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LEXINGTONS FINE OPENING iig Crowd Sees Busy Signal Win the Feature Race Easily in Fast Time. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LEXINGTON. Ky., September 18. E. R. Bradleys crack filly Busy Signal accounted for the Phoenix Hotel Handicap at s mile and a sixteenth, which featured todays inauguration of the autumn season of Kentucky racing at the historic Lexington course. Her race was one of her best, for Mie shoulder 114 "pounds and conceded weight to the other starters and ran the distance in 1:44, two-fifths of a second from the track record. Her performance was the more noteworthy from the fact that she was made much use of at the post through lief own stubbornness in her refusal to keep straight. The start was effected after a delay of seven minutes, witli Sands of Pleasure momentarily in tlie lend, but Busy Signal at once took command and led to the finish, winning ultimately by four lengths, from Clintonville. Sands of Pleasure landed in third place. Gloomy Gus at one time figured in the running, but when beginning Prominently he stretcli drive lie tired fast and brought up far in the rear. Tle semi-annual meeting of members of the Thoroughbred Horse Association will be held next Wednesday evening at the Phoenix Hotel. William Woodard, trainer of the five horses entered -by the Thoroughbred Endurance Test Club to start in the 300-mile race for the Mounted Service Cup next month, writes from Putney, Vt., that his charges are in excellent condition and training satisfactorily. E. J?. Simms has arrived at his Xalapa Farm in Bourbon Count from New York. Jockey Lunsford today bought his contract from Will Perkins and will ride as a free lance. :Mnny of the members comprising the directorate of the Kentucky Jockey Club were on hand for the opening, having motored from Louisville, Covington anil other points. The iiiutuel staff comprised 150 persons and all were kept active for the entire afternoon. W. F. Poison will be in charge of his own horses until he can replace trainer Simms, who resigned. Messrs. Hunter. Pollard, Keene and McDowell of the Kentucky State Racing Commission were among the visitors. The following licenses were granted by the Racing Commission at its meeting this morning: Trainers, W. F. Taylor, Thos. Johnson, J. Beasley, W- F. Poison; jockeys, J. Burke, G. Mangau.
