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DOUGLAS PARKS LAST STAKE RACE. Next Saturday to Bring About the Decision of the Soring Trial Stakes. Fouisvillc. Ky., June R. — This week v. ill wfcad np the spring raeiag aeaaaa in Louisville with the raaadag of the JSM added Spring Trial Stakes .it DaoarJaa Park oa next s.it-arday, :.s the big featare for the getaway aeea sion. This siak ■ is for two-year olds, at fivi liuil "i s of ,-, i,,i|o and it always serves to bring aal the best yeeagsters In these parte aad is one of the races which aetUea Mas Spring Jnvenilc cimmpioaahip of the west. Dining the four yeara of iis ranniag the Spring Trial has Iiccm won in order i,y sn.ii swift ones as OH Biiuknil, Lake, Balae and Harry Kelly and it waa in thia race that old Kosebud set the record for twe-year-oMs at five eightha in 58%. This st;;!:e waa never ran in slower time than Bja % and twice it lias been inn in faster time than ."!». • •ue hundred and nineteen nominal ion were made to the Spring Trial stakes this year, a record number and the race will have a net value in excess .•f ,900. lacladed ia the list are aaeb geod two year-otda as Eocoba, Br n Peddler, Atalanta, Honeydew, Big Enough, siik Lady. Ocean Sweep. C. A. Coaaisfcey, . P. Dabay, Jen. T. Clark. Boai face, frank Yih..ni and many others of i xe n nl i ;•" din. which nave not faced the barrier aa yet. Rome of the latter are reported to have worked In sen- a l innal style nad the winner may tarn up in a firs! starter, as V..f will gel an allowance Of tea pounds. Of I • mentioned, Bscoha has shown to the ii t advantage, barring won three races in as many -iirt-. intiading a stake race at CharchiB Downs. Trainer Will loaag is confldeal that be win nula- t • ill his perfect record in this race. lie is by Broomstick Christinas Star and shrewd bersemen say that he is on. of the best youngsters seen aroaad in re in quite ■ while, lie is ■ slow begin ii r nad Lis victories have been by narrow margins. bal be will have ■ better chance to get up when going over a five-eighths route. Ono-Eycd Atalanta. Possesses Speed. Atalanta, Senator Jaanaaoa N. Camdens one eyed daughter of Uncle Bcatariaa and Boalfarn. owned by .1. S. Ward, are aaaected to furnish plenty of competition all the way. as they both have a high order of early speed. Ol II Sweep won a stake race at CbarehiU Downs and she is one of the best two-yen- old fillies in George J. Loaga bare. Per the final week of the Douglas Park meeting, Baring Secretary .1. !;. CampheB has provided eih teen racea at a mil.- or farther aad he also baa looked after the needs of the two-year obis pretty w ll. as twelve races, including the Spring Trial Stakes, will be devoted to theaa. Thia will not rive the -primers of Hie older division mack chance, but tin longer rente racing, as i! lias been provided by Secretary Campbell this spring, has proven popa- lar aa I he has had no trouble in filling the long distance races. The Carmr family of jockeys se ms to have something on the other riders when it conns to win nlng tl.e rili Keatacky Handicap. Jockey Gay Garner S n the stake last year and Mack Gamer, his brother, got basse in front in it this year.. That Mack Karuer got the mount on King Goria was due to the fact that Plf .1 r. was unable to start, owing to an iajary to his left hind leg. sustained in a race a week previous and it was the intention of owner R. I.. Baker i ride him on that horse. Gay Gamer la now riding in France and. according to a letter received from him by one of his brothers recently, he is doing well.
