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CLOSELY FOUGHT FINISHES. AROUSE MUCH ENTHUSIASM FROM LARGE ATTENDANCE AT KENILWORTH PARK. Etruscan, Outsider in tho Betting, Shows His Heels to Fast Band of Sprinters in Feature , Race Speculation Keen. Windsor, Out., July 27. Etruscan showed his liools to a band of fast sprinters at Kcnilwortli this afternoon. His victory . came with the running of tho afternoons feature, a handicap at five and a 3inlf furlongs, to which ,200 was added. He was one of the outsiders in the betting, tickets in the 9" mutuels paying 7.20. Some of the best horses on the ground were among the eleven starters, hut Etruscan outran them from the start, making all the pace and heating Fruit Cake put by a head in n driving finish. , Close finishes were the order and much enthusiasm -was evinced. Tim attendance was again large and speculation was keen. .1. Phillips disposed of ,thc plater Sleepy Sam at jirivnte sale to C. N. Darke. B. .1. Itranuon took over the entire racing establishment of Thomas. Prendcrgast of Kansas City. There were five in the string, which included Ado-lantc. Dr. Zella and Dinero. Brannon leaves for Kentucky immediately following the close of the meeting, to take up Ids new purchases. Jockey Louder, who suffered a broken collar bone as a result of a fall yesterday, while riding Sea Gull, left for Saratoga tonight, where he will remain during the meeting. Louder holies to be able to be in condition to ride at Laurel next fall. V. Stormont announced that he would send ins horses from here to Pimlico. The J. F. Sweeney stablp also leaves for Baltimore at the conclusion of the meeting. V. O. Smith left for Chicago last night, but will rpfurn on Monday next to look after his interests lere. 15. Whytc, acting for Sir J. S. Hendrie, disposed of the Canadian-bred Thoughtful to T. F. Bornman. J. Phillips lias taken over tho apprentice J. Mooney, whose contract he recently purchased.
