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TEXANS IDLE HOUR STAKES Centimeter Runs a Fast Race and Wins Easily Smoke Screen Unlucky in the Run ¬ ning1 Favorites Have a Hard Time All Day lKXIXGTOX Ky May 4 The Idle Hour Stkes with its net value of 1000 fell to the Texasowned and bred Centimeter which triumphed somewhat easily over Inele Aelo with Smoke Screen following the pair and running the out ¬ standing race of any of the starters AVith an eiual division of racing luck he would have been the winner AVith its starting point almost on the turn crowding is inevitable and dashes of a half uilc such as the Idle Hour conditions call for is rarely a true test and todays running proved no exception for the interference that a number of the starters suffered from 1ompletely eliminated their chances for winning winningCentimeter Centimeter with his fine turn of early speed managed to race into the lead from an outer posi ¬ tion while the jam was at its height on the first turn The stretch racing found the colt holding on in good style and lie had little difficulty in staying in the van of Uncle Aelo Smoke Screen was in the thickest of the jam and when Murray finally got him extricated he was far back but the cidt responded well to hand riding and fought his way stubbornly through a small opening in the last sixteenth wearing Kastorsidu down near the United Aerde also ran a good race and when he XutxjicoiiKtomiMl to rating may reverse the decision with the winner winner1ackers 1ackers of favorites experienced disaster during the afternoon for most of the choices were beaten The sport was exciting and productive of many close finishes finishesM M GARNER TO RIDE PEACE PENNANT PENNANTJockey Jockey Garner has contracted with AV F Poison for second call during the Churchill Downs meet ¬ ing and will have the mount on Peace Pennant in the Kentucky Derby DerbyPoilu Poilu was claimed after his victory by A Hill represented in the sixth race by AVcinland The claiming price was SI SIodd odd oddTodays Todays visitors included George J Lang well known owner ynd former nimlxr of the Kentucky State Kacing ComniiMoii It was Mr Ixings first visit here this season seasonCharles Charles Lnnsdale extensively identified with the Havana track was amon the visitors and will May in Kentucky for the remainder of the racing Maon He stated that Frank J Itriien general manager of the Havana track will be at Ionis ville to witness the Kentucky Derby next Satur ¬ day iHfore returning to Havana HavanaJockey Jockey Alack Garner came over to ride Pilly Parton in the Idle Hour Stakes StakesOpportunitys Opportunitys victory was a surprise to his owner Tlcre was a standing rule it Xew Orleans the past winter to withdraw the horse excepting when the track was muddy muddyShipments Shipments for I iuisville this morning were steady and additions will be the rule tonight and tomor ¬ row if cars are available The car shortage will probably prevent the entire transfer of horses here i Churchill Downs until early next week weekJockey Jockey Karl Pool was granted by the license commitiee of the State Kacint Commission today permission to ride lieginuiiig at Churchill Downs next Saturday The recommendation of the stew ¬ ards is that his license be probationary probationaryOn On report of one of the patrol judges and veri ¬ fied by jockey F Mcrimee jockey Drever on Op ¬ portunity was suspended for five days by the stewards for roughr iding in the opening race
