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BIG RACE TO AN OUTSIDER KING GORIN DEFEATS ALL THE CRACKS IN THE KENTUCKY HANDICAP. Reamer the Only Ono o» the CIio:cos to Run to a Place — Old Rosebud Shows Speed for a Mile bat Fail-, to Stoy. Louisville. Ky.. Iwm 2. -R. T.. Baker*! Kiag Coiin, which ii | In :i week age waa only givea scant consideration as ■ possible ■tarter la lae Keatarky Haadieap, aad Ii ■ arenan la the high-efcna field probably made ponBde bjr tke injury ..f his BtaMeauite Ml Jr.. tke lateaded starter la tke race, faraiahed a big saiprmt by trlaa iphlag ever : . 1p:imi! of champions that tried toeclaihiai in tke rich race, wartk 2,308 aet to tke arkaaer. after :i bitter straggle with John W. Schorrs three-year-old Cadgel and Andrew Millers Boamer, many leagtka bekiad thi- trio came ltoots. which witk Bd Cramp, repreeeated A. K. Msronkcr, Hedge aad CoL Veaafcs followed with OM Bnekad far l :i k. bariag ranplrtely retired tram eea-teatioa after ;i brilliant display af speed far tke first mile. His ellmlaatiua was arade the mare marked, due to tie- excessive use be araa made of in aa i f fort to shak ofl the persistently rliaglag Oppartaaitjr, whieh held en with :i tenacity thai araa deserving. They hath raa aa n team far nearly the fi.-; mile and then wet.- relegated to lie- rear. Kn. liner, which had beea restrained in third place tintil aft.r half tke distance had beea revered, re apaaded to his riders call and took th. lead just as the stretch turn was r. ached. At this stage it appeared that he would at last sacceed in landing tke big race that he nas striven for la three sac iissivt- years, hut just when the big crowd bad begaa shaattkag iiis nana as the arkaaer, Knag florin aad Cadgel loomed up on the aatside and. after a brief straggle, disposed of B earner and had the race beta; tea tkeaaaahrea. Par a space it appeare.l as if the John W. Schorr colors would he triumphant for the third time anil that Cudgels name would he enrolled witli that of Ed trump and Lake MeLake, bat Kiag G.irin. under earners persist my. managed to secure an advantage of a neck in the let twenty yards .and retailed his nuurgia to the finish. Itoamer was :• halt leagtk hack of Cadgel aad. Hoofs. COmiag fast in tin stretch, saved his stake l.y laadiag fourth. The Ki ntiicky Handicap was first rut: in IMS and its list of winners, arith other details, is here pre- sentcd: rear. TTtaarr A.Wt Jockey. Yal. Time. 1919 Bndolfo 4 119 J. Leftaa. .2,159 2:95% 1914 Lake MeLake.. .3 100 A. Keylon. 11. .".in 2:02% r.tl.i Borrow I 120.1. Natter.. 11,700 2:19% V.Hi: Bd rum:. ...1 121 G. earner. il.t;:.u 2:04% H»17 Kiag Goria 4 MOM. Garaer. 12,200 2:tM .. Deagtas Park was railed oa this afteraaoa t. eatertaia aa attendance of record Bombers, srko were eager to view the decision of tke Keatackj llsadtfap Spaciour. Plant Ta?:ed to Its Capacity. The tkreateaiag ar staff, it seemed, would have n detail lag elect, bat the latermitteat skowers gave -QJ to sunshine and then came a steady troopiag tbrough the gates aad soon the sn i. ions plant was taxed to its utmost. The overflow found apace .n the park like lawns and the paddock and he road. The bage aaaeasklage was speculatively beat and for their ac » ommod .i tioa fifty three mata 1 machines were put int. operation. The cashiers department was augmented bj additions, bringing their numbers to forty. Many of the mackiaes were aaed exclusively for wigi iks, aa the Keatucky Handicap and begaa busiaeea before the first race. The track was dull at the outset, hut const-nit labor of tke harrow nun raased a steady Improve-inent in the goiag . - it bordered on fast when tilling race was called for dechriea. During the early mm a lag hours it did not seem possible that even a good track could he had .-Hid the expected difftralt going was responsible for the declaring off of the origlaal second race, as many of those entered in it were held to he at a disadvantage in tiie i; dag. Their withdrawal made it .necessary to saketitate a race to complete the ear.! • f seven rues. Aside from the big feature, the nther races were highly laterestiag and tkaroagkly enjoyed. ivinK Gorkis victory was highly pleaafcag to the Kentuekiaiis, for it marked tie- first time that the Bkar tirass sertlaa has taken the hi prize. Kiag Gorki is partially locally own.d, for J. . Bright, a business man of this city, i. laterosted in the ownership with It. I.. Baker. Tile failarc of Old Raaebad was a stunner for his boat of local admirers, who have cine to regard him as ala OSt invincihle. His recent p.