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ARCTIC WEATHER RACING : Louisville Patrons Shiver, but Are Consoled by Exciting Contests. American Ace Runs Out When Seeming to Be Winning Fair Orient an Easy Winner. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. November 12. A forceful reminder that winter has reached these parts was present at Churchill Downs track, for the racing this afternoon was under decided winter conditions and the large gathering on hand, had to circulate freely to avoid freezing. The card was framed on the consolation order, with a view to excluding stars and enabling the medium grade to earn purses. Owners fitted in thoroughly with the designs, for with the exception of the three-quarters dash and the mile and a sixteenth race there was a conspicuous absence of good class horses. The sport, however, did not suffer to any appreciable extent, for the well-matched starters brought about some of the best racing of the present meeting, several of the finishes being of the halr-llne variety, with the Winners In doubt until the judges had displayed their verdict. The speculatively inclined were again somewhat off in their calculations and most of those substantially supported proved dismal failures. The offenders in this respect were Sam Reh in the initial dash. Bygone Days- in the second, American Ace in Hhe-tlrtrd ahdMiss Fontaine in the fourth. The three-quarters dash brought with it the outstanding incident of the afternoons pacing and was caused by American Ace. He was a confidently supported odds-on favorite and, after showing a fine flight of early speed, began running out when approaching the stretch turn and also forced out Col. Taylor and Panaman. All three of the horses suffered extensively through It and It enabled Louis A. and Dr. Carmen to race into the lead and. fight it out for the purse, Louis A. winning handily. Panaman landed in third place and but for the interference he suffered from would in all probability have won. R. L. Bakers Fair Orient landed the handicap under claiming conditions that had some fair platers among its starters. He won in easy style after indulging Marse John with the lead until straightened for the stretch drive. Marse John, after his early exhaustive effort, managed to hold on just long enough to withstand the belated rush of Dresden. TRAINER PERKINS SADDLES TWO WINNERS. Trainer Perkins, who saddled Fair Orient, also saddled the winner of the opening race in the M. Moore-owned Honor Man. Pool rode him with the same good measured skill that he rode Fair Orient and it was a valuable factor in their success. Bygone Days, which Milo Shields recently acquired by private purchase, was an intended "good thing" iu the second race. But lie failed to earn a part of the purse, George J. Longs colors being successful for the first time at the meeting when Tribune won under hard riding from Castlereagh and Eleanor S. The fifteen yougstcrs in the fourth race furnished the most spectacular finish seen here at this meeting. Planet, grouped with others in the field. Brown Check and Miss Fontaine landing inches apart after one of the most strenuous drives noted. Planet was given the verdict, but Brown Check was best in the race and would have reversed the order in another stride. Pirate McGee was the first favorite of the afternoon that rewarded his backers confidence and his victory was achieved in easy fashion over Gourmand and Candle Light.- The Nephew, owned by Marshall Bros., went to Gruber and Borgman for 2,000. Day Lilly was taken for 2,000 by F. St. John and Gourmand was secured by M. Rieser for 1,700. Paris Maid completed the woes of the favorite backers when she brought up in the rear of Kimpalong in the final race. Roberts, who rode her, showed poor judgment in allowing her to make an exhaustive effort to come from far in the rear and displace the leaders in the space of a short distance and it left her without reserve speed to resist Klmpalongs rush In the last eighth. Gruber and Borgman, represented in the last race by St. Just, claimed Lady Mountjoy for 2,200. Julius Reeder was advised this afternoon by general manager Eddy of the New Orleans Fair Grounds track that all owners having made application for stall room through Mr. Reeder had been granted their reservations. The program book for the first eight days of the Jefferson Park meeting was distributed to owners here this afternoon.
