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DEAD HEAT AT LEXINGTON 4 Diversion and Diamond Finish Level and Purse Is Divided. • Bit of Blarney Wins at a Long Price in the Substitute Race — Sun Briar to Run Today; ♦ Lexington. Ky.. April 2«.— Continued rains and cold weather again detracted much from the racing here and was responsible for a reduced attendance. At that, a surprisingly good assemblage was present. As a result of the heavy drenching the course sustained, the going became difficult ami can-oil the original third race to be called off. as owners of horses in it were reluctant to send their charges to make the contest. A mile race, with some fairlv good platers entered, was substituted to make the program of seven races complete. Several unexpected incidents develojied with tic s|K»rt. including a dead heat. The latter came i:: the fourth race, when Diamond and Diversion flashed by the finish so closely together liiat the judges were unable to split them. Diversion was much the ls-st and should have won off by herself. but her failure was due to being sharply cut off in the first eighth, which threw her from a contending IK.sition into last place. She was then forced to lose considerable ground by having to race wide 011 the turns, but finished resolutely and got no on even terms with the Livingston filly in the last strides. Tlie substitute race also brought with it a MB surprise when Hit or" Blarney won from Tw-Lsi in a hard drive and paid the big price of 04. M for . She attracted few supjM.rters and there were no straight tickets of 0, »10 or 4» denominations sold on her. Trainer Perkins continued his two-year-old success and won the race for i-olts and geldings with his Henry Roberts, a son of Astronomer — Keep Still, which showed a creditable performance and came from far back in the stretch under hard riding to win from Joe Stahr and Mack Garner. The latter was regarded with high favor and showed the most early speed, but lost his lead in tlie stretch when he swerved badly and inii eded Joe Stahr. William Knapps energetic riding of Sqiicoler was responsible for that racers victory in tin- opener from Dimitri and Kinney. Knapp had to give an exhibition of his best riding skill to land the P.ran-non representative the winner by a neck. PETR0VNA WINS RACE AND NEW OWNER. Petrovna proved much the best of the starters in the fifth race and won as her rider pleased from Sun Maid and Trusty. After the finish she pass-d into a new owners hands. J. R. Goodman, represented in the race by Liberator, having claimed her for ,100. Fern Handley and Ralm staged a spirited contest in the sixth, th. former succeeding in squeezing her way through a small opening in the last sixteenth to extricate herself from close quarters and gave her the victory. Many V.ho came to attend the opening from other s-ctioiis departed this morning. Among those to go were John Hachmeister. Harvey Meyers. Col. Ven-nie. Charles F. Grainger and M. J. Winn, extensively interested in Kentucky racing. Mr. Winn wi!I shortly leave for Maryland on a mission connected with the Laurel track, of which he is general manager, but will return eaea to Louisville. Socretary C. Nuckols of the Kentuvky State Racing Commission, announced that ;• meeting of the commission had heea called fvr Sairday afternoon to take up several matters, in-aiding the refusal of a trainers license to Kay Spcnce. There were twenty-two niutucl machines in 11-" this afternoon and the volume of soc-iilation w.c-again of good projx.rtion. Willis Shurpe Kilmer, owner of Sun Rriar and other good racers, will arrive tonight from the eaet and will note the running of his Kentucky Derby representative tomorrow. The Poison Perkins combination continued iis ear* cess this afternoon and took down a double when Vengiee won the closing race, Henry Robcrls having scored previously with Simpson in the saddle.
