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FIRST BUI IS DISQUALIFIED Peace Pennant Outpaces Prince Pal but Fouls Him Bersagliere Runs Well in the Race Rain and Mud Leads to Much Scratching LEXIXCTOX Ky April JO The Frankfort Purse it a mill nnl i sixteenth which served is tin feature furnished tin outstanding incident of Iliis afternoons racing and gave the spectators tliiir first view of several highly regarded Ken ¬ tucky Derby candidates As a contest it was un ¬ satisfactory for it brought in its wake a dis ¬ qualification of 1eace Pennant whicli had finished first in somewhat easy style His displacement was duo to his bolting in the stretch and sharply interfering with 1rince 1al anil Hcrsagliere the Swimmer following in close order 1rince Ial which was awarded the parse was lucky to escape the main portion of the prize as HcrsaKlioro showed this afternoon nniiiestioned superiority over him and lint for suffering the most when 1 trace Pen iiant bolted and later striking the inner rail with force he would have led Irince 1al to the finish Darin the early running 1rince Pal Peace Pennant and Hersagliere were in the van in close align ¬ ment Prince 1al having command On the stretch turn it appeared as if Prince Pal would draw out decisively but Peace Pennant moved up rapidly on the inside and when about level with Prince Pal began boring over anil finally forced his way diagonally across Prince Pal and the Cochran rep i riitiiliri Tin interference wys in plain view of all the spectators and the stewards instantly or ¬ dered the numbers taken down and after their brief interview with jockey Murray rider of Peace Pen ¬ nant Prince 1al was given the verdict Uersagliere second place and Tin Swimmer third thirdThe The race furnished but little line on the probable Derby result excepting to establish that Hcrsagiicre looms np as formidably a any of the others now favorably mentioned as likely to take the Ms prize prizeHeavy Heavy rain during the morning and a drop of temperature gave a wintry aspect to the racing this afternoon The course was deep in mud and was responsible for the heavy list of withdrawals in tin different races racesThe The attendance was surprisingly large consider ¬ ing the niipropitious conditions and seemed to enjoy and take keen interest in the sport sportSeveral Several of the finishes were of the cliise variety and the victory only decided in the last few strides That between Marvin May and Opportunity was par ¬ ticularly close Marvin May jnst lasting long enough enoughThe The inexperienced I Qiiinn riding his first race was responsible for he failure of Delico in the mile purse Sands of Pleasure beat her to the finish by a neck All in Itlack owned by the Chi ¬ cago sportsman F Kelley scored in impressive fashion in the second race over L Watcrburys Dona Ivoriottc and Hun Valet which has been racing consistently over New Orleans tracks made a run ¬ away of the dash for twoyearold colts exclusively exclusivelyEmil Emil liens reported this morning that his good brood mare Ida Claire had foaled a strapping colt bv Short Grass GrassPrince Prince of Como and two twoyearolds also Liv ¬ ingston owned were brought over from Louisville by trainer eorgc Odom this morning morningKirk Kirk Harrington owner of the Florisant Stable was an arrival from Maryland lie reported that Wcstwood would probably be a starter in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby 1 W McCIellard and jockey Scliuttinger wtrc among the newcomers from Maryland Schuttinger had the mount on Prince Pal PalJockey Jockey Joyle will remain in a local hospital for come time His injury consists of two broken bones in his ankle ankleTrainer Trainer Max Hirsch worked Dounaeoiia a mile and a quarter this morning in 19 There was con ¬ siderable regret over his absence from the mile and a sixteenth race in which he was entered enteredPLEASED PLEASED V7JTH SATURDAYS RACING RACINGCol Col M T AVinn vicepresident and general man ¬ ager of the Kentucky Jockey Club was greatly pleased with the success of tin opening day He said The Kentucky Jockey Club officials are en ¬ thusiastic over the extent and ijnality of the at ¬ tendance It gives assurance of the most prosper ¬ ous meeting in the history of the Lexington track The character of the spurt we had shows a prompt response on the part of not only Kentucky turfmen but the leading eastern owners to the Jockey Clubs policy of increased stakes and purses Over 71000 will be distributed among the horsemen at the Lex ¬ ington spring meeting It is the purpose of The Jockey Club to share its prosperity with the breed ¬ ers and owners of thoroughbreds to maintain racing on the highest plane to protect the public and pro ¬ vide for their pleasure and accommodation accommodationThe The request of the Kentucky Jockey Club for changes in the racing dates at Churchill Downs and Liilonia was granted Churchill Downs is to have twenty days beginning Saturday May 8 and ending Monday May 31 which is to be celebrated as Decoration tiny and which was overlooked in the original request for dates This adils one day at Louisville Latonia is to have thirtyone days beginning Saturday June 3 and ending Saturday July 10 10Edgar Edgar Ilcnshaw of Hopkinsville sent a letter of resignation as patrol judge and Huck Campbell of Hopkinsville was appointed to the place placeIt It was ruled that all colors must be confirmed to the State Kacing Commission within ninety days after the publication of the next bulletin in May otherwise the colors will eb subject to claim by any desiring them It is intended to rcallot the colors that have been in disuse for a long time and to require payment of J3 for registration of col ¬ ors for life lifeTJie TJie commission instructed the secretary to make it generally known that the rule denying the priv ¬ ileges of the track to all persons under suspension or ruled off will be rigidly enforced enforcedJockey Jockey Hoyle sustained a fraetnre of the ankle and other injuries by his fall on Iwin and was conveyed to a local hospital The unseating ot i Boyle was uot the only incident of this kind Curing the afternoon for jockeys T Murray and 7 Car mwly respectively astride The Englishman and Cointreau in the dashes for twoyearolds were unseated at tiie start when they were bumped into by bolting horses horsesThe The ring action Saturday afternoon was volum ¬ inous and the staff of 140 under Kugene Elrods supervision were worked at top speed throughout throughoutA A prospective purchaser made C C Van Meter an offer of 13000 cash and 10000 additional If Sterling succeeds in winning either the Kentucky Derby or Latonia Championship Stakes The offer was turned down downImmediately Immediately following the second race Saturday trainer Max llirsch brought out his main Ken ¬ tucky Derby dependence Donnacona for a mile workout The colt had jockey C Itobinson in the saddle and electrified his work watchers by cov ¬ ering the first quarter in 2 throeeighths in 31 half miln iu Hi fiveeighths in r8 three quar Iters in 11 seveneighths in 1110 and the mile easily in 140 Jockeys O Iobiuson T Pierce and Harrett were arrivals from l misville and will ride during the meeting Jt JtJockey Jockey Ambrose was suspended for five days for causing crowding
