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MORE RAIN AT LEXINGTON Next to the Last Day Made Un ¬ comfortable for the Patrons Binding Tie the Only Winning WinningFavorite Favorite Sam McMeekin On OnGood Good Behavior and Wins LEXINGTON Ky May 7 A heavy downpour which came up unexpectedly as the horses in the initial race were about to start for the post con ¬ tinued steadily for some time and later fell in ¬ termittently bringing with it disagreeable racing conditions and marred what otherwise would have be n productive of good contests The racing pro ¬ gram while devoid of any special features was a well arranged one The track was slippery but fast for the onener while thereafter it was muddy and the changed going was responsible for frequent upsets the choices going down with regularity that spelled heavy losses for the followers of favorites Binding Tie and Hondo were the only ones sub ¬ stantially backed that succeeded during the after ¬ noon noonThe The opener in which Walnut Hall was the fa ¬ vorite went to Jago in somewhat easy style and it also marked the final race that he runs for J Livingston as he was claimed by H Field for 2200 Harry Burgoyne and Bon Tromp were his closest followers at the finish finishThe The second race found Midia installed as the choice but like AAalnut Hall she failed badly the purse going to the firsttime starter Mabel G which beat Busy Signal and Maize MaizeBinding Binding Ties victory was an easy one in the next nice lint the backers of favorites found the road again rough when Little Sring failed to get a plUce in the fourth race which was won by Sam Me Meekln this one time fractions post acting horse seemingly has been cured of his former bad habits and in starts here has been running forwardly He outstayed Philistine today after a sharp drive with Benefactor in third place placeMoga Moga was the one thought to be best in the fifth race but any chance she might have had was ruined when she almost fell in the first eighth Inquiry was the winner after a hard stretch duel witlr Booneville and Peccant It was the first dash for youngsters at the fiveeighhs distance distanceROBINSON ROBINSON WINS WITH HONDO HONDOThe The final race found Waterproof and Hondo di ¬ viding betting attention and Robinsons superior ride landed Hondo the winner with Waterproof just managing to beat Bogart for second place The change from Schwartz to Connelly worked a con ¬ siderable improvement in Bogarts running Parr starting in the race was claimed by R L Rogiw for S1300 S1300P P T Chinn who has been here for some time in quest of a rider tendered E AA Moore a check for 15000 for the transfer of C Robinsons con ¬ tract which was promptly declined The offer wa on behalf of D B Lester who races his horse under the nom de course of the Ogden Stable Chinn returned to New York tonight and liefori departure added Right Angle to his string having purchased him on private terms from Catesby AVoodford The horse was shipped to New York this afternoon afternoonA A consignment of the PerkinsMoore division was shipped to Louisville this morning morningTrainer Trainer John Lowe stated yesterday that American Aces recent races indicate that he was far from Derby form and would be an absentee from the big Louisville race Saturday SaturdayRegalo Regalo which will be the only filly to start in the Kentucky Derby tills year was taken to Louis ¬ ville this morning by trainer J C Gallaher She has been gaining steadily In favor here and will he liberally SaturdayJago backed by Lexingtonians Saturday Jago was claimed bv H Field in the first race for 2200 2200Secretary Secretary Sam C Nuckolls Jr received this morning the application for a riding license of J Butwell who will pilot Be Frank in the Kentucky
