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UNWELCOME RAIN AND MUD Churchill Dqwns Drenched Again and Attendance Diminishes Leochares Unplaced in His First Eace This Year Jockey Rob ¬ inson Rides Three Winners LOUISVILLE Ky May 27 A respite of eight ¬ een hours is the most that Churchill Downs was given before rain asain visited these parts and converted the fast track into an ellipse of mud The downpour began just as racegoers were prepar ¬ ing to visit the course and resulted in many turning back causing the lightest attendance of the present meeting The sport as a result of the adverse Aveather suffered materially and there Avas a general lack of enthusiasm enthusiasmThe The handicap at threequarters which originally had among its prospective starters some of the best in these parts Avas marred by the going for most of those Avhich made the contest Avcre at a loss in the going and floundered and spnivled badly The Avinner turned up in War God which showed the most spefd in the going and led for the entire Rice On a fast track it is probable he would not have had a chance The Tace marked the first appearance for this year of the veteraif Leocharc He showed an excellent performance The opening race furnished a rattling finish be ¬ tween Lady Rachel and Fifi II Avitii the craeks Robinson and Sande measuring skill Honors Avent to the former youngster who made Sande look like a novice and bluffed him out of the victory right at the end The close finish and his good work afforded the many admirers of Robinson a chance to accord him a hearty reception on Jiis jjjturu to the scales Favorites started out in good style the first three landing in succession Frank W Scored easily in the tAAo year old dash contested by a somewhat ordinary baud in the second race and Miss Jemima made a runaAvay of the third race in which some highly regarded youngsters met Her time 54 for the four and a half furlongs was the best speed exhibited in the afternoon aud stamps her as a right good sort sortLeap Leap Frog in the first race gave a good exhi ¬ bition when he came from a long Avay back during thfc last quarter to ultimately pass into the lead and win from Miss Procter hud Hopeful Jockey HopefulJockey Robinson carried off the Tiding honors for the afternoon by landing Lady Rachel Wai God and Brynlimah Avinners He Avds responsible for the success of Lady Rachel and Brynlimah through superior riding The claiming brigade was active aftoixthc fifth race and they centered on Sun God in the sixth race R L Rogeres securing him for 2200 B Chapman and J J Troxler Avere other that hall a claim in for him but Avere beaten in the drawing drawingWise Wise Man Avas claimed by H Perkins for 2200 out of the last race raceTo To dissolve the partnership between O A Bi anchi and Mrs W H Luesing in the horse Sen nings Park lie Avas offered at auction before the first race and Avas bought by Mose Goldblatt for 7000 Others sold at the same time AVITC Nan to J Mastcrson for 100 Jack Fisher to Hal Bell for 70 and Little Bum to E Chambers for 00
