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1 1 : , 1 • CUDGELS GRAND TRIUMPH ♦ Victor in the Kentucky Handicap Despite His Heavy Impost. ♦ Wins by a Length in Fast Time with Pif Jr. Second and Hollister Third. . Louisville, Ky.. June 1.— Cudgel, the stunlv son of Broomstick — Eugenia Hurch, carrving the silks of Commander J. K. L. Ross, put the final stamp of greatness on himself, when he a. 1 e.uiiteel for the Keiituiky Handieap. worth *.000 net to the- win ner and had following him home some if the- best rae-ers that could lie mastered in the west. He conceded much weight to all the others and left not the faintest doubt of his suiierioritv. Pif Jr striving gamely and responding steadily te"» his rialer"s urging, landed in Seconal place, beating Hollister a small margin for that paetlaa of the pri:. •-. Arriet finished in fourth place and tlierehy sjiveei 110 for her owner. Second money was si :. »i ami third money amounted to «H . nn race was run in a terrific downpour, the shower developing suddenly, just as the horses rea.heel the barrier and it ti-rminalid after the finish of the rae-e. The track was soaked thorough l.v as a result of the elrem-hiiig it reeeiveel and to the altered condition of the going was due Cudgels failure to reduce the record of ::lt;f, for the rare made by Luke McLukc. At that Cudgel crowel. -i the mark c-losi-ly. for he ran the distance in l:tK. The field of eleviii were at the post for three minutes and were dispatched in good alignment, with Midway showing the way, e los.lv followed bv Hoi lister, Arriet anal Viialgil. with the others laboring to keeji up anal well strung out. There was practically no change in tin- order of the running until nearly three-eiuarters of the instance had b: traversed, when Midway began showing distress signals and when he weakened. Hollister took command. but it was only momentarily, for Cudgel, coming on with giant strides, passed into the lead when the stritch was ri.u-lieil and appeared ta he winning easily, but Lyke, noticing Pif Jr. coming with a rush, applied the whip, it was unnecessary, for the Baker representative was uiie |iial to the task, though striving hard and Cudgel had the satisfaction of reversing the verdict that R. L. Lakers representative scored over him whin King Goriu beat him 111 the same race last year. CUDGELS VICTORY POPXTLAK. The victory of Cualgel was iiiiincnselv popular, juilgmg by the spontaneous applause that greeted the winner and jockey on their return to the stand to go through the weighing out process. The showing of Rancher was disnpiioiiitiug to his host of admirers, for he was outrun practically from the start and his poor BerfaraMace was attributed to his dislike for muddy going. Midway had no mishaps and he- did the liest he could, as far as he went, about thre-e-epiarters. then lie fell back rapidly. Beaver-kill. Green James and Guy Fortune showed themselves to rank below the leaders at least at to days weight assignment, for they had no mishaps. Geivernor A. O. Stanley of Kiiitucky. witncssiel the running of the handicap from the stewards stand, as the special guest of General Manag.-r John Haehmeister. and in words most appropriate to the occasion, presented the floral wreath and a beautiful kaaajaat of Aineriean Beautv roses, which the management of the track had orovide-d for the winner and his owner, io II. G. ISoeiwoll. in the ab senee of Commander Ross. Cudgels owner The governor also extended his congratulations to Mr. Bedwe-11 and jockey Lyke for their skill, as e.x -emplified in the achievements of the champion race horse of this year. Bedwell. not to lie out done, in turn presented the boc|iict with which the •••ivi-riior had presented him to Mrs. Stanley with the compliments of Commander Ross. Manager Haehmeister, in commenting upon the elay aim its attending incidents, let it lie known that the crowd in atte-ndance was the largest in the history of Douglas Park racing. The grandstand and reserved section was jammed and the overflow sought available places all along the lawn and space in front of the stand, while the bleacher-like stairways, also contained their capae-ity i|Uita. The spectators were unmindful of the swelt-r-ing heat and theise of the crowd who were fir:.t-time- visitors, and there were many of these-, rambled all over the grounds and took a keen interest in the plants npiioiutments. Xe-arby cities were represented by big delegations, all drawn hereby the meeting of the best racers that could lie musterid. The easterners wore loyal to Cudgel and scoffed at a possibility of his meeting defeat. The Canadians were eepially confiilent that Rani-hc-r would carry off the rich prize and their convictions carried with it their money. CLAIMING CONTESTS INTERESTING. Failure- on the part of owners to engage their charges in the originally programmed pair of handicaps, caused these secondary features to he declared off and dashes with claiming clause- attachments substituted. They brought out some fairly useful ones and the even calibre of the startirs accounted for thair developing interesting contests. In the- filial rae-e. Sansyming triumphed, but it likewise marked the- last time that he will e-arrv .le-ff Livingstons silks, for J. M. GiM.de, repre Beaded in the race by Harvest King, claimed him for 9S.dM, Sansyming raced ta his best form and showed the way to the others throughout. There was e-onsielerable- Ix-tting activity about Dorothv De.-in in the rail-, but she showed nothing to warrant the heavy sup]Kirt she received. Jockey L. Gentry was this morning summoned bv his elraft luiarel in Greenville. Texas, to ap|K-ar before it on exemption matters. Jockey Li pa Hie was sus|H-nded for five days by the stewards for rough riding in the o|tening nice. He interferreel sharply with Silvery Light just Is-fore reaching the stretch and MeCabes leg was hurt by coming in contact with the fence. C. A. Tilles, extensively interested in Latonia anal Douglas Park, came over from St. Louis to witness the decision of the big handicap. Jocke-ys Frach and Alex had their badges taken up this afternoon for being in the betting ring. Trainer BedwelJ le arrangements during the afternoon for the shipment of Cudgel back east tomorrow. Joe-key Lyke ami Buxton, who came-here to ride in the race, returned to New York soon after the big race. Jockey timber had to cancel his riding engagements, due to illness on account of the heat. Walter t. Parmer of Nashville joined Messrs. Continued on avcond vase. CUDGELS GRAND TRIUMPH Continued from first page. Hendrie and Eraser this morning and were interested in tlie performance of Rancher. During the afternoon H. G. Bedwell disposed of Sir Edgar. Kathryu Cray and Lindsey to J. B-Coodiuau for a private consideration. The others owned bv J. K. L. Ross, which have raced here, were shipped with Cudgel and will campaign in the east. . - - Kings Joker and two two-year-olds, owned by A. K. Maconibcr, arrived this morning from New ork and will be trained by T. Murphy and raced at Latoaia. . L. ... „ John Keegan. track su|»erintendent at Latonia. was among the visitors. He stated that he had been swaiuned with applications for stable room. It included inanv from easterners and several owners with horses in Maryland. He will make every effort to accommodate all applicants, but the present outlook is for several to l»e disapiiointed. The large delegation fr.iiu Lexington were loyal to Pif Jr. in the big handicap.
