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LONG SHOTS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Buford the Only Favorite to Win legal Takes The Galdcn Rod Selling Stakes Louisville Ky October 3 Former reverses ex ¬ perienced by the followers of favorites were in ¬ significant in comparison with todays happenings at Churchill Downs for six of the choices WITS lx wled over successively the winners developing from the ranks of the extreme outsiders and their victories wore attended by profit to but few It was only in the last race that a choice succeeded and his victory benefited only his immediate con ¬ nections and they supported him with rare confi ¬ dence denceThe The program as a whole was an ordinary one de ¬ void of merit except for the stake race the Golden Rod with 1500 added under selling conditions which brought to the post a half dozen youngsters of fair class It enabled Williams Bros Legal to score an easy victory over Madge F with Sam Keh in third place The winner was taken hack shortly after the start and drew out in the last eighth to win as his rider pleased Madge F was given nreference over him in the race and she raced impressively but was not equal to the winner winnerThe The oiitstandjng surprise of the afternoon came with the running of the second race when the erratic post acting Sparkler began well and show ¬ ing the most speed led home Liberator and Counter ¬ blast He was the longestpriced winner of the Kentucky fall season seasonGeorge George J Longs frequent disappointment Lance ¬ lot showed vastly improved form in the third race though he was benefited by the ijood sendoff he was given His task of landing the purse was an easy one and he finished in advance of Joe Stahr another outsider The favorite Woodpile was never in tlie hunt and was far back all the way Kedmon which was grouped in the field caused an upset in the next race He showed high speed and outgamed Eulogy and Marys Beau in the final drive driveThe The opening race found Exhorter installed in the post of honor but the best he could do was to land in third place the purse going to Glasstoi which in several recent starts has indicated that he could run well wellTWO TWO WINNERS FOR TRAINER PERKINS PERKINSTrainer Trainer Perkins again saddled a pair of winners in Sungold and Buford respective winners of the sixth and seventh races Brownie McDawell was best in the sixth but his failure was due to the diminu ¬ tive Smith taking him wide Buford must have been backed all over the country as one commission of 5000 was wagered on him by comeback people at the track trackSun Sun God which failed to be placed in the race was claimed by C B Head owner of the Waldeck Stable for 2000 2000Todays Todays attendance was on a par with the best that has Iwen at the track this season seasonE E K Bradley made his first visit to the track this fall and will stay for the remainder of the racing here He stated that his horses which have been campaigning in New York in charge of William Hur ¬ ley would with the exception of Kalitan be raced at Latonia ami they are on their way there now from New York He also said he had an offer from Messrs Carmen Pendleton and Elwell who race under the nom de course of the Beach Stable for his good filly Blushing Beauty hut has not accepted it The horses that raced at Lexington will also be shipped to Latonia to join the Hurley division He contemplates racing a dozen horses in New Orleans next winter winterEddie Eddie Thornton and 1 J Pendergast were among those who had substantial wagers on Sparkler in the second race raceQuito Quito had to be withdrawn from the fourth nice on account of not being eligible to the race raceBarney Barney Schreiber was among the afternoons visitors and will remain several days daysW W J Young who trained one of the John Ssn ford divisions before their sale is looking for horses for his own account which he will race next year lie will rest for the remainder of the season seasonTlie Tlie four days intervening until the opening of the Latonia meeting will dispense with a necessity for making a rush to Cincinnati and the usual special train to convey the horsemen from here immediately after the races are over will not bs
