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KING G0R1N PAINS FOLKS ♦ Defeats Two Redhot Favorites When An Overlooked Outsider. ♦ J. C. Milam Takes His Daily Race — Many Departures for Louisville Tells On the Fields. Lexington. Ky.. May 8. — When King Goriu. starting for the first time this year, outstayed Buford in the handicap at three-quarter*, featuring todays cart, with Blind Baggage and Atalanta bringing up the rear, it furnished a surprise equal to that when Sun Briar made his dismal failure, for Blind Baggage and Atalanta were held to have the Bare at their mercy and were backed to the exclusion of the others. They started off as if they would spreadeagle the others and. running on even terms, had a lead of nearly five lengths In-fore reaching the stn-tch. At this point the followers Is-gan moving up and Atalanta began lagging and shortly then-after retired for gt»od. Blintl Baggage continued on gamely, but his heavy impost told ami in the last sixteenth he was passed by King tloriu ami Buford. the former winning handily. Steady departures for Louisville depleted the available racing material, n-sulting in small fields furnishing the contest this afternoon. Weather and track conditions wen- again of the liest and an immense attendance witnessed the sport. J. C. Milam saddled his usual daily winner durng the afterntxin. when Frogtown. a previous disap-poiiitui.-nt here, won a hard earned victory in the fifth race, in which he met thn-e other maiden two-year-olds. Frogtown showed improvement over his former races and stood a hard drive in resolute style. Williams Bros. colors were carried to victory for the first time at the meeting when I«-i Yerne led home a band of maiden two-year-old fillies in the second race, winning from Miss Ivan after a sharp drive. Marys Bean, which has been running consistently here, took the ojM-ning race after showing the way from the start. Kling was his nearest op| ouciit at the finish, with Katie Canal landing third. Liberator had to In- roused to his limit to get up in time to overhaul Nepe. a supposed good thing which started away from the barrier as if about to make a runaway race of it. HOWDY HOWDY POORLY RIDDEN. Cora Lane, under a well-judged ride, tts.k the sixth race from the suddenly improved Surpassing, the utterly ridden Howdy Howdy landing third. W* S. Kilmer antl trainer Henry Mi-Daniel were visitors this afternoon. They came with a view to buying several horses to form additions to their stable. Even-st and Hidden Jewel were a pair de-dred and looked over, but the deal was not concluded. Sun Briars last work-out. while not fully satisfactory, by no means eliminates him as a factor in the Derbv running, but no great surprise would !»■ occasioned if he was amongst the absentees from the race on Derby day. Pat Dunn-, who formerly raced an extensive stabl-and whose colors figured frequently and promi nently on many tracks, was among todays visitors. Mr. Dunne, although at pn-sent engaged in th-contracting business in Kansas City, has all of his old time love for racing and is at present in quest of some horses to form the nucleus of a stable. Jockey J. Kedcris. who is now a free lance, was among the arrivals from the east and will remain for the Kentucky racing season. The eastern rub-that automatically suspends the five pounds allow anees to apprentice riders after they have H-hie-.-ot! forty victories, will cans.- an influx of light rider.i to Kentucky tracks before long. Among those who will 1m.- here shortly are Rodrigu-z. Kummi r and others.
