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SEWELL COMBS IN TRIUMPH Defeats Lady Luxury in Lexing ¬ tons Feature Race Camden Colors in Front on He ¬ lium Weather Better Track Benefited by Change LEXIXGTOX KV April 0 Improvement in the weather was responsible for enjoyable sport at tli Lexington course this afternoon illicit the racing offered was of the offday variety tlio difficult track at time of the entries being made serving to cause tn absence of stars from the different dashes dashesA A handicap at threequarters for a purse of 1000 served as the best offering and Sewell Combs was returned the winner but only after a hard drive to outstay Ijidy Luxury with Green Grass following the pair closely The stewards were not enthused with the riding of 1 1itz on the latter and had liim before them for an explanation Lady Fair 1Iay was the favored one in the race but she gave way after racing prominently lo the last eighth eighthThe The Texasowned and bred Centimeter figured in the best contest of the afternoon when he outstayed Gangway after a sharp stretch duel The dis ¬ appointment here was Hen Valet which finished in third place but many lengths off from tin leaders leadersFormer Former Senator 1 X Camdens colors scored their initial victory of the season when Helium managed to scamper to the finish in advance of lit of Green and Mary Jane Uaker Hit of Green ran like a good filly here and Mary lane Itakcr would have been much more prominent but for interference she suffered from fromAV AV Ierkins sent a winner to the post in the fourth race in KastersfdetSvhictf lea for the entire way The mile and a quarter enabled Tmlae to earn a purse for under Eusors good ride he dis ¬ posed of Itombast easily easilyAPPRENTICE APPRENTICE RIDER SCORES SCORESThe The final race went to Inquiry ridden by 1 McCoy an apprentice It marked the youngsters maiden win AV Francis and P Skillcn were granted trainers licenses this iimming by the license com ¬ mittee and X Huff and Paul were given jockey licenses licensesF F S Pen body wealthy Chicago business mail and show horse devotee arrived today to be the guest of Col K II Iradley at Idle Hour farm for the re manider of the meeting and to attend the running of the Kentucky Derby On his farm at Hinsdale Mr Icabody lias sixty head of high jumpers and half breeds Col Itradley loaned him the thorough ¬ bred stallion Itliud Itaggage for breeding purposes this year He is crossing him with a number of coldblooded mares with a view to producing hunt ¬ ing horses Mr Icabody also is the owner of Itiiiie Dry which is now in racing and is to be re ¬ tired as a fouryearold to do the service Illind 1aggagc now is performing performingGeneral General manager Matt J Winn returned this morning from I niisville and stated that the exten ¬ sive improvements at Churchill Downs hail reached completion and that the builders would turn the plant over to the decorators tomorrow to put on the finishing touches It is expected that all the detail work would be done by Wednesday next md everything be in thorough readiness for Derby Day With Its extensive improvements and capacity to take vire ol a oig crown Cliurcmll isowiia may now lead all other courses in this country