-rf.irmaiiies were good ones, hut the experts were inclined to discredit them considerably. Nearly every prominent breeder in this country •was at the track to view the decision of the race. The delegation from Lexington was csrten-pive jind included tharl.-s Horry man, president of the Thorotigiihr.d Horse Association: A. B. Hancock, J. . Kecite, Walter ». Payne, Cateshy Woodford and many otln rs. Jefferson Livingston came from Florida to witness the racing. Martin Nathanson stated this afternoon that he has been successful in his mission here for horses and has haaa praoaiaod at least fifty racers of the l ctter grade, that will 1m shipped to the Devonshire track for the meeting which begins there next Saturday. Track superintendent John Keegan and stable master Larry lSorgcnschut came today to make stall .allotments to owners intending to race at Latouia. They secured a big list of applications. Kentucky State Racing Commission Meets. General W. B. llaldeman, judge Allie W. Young and Charles F. Grainger of the Kentucky State K. icing Commission, met this morning in the offices of General llaldeman and passed a rule providing for an eligible list, in case of an excess of twelve horses to any one race. The following resolution was also introduced: "The stewards shall not permit a change of riders iiipon any horse, until they have personally investigated the reason given them for said change and determined said reasons to be good and sufficient." Maneger Hachnieister was highly elated with the •lays results. "The attendance was in excess of former years and, this too in spite of the threat-t-ning weather until long after the noon hour" said Mr. Hachmeister. "The total sum wagered likewise showed a substantial increase over last year. It is gratifying to note that the patrons are up- Continued on second page. BIG RACE TO AN OUTSIDER. Continued rasa first page. preciative of our efforts to provide good racing and it will always be the aim of the Douglass Park track t.. ..iter to the heat that makes the apart.** Track superintendent Charles Nclte resetted to many expedients to bring about good track condi tions. He had a big force of workmen SB the track at intervals during the night with buckets and sponges seeping the moisture and when this would fail in bad places he would build fires to nssist in the drying process. As a result of his energetic labors and the quick drying quality of the Foil, the track was in Pinaikal.lv fajad condition. considering the amount of drenching it was subjected t . The track superintendent was the recipient of many deserved congratulations for his success. .lockey lady was suspended for three days by the Starter for disobedience at the post. A. .1. Ooldsboroiigh will ship the fifteen horses be has under his can-, mostly owned by Andrew Miller, to Lelmont Lark tomorrow. With the same consignment will go the three horses owned by William Clancy, also Ed Crump, Itoots ami Sun-bonnet, of the A. K. Macssabet establishment. Jockeys Loftus, Luxton and Scbuttinger also leave tomorrow. .1. W. May sent advices here this afternoon from New York that he would ship four horses, including Al M. Dick to Latonia and race during that meeting. AI M. Dick is intended to start in the Ijatonia Dtfbp and. judging by his recent porfor mances on New York and Maryland tracks, will be a formidable factor in it. The following work-outs look place over a muddy track at Douglas Park this morning: Alert Five-eighths in 1:05. Hell fna Tbiia t— iiiii in 1:1*%. Rert Williams -Three-eight. is in 3S%. Black Beauty— Three -quarters in 1:19%. Blaze -Three-quarters in 1:19. Brownie McDawell -Three -eighths in 37%. Diamond — Seven-eighths in 1:33%. Dr. Samuel — Mile in 1:47%. Immense — Three-quarters in 1:19%. Jane Straith — Half mile in 54%. John Jr. — Three-quarters in 1:22. Lazy Lou — Half mile in 51. Manager Waite — Mile in 1:46%. Miss Minn — Three-quarters in 1:19. Stripes— Three-eighths in 38%. Surpassing — Mile in 1:4 . Talmndge — Three-eighths in 3S%. Trusty — Half mile in 50%. Valor — Three-quarters in 1:22. Viva America— Three-eighths in 37%. Water Witch — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Water ford — Mile and an eighth in 2:04%. Yengliee— Mile iu 1:48.
