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CHURCHILL DOWNS MUDDY But Horses Toll Through the Tough Going in Game Style Juvenile Stakes Captured lay a aWhitney Whitney Castoff St Bernard BernardBuns Buns a Good Race LOUISVILLE Ky May 21 The main attraction at Churchill Downs today at least in point of value was the twentyfirst running of the Juvenile Stake for twoyearolds a dash of fiveeighths of a mil under selling conditions It was worth 2930 to the winner and was productive of a good race and u hotly contested finish in which Atta Boy II triumphed over the speedy Ruby but with nothing much to spare Eight started and the winner was made the favorite but there was good backing for Ruby Talisman and Pop Eyes Ruby set an extremely fast pace for the going running the first half mile in 47 but Atta Boy II hung to her like a leach and getting his head iu front in the last eighth kept it there and won by the slight advantage of a few inches Ruby hung on unflinchingly and beat Talisman by four lengths for second money Bread Man ran well enough in this race to suggest his alibity to win soon Pop Eyes was a dis ¬ appointment appointmentB B J Brannons colors were much in evidence during the afternoon and is the first owner to en ¬ joy the distinction of having scored a triple on a Kentucky track this season He inaugurated his successes witli the victory of Green Grass which by the way is a much improved racer since arriving from the south and it was his third straight victory during the present meeting SJ Tterhjrd wtti the eC6iid td score for the Kansas City owner and The Colleen Bawh completed the triple when she just lasted under her light weight to drive home a half length better than Ernest B with followingWeather H C Basch following Weather that threatened a downpour at any minute confronted racing patrons here but it did not cause a decrease in attendance attendanceThe The track was heavy with a strip roomy enough for four horses to run abreast as the central ob ¬ jective of the riders as the going there was better than the outer part of the course courseThe The opening race a dash of threequarter brought a big bund to the post Blaise an extremely good mud runner was not altogether overlooked in the mutuels but Aransylvia was made the favorite while Thistle Green and Lady Fair Play were also given preference over Blaise The latter was not conspicuous until in the stretch then lib came on with a rush and passing the leaders won pulling up by five lengths witli the outsider Marse John second Thistle Green beat Vansylvia a head for third money simply because the latter had a small boy up who could not do justice to her She should have been second at least leastDIRECTOR DIRECTOR JAMES BAD RACE RACEMaiden Maiden twoyearold colts and geldings con ¬ tended in the second race and in a well con ¬ tested finish Burgoyne triumphed over Frank AV by a half length with Spartan Boy a bad third Director James was backed again but ran a bud race and seems something in the way of a counter ¬ feit feitSome Some fairly good threeyearolds went to the post for the fourth race a dash of threequarters for a 1200 purse No mistake was made in making St Bernard a warmly supported favorite He is a right good colt even if not up to winning i Kentucky Derby This was a different task and lie had no difficulty in winning by five lengths from Sam Hen with Mormon taking third money Sennings moneySennings Park will be offered for sale by auction next Tuesday to dissolve the partnership in him himThe The double winner Aiigon owned by R H An ¬ derson has developed a fever and as a result will be out of training for at least three weeks weeksGold Gold Stone was bought by AAr F Kncbelkamp be ¬ fore interestThe the first race and run in his interest The mile race tomorrow in which officers of tin United States army will ride is attracting much interest and Camps Taylor and Knox will have extensive representation at the track trackE E AA Moore was advised that his jnarc Brack town Belle had foaled a slashing filly sired by Mallowmot a son of Flying Fox which is at Moores farm near Nashville AAhutevcr NashvilleAAhutevcr doubts existed as to Cudgels starting in the Kentucky Handicap next Saturday was dis ¬ pelled this morning by the arrival of that crack racer in company with Milkmaid which is intended to start in the Kentucky Oaks The horses canie in charge of Cal Shilling who will have supervision of their training until the arrival of trainer Bed well who will saddle the horse Jockey Samlo will ride Cudgel in his engagement Saturday as it is thought lie rodft Cudgel to bettor advantage than Loftus This will make Cudgels third start in the race In his initial performance he was beaten by a short margin for the big purse by King Gorin Last year lie won the race raceAnother Another promising factor that reached here this morning from the east to engage in the race was Royce Ropls twice victor over Cudgel this spring He came in charge of M Bernard and will be ridden by M Buxton
