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I • " • I . I i i t s 1 t t s i l i i I I | ! ■ j i j ] 1 ! j ; i j I i CHURCHILL DOWNS RACING + Regalo Wins Debutante Stakes in a Close Finish. • Tacolas Defeat Costly to His Confident Backers — Track Improving But Heavy in Spots. a I.onisvilK Ky.. May 13.— The Debutante Stakes, ue of Ike old-time fixtures for two-yi -ar-obl fillies decb! d iiniiunliy at tuis course, was accounted for by Regalo. carrying the colors of T. P. Hayes. Incidentally it marked the second victory for her in as many days, having scored in easy style last Saturday. Her success this afternoon was accomplished only after a hard effort an.l her margin « f victory over Jap and Madras at the finish was a small one. She would have won by a greater distance, hut for being a sufferer soon after the start, which caused kef to be shuffled kaek rid later she had to race wide and lose Idiiitim, ,1 ground as a result of it. She came in gam.- style through the stretch when ridden karri and out stayed the others. Jap and Madras were forvanl contenders from the outset and held on well. I,:ys. which was counted on to be a dangerous factor. w;is crowded soon after the start and icemingly ouM never recover. Blushing Beautys failure was due to her having an inner post |K«sition. where the going was hoi:vy and the others left her behind before ifca could fully sett!" in her stride. The net value of the stakes to the winner was ,010. The Debutante Stakes was established in 1MB and has lieen run continuously ekare that date. Its history in condensed form since 1017 is her- pre-setitrd: Year. Winner. Wt Jockey. Val Time. 1807 Ancient :: .Irk Tr-x«.er ,715 :»•* PHlSCrvsf.il Maid ...110 Heidi 1.455 i.iOi 1000 Kthelburg 115 Hanuan 1.U35 :475 1910 Round the WarlallS A. Walsh ... 1.4-U :P 1911 Calisse IIS T. Rice 1.990 :JN 1912 Briar Patii 110 Gam*. 1.910 :4S 1913 Robinetta 110 Goeae 700 :47 -. 1914 Climber Ut J. Kederis .. -J.7I0 A~ 1915 Little Sister 110 W. Andrcss. l..V0 :4S 191« Rosabel 110 F. Cooper... 2.410 :4S- 1917 Ocean Sweep ...110 D. Connolly. 2.700 .47% 191S Regalo 115 D. Connelly. 2.l!l«l .Is1-. Threatening weatLer conf routed race-goers before iiost time, but it cleared up gradually and this was a contributing factor in bringing out the large attendance present. The track had dried out considerably, but showed traces of slow going. The strip next to the inner rail was still moist. Several upsets developed during the afternoon that caused the backers a big los. The failure of Teeeta was particularly * costly. He was beti to be the best investment of the afternoon and His following the other three starting with him at the finish left his supporters stunned. The purs-.- i,t this race went to Gipsy pneen. incidentally it marked the first victory she has achieved since her transfer from J. B. Respess to H. Ierkins. Seemingly ail the riders iu the race had waiting instructions, judging by the restraining taettra th-r all used for the first half mile and. Gipsy Uax.ee, which was showing some of her old-time form, had no difficulty sprinting away from her company in the stretch. She is an eligible to the Kenficky Oaks and should make it interesting for Yiva Amtrica and Yiolet Bonnie, the favored ones in it. HOLLINGER FT/RNISHES UPSET. Ilollinger furnished an upset in the sixth race, which brought together a go« d band of starters, when he won from Yalor. with Butterscotch II. jtit managing to gave third place. Price McKinn-.-y will leave for his home in Cleveland tomorrow and return later to witness some more of the racing. He is greatly improved in keaMk and it would not be surprising if he reentered racing as an earner. Manager Winn has completed arrangi ments junking towards the comfort of the contingent of 10 ooo soldiers from Camp Taylor, that will Ik- entertained next Wednesday. The same tiuratiT of m-n in khaki will be eiit-rtained the folowing Saturday, and likewise on Wednesday and Saturday of next week. Ed Moore and J. Wr. Bassett, both racing enthu-i-asts from Oklahoma, were behited arrival tfcfa morning. Tin y had intended la-ing here for Ike running ef the Derby, but wt rr detained en routo becait-e of washouts. t; ge Strate. acting for J. II. Ross-der. has bought Discrepancy at private terms to day from J. Steam, which will lie raced here and later at eastern tracks. .rover Hughes has been retired as he could no longer stand training. Cudgel, which is an intended starter in tle Kentucky Handicap, will lie shipped here some time during this week according to advices received from II. O. Bedwell by George Reed, who is in charge of the J. K. E. Ross horses here. Many of the out-of-town vi.-itors for the I erbv elected to stay over, resulting in the largest Mon-day attendance ever noted at the course. B. A. Jones, who has Effie Randall and others here, has sent to his farm in Parnel!. Mo., for Qm seven other two-year-olds he has there and will race them during the Douglas Park meeting. O. P. Roinigh era* an arrival from New Orleans with his Spokane Queen. . B. Head, owner of Wahleck Farm, bought Cracow at private terms thi- morning. F. J. Kelley and W. P. Johnson, both of Chicago, who have horses racing here, were among pillow comers today. Jockey Mooney. who will ride for Ceorge ihillip-. was an addition to the riding ranks here this afiir-• noon. Jockey Kn.-ipp and trailer McDaniel were each presented with §1.000 by owner Kilmer after the Dcby. Charles Lansdale, one of the stewards at Havana, is among the visitors here. Francis Nelson, the well-known official, returned to his home in Toronto after witnessing the Derby.
