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DOUGLAS PARKS OPENING 1 Excellent Attendance and Good Racing Features of Afternoon Preecutter Takes the Inaugural InauguralHandicap Handicap Williams Bros BrosWin Win Three Races Louisville Ky September 23 Douglas Park be ¬ gan its period of six days fall racing this after ¬ noon under auspices most encouraging for the sport and without any marring incidents The attendant was not as large as on some previous opening days still the management had no cause for com ¬ plaint on this siore Interest in the siwrt was as teen as ever and tlie racing was of high class order and thoroughly enjoyed enjoyedThe The scarcity of cars caused failure of many horses that were engaged in the Ixxington racing from reaching here to take part in todays racing re Milting in light fields going to the ost in in t of the dashes The Inaugural Handicap with 2000 ridded anil worth 1855 net resulted in a victory for the frequently disappointing Freecutter which triumphed over Bribed Voter chiefly through the good ride he received from Lnnsforil LnnsforilSergeant Sergeant Phil Musgrove who formerly ranked as cine of the best riders in the country lias sent ad ¬ vices here from Charleston S C where he is now stationed with his command that Messrs Brelvogel md Shelley who ruled him off at Juarez several yeirs ajrii ha v restored him to favor favorBarney Barney Dreyfus president of the Pittsburgh Na ¬ tional League Baseball Club was among the visitors visitorsWilliam William Newman Avas among the arrivals from New Orleans He n i orts racing conditions there strrnosaimrttunr the public there rzpects brllllnnt soason tf sport next winter winterPrecious Precious was an absentee from the Inaugural the McDowell horses having failed to arrive from Lex ¬ ington Many other stables that were delayed at Lexlnglon arc expected to arrive within a day or two twoBeayerkill Beayerkill came wide in the stretch and jockey Kederis in reply to Judge Prices inquiry said that it was iKcause the horse was tiring tiringGEORGE GEORGE J LONG RECOVERING RECOVERINGGeorge George J Long the master of Bashford Manor Farm was denied the pleasure of being present to we Freecutter yin the Inaugural Handicap being still confined to his home is a result of a paralytic stroke of which he was the victim recently He is improving steadily md his physicians hold out hope bat he will Ir lie o get about Jigain shortly Mr Long retains keen interest in his thoroughbreds in splti of his illness and the victory of Freecutter will be welcome news to him himManager Manager John Hachmcister in commenting upon conditions attending the opening declared that it vamc fully mi to his expectations and that he was wtll satisfied with the days results The day jciKsed off without any incidents out of the ordinary of any nature whatsoever Among the visitors who were on hand from other points to help give the meeting a proper sendoff were Capt A B II n pck president of the Thoroughbred Horse Associa ¬ tion and Harvev Mvers president of the Latonia Joekey Club ClubWilliams Williams Bros colors were much in the limelight hiring the afternoon and three of their representa ¬ tives scored victories The stable bad representa ¬ tion in each of the races programmed and the trio victorious in their respective fields were Korbly in the second Sedan in the sixth and Sun God in the last race raceThe The Saint Matthews Handicap of 1400 which vas carded for tomorrow failed to fill only two utries being received for it A substitute race was iiecessarv engaging a cheaper class of starters with a purse of 800 The surplus of 000 from the Owners trainers jockeys and others are now only required to pay war tax at the time of their ad ¬ mission into the grounds instead of having to pay for the whole meeting in advance Those desiring war tax tickets for the whole meeting can obtain them
