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FAST TRACK AT LEXINGTON Peace Pennant Wins the Blue Grass Stakes From Donnacona Damask Runs a Good Third Golden Broom Shows Great GreatSpeed Speed but Fails to Stay LEXINGTON Ky May 1 Peace Pennants showing in the nine Grass Stakes makes him a factor to IM reckoned with in the Derby Donnacona finished well and Damask was given a blundering ride Kersagliere lost much prestige by his poor performance His sensational preliminary workouts had gained for him an ex ¬ it nsive following followingSpicebnsh Spicebnsh winner of the third race is the latest to show improvement after a surgical operation for throat trouble troubleXuleikas Xuleikas outstanding performance in the fourth r ee makes her formidable iu stake fixtures in these parts partsSouthern Southern Gentlemans showing was not that of a champion and he will probably go down in his ¬ tory as another Bolero BoleroW W F Poisons Peace Pennant fully redeemed himself this afternoon for his setback last Mon ¬ day when he won only to he disqualified for foul ¬ ing lie triumphed today iu the feature race of the meeting the Itlue Grass Stakes having a net value of tllO to the winner but apart from the monetary consideration he finished in the van of the best threeyearolds that could be mustered here all highly regarded factors in the Kentucky Derby and left no donht as to his superiority over those he met and his right to be among the fav ¬ ored ones for the big race to be run at the Church ¬ ill Downs track May S Peace Pennant showed the necessary requisites that goes to make a good horse in his race today He stood a hard drive came from behind and outlasted Dounacona and Damask the pair of contenders disputing with him the mastery during the last eighth of a mile Donnacona ran t good race and his connections thik that the race will improve him himThe The disappointment of the race was Hersagliere This good looking and fast working Coehran repre ¬ sentative had during the past week acquired to his standard an immense following Astute critics considered the Kentucky Derby running a mere formality to Itersaglicre but after following Golden Iroom closely for threequarters he flattened out as badly as did Golden Jlroom It might be that both these easterners will maintain their speed further over the level Churchill Downs track for the trying hill here places many a good racer at a disadvantage Jockeys disadvantageJockeys L Knsor and M Garner depart for Louis ¬ ville tomorrow The four horses that Kdward Trot ¬ ter brought here for the Klorisant Stable will be also returned to Louisville tomorrow tomorrowHunmics Hunmics victory in the second race this after ¬ noon makes him ineligible to start Monday MondayK K K Pradley has a bet of 500 with trainer Kay Spence that the L4r 00 colt Southern Gentle ¬ man will not win a race as a twoyearold twoyearoldAfter After advising that Ilerron would be a starter in the Plue Grass Stakes trainer W Daly neglected spending him to the post postThe The largest attendance in the hislory of the track was present
