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GOOD TRACK AND WEATHER ♦ Lexington Patrons Are Given an Agreeable Change in Conditions. ♦ Chalmers Defeats Prince of Como in the Feature Race of the Day — Hidden Jewel Wins. Lexington, Ky.. April 29. Something lik ideal conditions prevailed al tin- Kentucky Assoeiat inn iiMirw. although tin- track still showed traces of recent drenching at tne outset, but improved as tlic afternoon progressed. I lie change from mud racing: carried with it many miscalculations, for the hacker.* of choices were only successful on two 4 ecasioiis. when Yorkville and Hidden Jewel scored. The most pronounced surprise of the afteruoou came when Little Kigser. in the final race, heat Fair Orient and paid #377. M» for each ij;2 invested. It likewise marked the longest -priced winner to date this year. trainer J. C. Milam saddled a pair of the after noons winners in A. It. H.-ni-ocks Ualiu :tnd his own -olt. Hidden Jewel. Iloth were forced to stantl hard drives to Ret home in advance and with a hit more racing luck. Henry Koberts migat have downed Hidden Jewel. The feature of the afternoon M :l three -i|iiartcrs sprint ami it develop d a hard fought dm 1 between t lia liners and Prince of Como. the former winning by a short margin after leading all the way. In l lie two-year eld race, under selling conditions, Carrie Moore was the luckiest and s!ic seam pen d home in advance of Docod and* K. J- Lynch. wit. i the favorite Genevieve Sweep follow ing ami having nearly come to grief on the first turn, as a n vult of the relish tactics of some of the other riders. Diversion w.-s another huge disappointment, this filly figuring but scantily as a dangerous factor ia any stage of the race, which went to Uahu after a hanl effort to outstay Suuflash. Sam MeMi-ekiii was riven the call in the sixta race, but the wise brigade gave him a wide berth on account of his had post traits. He refused to join Hie others at the start and was practically left at the |N st. II. Iloth was eje« led from the grounds during the afternoon because of haudbooking. J. I no usettcr and P. Morris were fined nominal slims for failure to rc| ort jockeys in time, as required by the rul« s. Ioda.i s attendance was again a banner one and the volume of 111 ill ii ■ 1 liettuig was above former standards for a Mond.-.y. TRIAL HORSE FOE SUN BEIAE. Trainer Henry MeBaaM shipped -back to Louisville yesterday nine of the YV. S. Kilmers burses, including Sun Briar and Exterminator. The latter. n«-cordiug to liis owner, was not bought with a view-to displacing Sun l.riar as a starter in the Kentucky Iicrby. Exterminator, according to Kilmer, was 1m. nght with a view to serving as a trial horse for Sun Itriar and he is not held by his pesent owner as anywhere mar the aaaal of Sun Itriar. J. . Milam, who Mild Kvterminator to Kilmer, used 0.001 of the sale money to bay Liberty Loan lniiids today. There was much regret expressed by the horsemen when it liecnme known that Ixmis A. Vila had died at his home in St. Louis this morning. Few were aware that Vila had liceu on the ailing list and tlw word that lie had died came as a surprise. Of late Louis Cella had not taken much personal interest ill racing, but lie was a big factor in the sport. for he was tie- controlling spirit in the Douglas Iark and Latoiiia Kentucky tracks and also in Oaklawn. Hot Spring-. He visitiil the latter course for a Brief acriai during the last meeting there. lie dccliixd rapidly after his return to St. Liuis. The improved going enabled owners to give several of the 1 lor by candidates some much -needed work. T. . McDowells Ilum showed to the liost advantage, a*** running a mile in easy slyle in 1 :4o. Kscoba. with Notter in the saddle, ran the distant • in the same time, but had to b" urged a hit near the end. American Kagle and Sewell Combs wer" another pair that worked in good style. Jockey Moi-ys was much in the limelight during the afternoon and landed Uahu. Chalmers and Hidden Jewel winner*. Considerable rough riding continues and the two-year-old dashes wen particularly marred by the emwding that came : on after Hie start, when, ina-uouvering for pisitions was indulged in. Sam Mc.Meekiii. making his initial start of tic meeting, was up to his old tricks and refused to leave the |K»st Willi tile others at the start of the sixth race. ▲
