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LEXINGTON MEETING COMES TO AN END Colonel Livingston Wins the Rich Breeders Futurity After Great Struggle with Col Taylor Lexington Ky September 21 Colonel Livingston carrying the colors of the Kansas City turfman B J Bruiinon won the rich Breeders Futurity Stakes at Lexington this afternoon before the big ¬ gest crowd of the meeting Colonel Livingston was coupled with St Bernard but the latter had nothing to do with the result of the race appearing sore when going to the post and being outrun ail the way Col Taylor was first away and set a dazzling early pace but swerved badly under punishment when Colonel Livingston challenged and apparently would have won had he kept straight The two colonels came through the stretch locked In a deadly struggle anil it was only in the last few strides that the Brannon colt was able to secure a slight advantage A big crowd came to the Kentucky Association course this afternoon to say adieu to the thorough ¬ bred until next year and incidentally witness what promised to be a great days sport sportThe The opening race resulted in an easy success for the favorite Cane Run from W Perkins stable He led all the way to win pulling up upClermont Clermont showed the way home in the second although Twiford was pressing closely at the cud cudThe The Leonard Hotel Handicap was the secondary feature of the day and proved as interesting as the main race Tlie fastest sprinters at the course were engaged here and it was a grand contest from start to finish with Olive Wood prevailing after a hard fought struggle with Blackie Daw and Fruit Cake The latter might have won but for coming wide when entering the stretch stretchThe The Leland Hotel Handicap was easy for Archie Alexander while Col Marchmont scored in the mile and a quarter dash after a keenly contested drive with John W Klein KleinThe The stables of W H Baker H Perkins Middle ton Jones John Troxler William Feuchter E P OMalley and S Le Duke were shipped Friday after ¬ noon to Louisville LouisvilleKing King Gorin is to be turned out Ho became cast in his stall and the veterinary advised Jack Baker to not shin him to Louisville LouisvilleJockey Jockey Gentry was fined 50 by tho Judges for being unfit to fill his riding engagements Friday Jockey FridayJockey H Lunsford will depart for Laurol to ¬ morrow and report to trainer John Schorr who has had the extensive string in charge owned by Ed ¬ ward B McLean who holds the contract on Luus ford
