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ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED 4 . Veterans Made Free Guests at Churchill Downs Yesterday. Coyne Repeats His Recent Good Race Blushing Beauty and Brotherly Love Winners. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. November 11. One of the biggest crowds that has witnessed the racing here this season was on hand at Churchill Downs this afternoon. Included in the large throng were numerous officers and service men now stationed at Camp Knox and hosts of civilians, formerly in the branches of the United States army and navy, active during tho- World War. They were invited guests of the Kentucky Jockey Club and they made Armistice Day at this historic course a memorable one. For the occasion a splendid racing offering had been provided, with a handicap for two-year-olds, over the three-quarters mile route, serving as the feature, it furnished a splendid test for the youngsters that tried conclusions, with the winner turning up in Coyne, which also in a previous race had triumphed over some good ones. His victory this afternoon was far more decisive, .for he drew out in the last eighth, after passing Rising Rock to win by a comfortable margin. Blowing Bubbles headed the others in third place. Lady Champ was the favorite one in the race, but she raced in dull, style ndK ceajsiajCoSbee a factor after-going" Tthe first quarter, brought up far in the rear. The three-quarters dasli preceding, the feature also brought out some fast sprinters and in this By Golly, a recent acquisition to the Milo Shields establishment, "won with the utmost ease after having led the entire way, Claude Brown being closest to him at the finish, with Meliora in third place. By Golly was a prqnounced choice. The mile, dash had the most good class horses of any of the races, and it brought an upset by the victory of Sands of Pleasure, which raced to his best form and scored in hollow style. The change from H. King to Gruber worked a vast improvement in his running, for he came with a cyclonic rush in the stretch, after having been far back, and beat Kinburn. Pictor ran a good race, to land in third place. Claymore, which was expected to figure prominently, quit in th"e stretch. Legals failure was in the main due to troubles he encountered while making the turns and the disability of his rider to extricate him until the race was practically over. E. R. Bradleys Blushing Beauty opened proceedings auspiciously for backers of the favorites when she won the opening dash from Harry B., with the poorly-ridden Dodge in third place. Dodge was .given as much consideration as Blushing Beauty, but in the running lie was always far back, though he came on well in the strecth when ridden hard. Corilla outstayed the thirteen other maidens that started, in the second race, but had to be ridden to her utmost to do so, Eleanor S. landing in second place and Cut Up third. RUNAWAY VICTORY FOR. FRANK F. Frank F. made a runaway of the third race and won eased up to a canter, with Keep in second place, being aided in this by the immense amount of ground she saved on the last turn. Warlike just managed to beat the others for third money. E. R. Bradleys colors were also successful in the final race when his Brotherly Love won from Accelerate and Lothnir. Lucky B. was an outstanding favorite here and came in for confident support, but he quit badly as a result of the fast pace that Brotherly. Love forced him to set. Accelerate might have won with a better rider, for she lost much ground when coming into the stretch after making a slow beginning and had to be driven out hard to outstay Lothair. Accelerate- was claimed by E. F. Baker for ,700. Jockey Kennedy," recently married, will take his bride with him to Havana, where he will ride for Mose Goldblatt next winter. J. n. Woodford and W. C. Goodloo shipped their horses to Lexington, where they will reinforce their respective strings and ship later to Tijuana. Cecil B. Smithson, public auditor of Chicago, has been appointed by the committee representing the horsfemen to serve for them at the Fair Grounds, New Orleans. The horses of John Sanford will be wintered at Nashville, Tenn., according to advices from the East. Grim reminders of the recent World War were much in evidence during the afternoon in the numerous disabled veterans from the ranks of soldiers and sailors, who were guests of the asso-. ciation. They were served with hot refreshments and sandwiches between the races. Members of the American Legion, Jefferson Post, one of the largest in the country, of which Sam McMeekin is tho post commander, were also guests of the association and marched to the course after participating in the Armistice day parade. The E. R. Bradley horses not intended for shipment to New Orleans to engage in the racing there will be shipped back to Idle Hour Farm next Sunday and put into winter quarters.
