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DERBY FAVORITES BEATEN Escoba Finishes Third in the Baby . Bond Handicap at Lexington. — + Lucky B. Buns a Fast Mile and Defeats Scwell Combs and Everest — Favorites Fail. ■ — ♦ — I. itgioit. Ki.. May 1. Those who had figured .ii li-iiij: HM to reach :i "inclusion ;is to the pr haate winner f the Kciticky Derby. ;is ;i re -■ill ..f the pros-nco of -.t iimii.v Ih-rby cligibles in todays dashes, ho.-aii lore befuddled, due to the biMM of Kvetcsl. Sowcll Oaaaha, F.scoba mill lltrre Wood, all of which had lieen given more than iw«iii|! consideration for tin- Ida fixture Their «ailii.-cs this afternoon does nut iwtrticul.irlj nieai: ili.ir total elimination from the his Churchill Downs i.i.. It will, however, tend to lose for them a i;!i«1n of su|i| ortei s. IScobas showing was not a had one. He was ■Ml tlie starters in the Baby I.oiid Handicap, at a mile .iiid a sixteenth, in which the winner re ..•id Nl.OOO in Liberty Bonds, liollistcr. the "ImcoiIk r crack, making his initial start of the vear. wmi after a s!iar| drive in raaaaaaa Hrilied ..it r. KmiiIki lauding i" third place and pressing tl:e pair closely. He was almost thrown at the -t.r; when Olive Wood carronied against him. As :: rese.t of the mishap he was knocked far hark and i caused him to lie a follower for the feral half mile. He gained steadily when called on and. chsing a his sap. was going fast ami at the «nl ilollister was one of UK lucky m*% to es.-ajn iniorferciice and sliowed the way for the entire race, with Brilied Voter his nearest follower. A so"d iine on Olive Woods ability could not lw-had from her race this afternoon, as she was almost thrown on Hie fiist turn. v.!i»rc a jam came, and l M»r.s ridins of her was not too effective. Kverest and Scwell Combs, a lolls with other Derb candidates, met in the fourth race, which was at ••lie mile. and. after racing out in the lead, for the most part on even term-.. Lucky 1"... heretofore considered nothins more than ordinary, headed the pair to come away to an easy victory, with Sewell tombs leading Kverest. Lucky K. is in the Kentucky Derby and. although iroing his mile this after; u in 1:3s-.. hardly measures up to the highest IfcTby qualifications. Todays good card was productive of many upsets. Krnest H. and liollistcr being the only ones of the fir-t six favorit-s to reward the confidence of their backers. Rifle furnished the o|ieuius unset by winuins from Harry Mason. A. K. Macomliers War Stories, a first-time starter, siicciitntied easily to Uenevieve Sweep in the second race. Everest wa% the uext offending choice. The most pronounced favorite to so down to defeat was J. . Milams first-time starter Frog-town. which was thought unbeatable, and failed to pet a i»irt of the nurse. J. Livingstons Major Park" and K. K. Braille; - Brother Maclean fighting il out. with the former winning in the last seventy yards. Dancer led for the entire way in the final race. RACING COMMISSION HOLDS MEETING. All the mem! crs of the Kentucky Racing Coui-liilssioii met this afternoon in the clubhouse at the truck, took up some racing matters and also aaaaai upon applications for licenses by trainers and jixk-ejs. The following, whose applications were tabled at the last iie-.ting of the liccns- conimittee. were lodav granted licenses: Trainers c. «. Cmk, A. C. SMhMW. Charles Tugcndhaft. M. T. Mocklcr and W. II. Wili-aii: « keys 4. L. Cray. 15. Koppleman. i;. Houa hie- and I. H. ltyan. The ai«|»lieations of 4. Kraeh ami K. Barhain were held up for further investigation. That of trainer John Simpson was refused. Other trainers thai had their applications granted were 4ohn F. Schorr. 4. W. LaMy. A. U. Woodman. 4. K. Kedmou. 4. A. Uibson. A. 1". Uaytoii. U. Warwick. M. M. Shields. 4. Tieaeey. Jockeys — W. 4. OBrien. A. Amman. 4. Mul-cahy. C. G. Miller and li. Sharp.-. Kay Spciice appeared before the commission and denied having sent any letters soliciting bets. The commission required of him to file affidavits to that effect and will take his case up again at their next meeting on Monday. The following new rule and amendment was pro posed: "If •"" owner, trainer, jockey, stable employee or connection who solicits liots from the public, by correspondence or other methods, to 1m- made on the horses in such stables, then such person or l ersons so offending shall lie guilty of corrupt practices against the turf an. I shall lx- ruled off the course, filed or siisiieuded in the discretion of the racing commission." The following amendment was also offered: "No one shall l e allowed on the race track at any time who has been ruled off of any race track at any time." As a re-nlt of the crowding that came in the third rac. Butcher Boy. on which A. Johnson had the mount, fell heavily at the first turn and had a narrow esc.ij..- from severe injury. Willis, on Aztec. «„s held l- blame for the spin and was suspended l.v the judges for the balance of the meeting. Johnson «•!- tnix-oil to suspend riding on account of tie- shaking up he got. Hough riding again prevailed at the same paM in the two succeeding races, the McDowell pair. M. nager Waite ami Olive Wood, lieing especially strong suffer, -is |,y tie- interference. Urn. W. B. lialdeman and Charles F. Urainger. who came over from Louisville to Is- in attendance at the meeting of the racing commission, departed for tueir homes in the evening.
