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FAST BELIEVE IDLE HOUR t Good Filly Runs a Capital Race Under High Weight. . - . Jack Hare Jr. Easily Beaten By Marjorie Hynes Rapid Day Buns Like His Name. - BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LOUISVILE. Ky., November 4. E. R. Bradleys Believe Idle Hour was given a searching test this afternoon with the view of ascertaining her qualifications for honors next year in the Kentucky Oaks, and she answered the question in gallant style by carrying her impost of 118 pounds and scoring impressively in the fiist time of 1:25, two-fifths of a second slower than the track record made by The Porter last spring. A strong wind faced the horses during the stretch racing and it militated against them. Believe die Hour showed fine speed from the start and held sway throughout the entire race. Lady Champ, however, kept in close pursuit and momentarily in the stretch threatened the Bradley fillys lead, but Lyke rallied her iu the last eighth, then she began drawing out again near the end. Lady Champ was a half dozen lengths before Bettina, with small margins separating the others. Conditions for the sport here this afternoon could not he improved upon and it was directly responsible -for- the big attendance on hand to view the racing. Small fields again constituted the starters in most, .nj f hudashes ami close contests pleased in most instances. The betting was spirited, at times reaching- voluminous proportions. The favorites and second choices -were returned winners in most of the races arid it indicated a full measure of success for the speculative element. In view of Jack Hare Jr.s last good performance there was a general expectation that he would repeat in the three-quarters sprint, hence his defeat by Marjorie Hynes was somewhat of a stunner. The Williams filly measured strides with him for the first half mile and drew out in the stretch to win with the utmost ease. The high wind sweeping down the stretch against the racers mitllated against Jack Hare Jr. and it was only by the hardest kind of effort that he staved off the loss of second place, barely succeeding in outstaying the fast coming Linden. The introductory scramble resulted in victory for Rapid Day after a splendid effort to dispose of Col. Taylor: The latter, with a high flight of speed, had led to the last eighth, but at this point Rapid Day moved by him with a rush and the finish found Troilus disputing the result with him. Col. Taylor was best of the others. JOCKEY WILSON TO RIDE IN CUBA. Jocky Frank Wilson, whose contract was recently sold for ,000 to W. H. Karrick, will terminate his services with Kay fcpence at the close of the present meeting and go to New York to join his new employer and, later, leave for Havana, where he will ride next winter. His Cuban apprentice allowance does not expire until next March. Alula and Fern Handley have been turned out by John Troxler for the winter at Military Stock Farm, near Lexington, Ky. I Milo Shields bought privately this morning from E. R. Bradley the good colts By Golly and Bygone : Days, which he intends to race next winter at New Orleans. S. A. Clopton, accompanied by jockey Coltiletti, arrived this afternoon irom Maryland witli. Harry Payne Whitney representatives which are intended to start in the Jockey Club Stakes. The mainstay will be Tryster. Grey Lag worked an easy mile this morning iu preparation for his start in the Jockey Club Stakes Saturday and covered the distance iu 1:45. Mose Goldblatt returned to Cincinnati this morning after attending the horsemens meeting last night. He "was appointed permanent chairman of the Havana committee for next winter. J. W. May is an arrival from New York. Before leaving the East he disposed of all the horses he had there, and intends to take the yearlings he lias had in these parts and race them in New Orleans. Jockey C. Buel was suspended three days by the starter for disobedience at the post.
