the leadiag retail shops of the city carry photographs of some of the more noted of the horses that will take part in the impartant races of the Douglas Park meeting, with artistically executed announcements of the particular events for which they are being pointed. It affords an interesting example of the appreciation which the business inter* sts of the city have of the material Ix-nefits which the community derives from the presence of so many devotees of racing, as now make pilgrimages here from all parts of the country each spring and fall. The people of Louisville, in proverbial southern style, seem genuiiidy delighted to welcome tin- racing folks into their midst and it is safe to say that nowhere is the racing devotee made to fool more thoroughly at home than in this fine old southern city. Viva America Filly Above Ordinary. Viva. America, a shapely daughter of McOee— Pink Rose. wMch carried the colors of 0. T. Worthington to an impressively achieved victory in the race for maiden two-year-olds at Douglas Park Saturday, is evidently a filly far about the ordinary. She ruled a staunch favorite for the race on the strength of having been highly tried in private and the manner in which she made a show of her opposition justified all the good things that had been said of her before the race. W. 8. Yanke, who recently arrived from his home in San Francisco, where he has spent most of his time since his retirement from racing as an owner a year or two ago, declares that he has no present intention of ever becoming the owner of a racing stable again. The machine for the sale of 00 straight tickets, which Manager Hachmeister has installed at Douglas Park, is the first of such a high denomination brought into use in connection with pari-mutuel speculation in America. Hitherto the highest denomination has been 0. Former jockey Charles Koerner, whose home is in this city, is among the regulars in attendance at the local tracks. He has become so heavy that he has even abandoned the steeplechase field, in which he essayed to continue riding when increasing weight drove him out of flat race riding.
