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JACK HARE JR. IN FRONT But Only by Inches in a Desperate Struggle. . 4 Millersburg Given Another Slice of Bad Luck Jockey Kennedy in a Fall Track Talk. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LEXINGTON. Ky., September 23. One of thn best finishes witnessed at this meeting was staged by Jack Hare Jr. and Ginger in the three-quarters sprint which featured todays offering jit the Kentucky Jockey Clubs Lexington track, Jack Hare Jr., the favorite, triumphing by inches after a punishing drive. Ginger, showing improved form over his recent previous essay, when handled by Merimee, raced into a good lead at once, closely attended by Jack Hare Jr. and King Gorin. The latter lost ground when the stretch was reached, but Jack Hare Jr. went valiantly after Ginger and steadllv decreased the hitters lead until right at the end, where he made an extra game effort and succeeded in getting,his nostrils in front of Ginger. The crowd cheered the winner more vociferously than any other victor of the meeting. The running of the fifth race, which had as its starters, some good youngsters, was attended by a fall for the unlucky B. Kennedy, but luckily he again escaped serious injury, though he was shaken to such .an exy.-iit that he had. to refrain from ridfhg! nirther" during, the afternoon. The unlucky Millersburg, which figured in a disqualification after finishing first, again showed superiority oyer those she met, but failed to earn tlie purse, her tardy beginning resulting in her defeat by Aphie Dear, which beat her to the finish by a scant length. The winner was away for-wardly and, having a clear course, showed the most speed for tlie entire race. After her faulty beginning, Millersburg moved up steadily and at the finish was going fastest. Last Rose landed in third place. Aside from the two feature races the remainder of the racing card was ordinary and brought out some of the poorest here. The sport, however, was interesting and enjoyed by another big throng. Favorites again started off auspiciously when Claude Brown won in easy style, but Rapidan and Nurse Jane offended in the succeeding races. Nurse Janes failure was due in part to the faulty ride she received from Stack. Parol, winner of tlie second race, was the first to carry the Poison colors with the owner carded as trainer. Parol furnished an unset by his victory. The opponents of Parol were a bad band and on a par with those which started in the fourth race, won by War Prize. The concluding race furnished a good struggle, witli Selma G. the winner, after having led for the entire way. The battle for second place was spirited, Texas Special succeeding in outstaying. Tanlac in the last stride. Tlie program book covering the first ten days of the Havana ineeting was submitted to horsemen here and met with general favor. Kay Spence introduced another apprentice that he hopes to mould into a good rider. The youngster is E. Scobie of Cincinnati. The departures for Latonia began this afternoon when tlie horses owned by J. J. Troxler, Masterfon and Rogers, J. B. Allen and jr. Lowensteln were shipped. J. Phillips was among the newcomers yesterday from Montreal and attended the meeting of the Thoroughbred Horse Association. Colonel Whithead, in charge of the offices here of the American Remount Association, gave some interesting data relative to governmental remount activities and urged his hearers to join the remount association.
