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I ■ I . J I • 1 1 1 I ] 1 ! : I 1 I I » ■ 1 1 1 [ 1 1 j LEXINGTON MEETING ENDS ♦ Heavy Rain Makes the Track Muddy for the Last Day. • Billy Kelly Wins the Idle Hour Stakes In a Canter — Gossip of the Track. * Lexington. Ky.. May 9. — W. F. Poisons Billy Kelly won his third successive victory when he triumphed in the Idle Hour Stakes, for two-year-olds, worth ,731 net. in hollow style from Colonel Livingston and Ginger, with Mack Garner, the only other starter, following. Billy Kelly was tal.--n into the lead at once and increased his advantage with every stride and won in a canter. Todays was the eighth running of the Idle Hour Stakes, the condensed history of which is as follows : Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1910 Shoo ling Sprav. ..108 A. Thoas.$ B2fi.501:l.-| 1911 Kaiser 107 C. Ganz. . . 519 1:1»; 1913 Little Nephew... 115 J. Loftus.. 1.109 :53«f, 1914 Climber 115 J. Kederis 1.511 :57:?:; 1915 Cosmic 118 T. MeTagt 1.140 06% 1910 Berlin UN F. Murphy, l.lt,1 :5B% ItIT nnniha USD. Connlly 1,4X3 £•% 191X Billy Kelly 115 R. Simpsii 1.731 :V. Distance 3-4 mile iu 1910 and 1911. Not run :ii 1912. The getaway card provided this afternoon was marred considerable because of the terrific downpour of this morning, which caused the track to Income deep with mud and gave an advantage to the sturdier type racers. William AVoodards Opportunity scored easily in the mile handicap and l.is victory was mainly due to Ma facility in the going which prevailed. His close, t pursuer at the end was Diamond. Like Billy Kelly, he ruled an outstanding favorite. After being entered in anticipation of a muddy track and several times withdrawn, Soshis at last found a course to his liking aud wort the o| oning purse. His victory, however, was of the fluky order, for with good riding, Langhorne and Golden List should have both landed iu front of him. H. H. Hewitts colors were carried to victory for the first time at the meeting, when his two-year-old Sam Beh won from By lleck an 1 Madras iu the second race. J. C. Milam sold Everest this morning to John E. Madden, who will send him to New York, with others he will place in charge of John Miller. The horses will be shipped east as soon as cars can bo secured for their transportation. The meeting just terminated was. from a financial point, the record one in the history of racing in these parts. The banner day came when the Camden Handicap had it decision, for on that occasion the largest crowd that has ever been at the track, was on hand and the volume of betting also set a new record. There has Ix-en, on the whole, a scarcity of good racing material carrying silks during the fifteen days of the si«»rt, but a partial exnlauation for this can be found in the fact that "bad weather and track conditions ruled in the early days, causing owners to keep their better grade racers in their respective stables. SPECIAL TRAINS TO LOUISVILLE. Special trains will convey most of those t.at have not already shipped at Louisville tomorrow. It is likely that twenty or more cars will comprise each siiecial movement. The advance brigade of turfmen and followers will d-part for Louisville tonight on the Elrod special. Blind Baggage is said to have come out of his race yesterday in a bad way and will probably not In? seen under colors ag.:in for some time. Einil Herz today concluded arrangements with B. L. Baker for the use of Kingston Farm, for the accomodation of Short Grass and the fourteen mares owned by Herz and his associates. The horses are at present at I.. B. Bradleys Maa Hour Farm and will he moved from there about July 1. Gallaher Bros. horses wen- transferred to I/ uis-ville this morning. Sewell Combs was in the consignment. It was the first time in years that the stable failed to win a aaea at this meeting. A. L. Kirbys Violet Bonnie, which is being reserved for the Kentucky Oaks, to lie run at Churci-ill Downs, will lie shipped with the others to Churchill Downs tomorrow. W. F. Poisons two-year-old carried off Ihe lions share of races offered for the youngsters. His Billy Kelly was a three times winner iu as many starts during the meeting as must be regarded as the l cst of the two-year-olds shown here. His victory in the Idle Hour Stakes this afternoon was a hollow one. Jockey Goose is reported progressing favorably and the attending do-tors have hopes that he will Im- able to resume his saddle work within a month. The report that In* intends to stop riding is without . foundation, according to Grover Baker. The two-year-olds that have conPstcd can 1* put down as an ordinary col Vet ion. Th -y have not shown enough speed to warrant ranking any one with much suiK-iiority. Billy Kelly and the others in the Poison .tring will be shipi»ed to Louisville tomorrow. There will lie a big delegation of Lexingtonians to go to Louisville to witness the Derby next Saturday.
