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FAVORITES PROVE FICKLE Douglas Park Choices Go Down in General Defeat Sam Reh Captures the Beech Beechmont mont Stakes Easily Cane CaneRun Run Vanquishes Kinney Louisville Ky September 26 Douglas Park en ¬ tertained as guests this afternoon a tremendous number of Indies the occasion being Ladies day Cool but clear weather caused topcoats to be a comfortable adjunct but those in the big throng wlio made a specialty of supporting favorites did not require heavy covering for they were at the broiling point due to the repeated overthrow of choices the first six races witnessing their successive defeats The only favorite that succeeded was Whirling Dun in the final race and he was only slightly more pre ¬ ferred than Manokin The latter showed a dull per ¬ formance and finished far back backThe The feature race the Beechmont Stakes for two yearold fillies brought to the post an ordinary band after the withdrawal of Kegalo The absence of the latter is said to have been because of the owners dislike to run her in a selling race Jeffer ¬ son Livingstons Florence Webber a winner here on the opening day was installed the choice with Camoufleur next in demand and both flattered in the early running by racing in front of the others but on the stretch turn they both tired and Huntennann and Sam Reh passed into the lead alter ¬ nately the latter drawing out in the last sixteenth to win in a canter Iluntermann just managed to outstay the fast coming Pastourean The net value of the stake to the winner was 1490 The follower of Lunsfordmet a Waterloo during the afternoon that rider failing to land a single winner and his failures on Merrivale Benefactor Clairvoyant and Florence Webber all favorites were costlyGallaher decidedly costly Gallaher Bros furnished two of the winners dur ¬ ing the afternoon in Charley Hector and Bourbon Lad Both were ridden by F Murphy and he showed some of his oldtime skill in landing them to victories victoriesThe The worst upset of the afternoon came with the running of the second roce in which Kinney was regarded as having tl tmrse at his mercy but Cane Kun made a runaway racn of it and Avon as his rider pleased The showing of J J Miirdoek in the race was a bad one and should be thrown out in future calculations calculationsClairvoyants Clairvoyants defeat in the third race was de ¬ cisive Brownie McDawell the winner ran a good race and drew out in the stretch The sur ¬ prise was the good showing of Cracow a first time starter in some time and but for early interfer ¬ ence might have given the winner a stout argu ¬ ment mentYENGHEES YENGHEES GOOD PEBFORMANCE PEBFORMANCEYenghee Yenghee displayed his best recent form in the sixth race and after seemingly being beaten came with a great rush iu the last quarter to win with ease American in this was an intended good thing but Walter II Pearce caused his downfall by forcing him to set a fast pace in the first three quarters quartersThose Those who had backed Whirling Dun were none too enthusiastic during the early running Con ¬ nelly however got him to moving fast and bene fitting by most of the others getting in each others way while going down the backstretch secured a commanding position and it was easy for him to outstay Sayonarra through the stretch stretchJ J W May has taken over all the horses formerly raced in the name of M L Schwartz with the ex ¬ ception of the good filly Enfilade which was bred in New York There are eight in Mays present string anil they were bought by him from Mr Schwartz before he left the east The horses former ¬ ly raced in the name of Schwartz Bro but the owner of the firm is now in France serving his country and Mortimer Schwartz intends shortly to join the forces of Charley Schwab director of ship construction constructionJockey Jockey C Brown who is said to be above ths average run of apprentice riders and has been doing saddle work on western tracks made hirf Kentucky debut during the afternoon on a pair of Williams Bros horses He rode them in good style and might prove i welcome addition to the riding colony hero heroSteady Steady improvement in attendance and betting action has been the rule at the track since the opening and if the weather continues to be fine for the remainder of the racing Douglas Park will have little to fear of booking a deficit deficitManager Manager Hachmeister is already planing for the entertainment of a record attendance next Satur ¬ day when the Louisville Cup is to have its decision There will be a small number of starters iu the race and present indications point to J O G II Keenes Moscowa ruling the favorite favoriteJockey Jockey K Anderson who had the mount on Acheron in the third race wax suspended by the stewards for five days for rough riding He inter ¬ fered sharply with Cracow early iu the race The stewards are determined to suppress rough riding and some former offenders have been tabbed and the first attempt on their part to subject any of the starters to intentional interference will result in a lengthy suspension suspensionTrainer Trainer Smith announced today that Lucky Day which started yesterday and finished third is avail ¬ able for the government for breeding purposes and he will l e turned over to F Ambrose Clark and Roye their l lOwner Lieutenant on return Owner Hewitt had previously donated to the gov ¬ ernment the horse Meditation r The two horse combination consisting of Can Kun and Brownie McDawell paid its few backers 29005 for a 2 investment
