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IMPROVEMENT AT LOUISVILLE Bright Sunshine and Fine Weather Brings a Great Crowd Out Brookholt Easy Winner of Chief ChiefRace Race Great Contest Expected Expectedin in Kentucky Handicap LOUISVILLE Ky May 21 nright sunshine to Kiy nul i steadily improving track liroiiKht about i return of former banner cognitions and was in ¬ strumental in another imniene crowd witnessing some interesting sport this afternoon While no features were curded small fields of evenly matched siarters made for elo e contests contestsMnnfort Mnnfort Times stable finally scored its inaugu ¬ ral victory for this season when Itrookholt showed a sparkling performance and took what was re ¬ garded as he feature race in hollow style from Kinlmrn and Harry 1 1A A serious accident was narrowly averted in the fourth race contested liy twoyearolds when a had jam came soon after the start For a lirief period it appeared as if half if the field of twelve would go down in n heap lint luckilly all re ¬ tained ilicir feet However the eight in liack of the four leaders at the finish had their winning chances totally destroyed The mixup was due to lied Legs swerving soon after the start and lie con ¬ tinued to do so all through the stretch stretchFavorites Favorites and second choices had their inning during the afternoon Wickford Cet Km and Mel ¬ ancholia being the only offenders Melancholia wns claimed by Anderson Wright for 1700 1700The The Kentucky Handicap appioximately of 15000 value which will have its decision here tomorrow promises a capital race for it will be contested for by an average sized field of the best that could be mustered Of the thirteen named by the rsnal entry method at least ten are regarded as certain starters with Commander 1 K L Itoss Itonifaee though alloted top veight and conceding weight to the others certain to rule the favorite litcrcst in the race is only second to that of the Kentucky Derby and will attract to he Downs to ¬ morrow another vast assemblage The manage ¬ ment is making every preparation for their comfort The probable starters their alloted positions and recorded jockeys are 1 King Gorin Connelly 2 1 ton if ace Sande Courtship no boy J Swiv Van Dusen f Minto 11 0 Kobinson He Frank Collins 7 linger Merimee 8 Pictor Wida Drastic Tool 10 The Porter Olirien 11 Dodge Itnrke 11 Midway Lyke 13 Linden Ken ¬ nedy nedyCourtship Courtship and Sway are in the doubtful list Jockey Sande is due tomorrow morning from New York to ride Itoniface ItonifaceMose Mose Goldblatt is on crutches as a result of an injury sustained yesterday afternoon to his foot which caused a fracture of a small bone boneMasterson Masterson and Itogers arc intending to ship their stable to Hamilton Ontario at the close of the racing here hereCondition Condition books for the final week of racing here were distributed to owners this morning morningJockey Jockey George Molesworth who met with an in ¬ jury to his shoulder while riding Doric was at the track buth is saddle activities will be suspended under instructions of his physicians who advised that he refrain from riding for at least a year to give the injured shoulder an opportunity to mend fully
