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KENTUCKY RACING CLOSES : Brilliant Campaign Ends at Louisville in Appropriate Style. Veteran Pif Jr. Takes the Louis -ville Cup Like the Stayer He Is Rangoons Stakes. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. November 13. R. L. Bakers sturdy veteran Pif Jr. duplicated his Latonla Cup performance this afternoon when he accounted for the Louisville Cup at two miles, featuring the close of Kentucky racing for the present year. He won the fixture in a fashion that left no roon for doubt as to his superiority over those he met this afternoon. Sands of Pleasure landed in second place and Minto II. was third. The latter, coupled with Legal, was expected to reverse his defeat in the Latonia Cup when Pif Jr., with a big weight concession, triumphed easily. Although they met at much nearer equal weights than in the Latonia event, Pif Jr. at all times was master of the Thraves representative and the final contention came by Sands of Pleasure. The race was a "closely run affair all the way, with Legal the leader, accompanied by Minto II. and Travesty, but Pif Jr. at all times was in striking distance, timed his move with precision and when mildly urged drew out decisively and held the fast coming Sands of Pleasure safe through the last sixteenth. The race .was marred by a mishap to BeaverkiU, that racer dislocating his stifle immediately after the start and his rider dismounted. The winners portion of the purse amounted to ,020 net. it was a great tribute to the sport and the management here that such an immense throng should visit the racing this afternoon, for the extreme cold caused every one present to suffer severely. The Golden Rod Stakes for two-year-olds, also with ,000 added and worth 1920.sh,120 net to the winner, held equal interest with the longer dash and it brought to the post some good juveniles, with victory going to J. N. Camdens Rangoon. The colt raced in his best style under the able riding he received from Lyke and the finish found him more than a length in advance of White Star, with Sir Thomas Kean in third place. The speedy Miss Muffins showed the way at a good pace for the first five-eighths, but afterward she faded away badly. Coyne, which had been a double winner in his two previous races, ran disappointingly and retired in the stretch. E. R. Bradleys two-year-old Believe Idle Hour was put to a severe test in the seven -eighths handicap, in which she was opposed by an all-aged band. She was beaten, but i-er performance reflected grent credit and stamps her as a high-class filly. After leading for. practically tho entire way at a stiff pace, she succumbed to Kinburn, a recipient of thirty-one pounds weight concession from her under, the scale. Captain Mac, to which she was giviug a chunk of weight, landed in third place, with such fast ones as Minute Man, The Boy and Panaman following. The followers of favorites began in auspicious style when Lloyd Gentrys Ground-Swell won easily in the opener, with Serbian following her at the finish. DAHN1EY WINS AT LONG ODDS. An upset came in the second race when Darnley, paying almost 60 to 1, won from Doctor Jim. Natural was the disappointment in the third race and ran .a poor race, this purse going to another outsider, Undine, with Lucy Kate and Jim Daisy dividing the minor portions of the purse. The concluding race was taken by Pirate McGee, which raced, up to the form of .his previous winning race and beat Keep and Gourmand home. Frank W., the favorite", followed. Gourmand was claimed . by J. L. Knight at a cost of ,700. All the members of the Kentucky State Racing Commission were on hand to view the closing days sport. Former Senator J. N. Camden, chairman of the. commission, was highly elated with the victory of his colt Rangoon in the Golden Rod Stakes. Col. Whitehead of the United States Remount Association, was among the visitors and reports progress for his association, the horsemen showing a fine disposition to co-operate with the army people in their quest for suitable stallions for breeding purposes. Lloyd Gentrys horses, including his most recent acquisition. Sterling, said to have cost 0,000, will j be shipped to New Orleans to be raced. 1 Todays racing marked the finish of the sport j for this year on Kentucky tracks and the 108 days racing will go down in history as about the best in every respect ever dispatched on Kentucky j tracks. The patronage has been enormous, the volume,of betting substantial, the racing wholesome 1 and devoid of many unsavory incidents and highly j profitable to the associations. Owners shared in the general prosperity and the money offered and won corresponded with the general improvements of this over last year. Much of the profits will be expended in future improvements on the plants. The stables, grounds and general buildings and offices at Lexington, Latonia and Louisville will come in for overhauling and additions arc to be built to accommodate the rising patronage and make, for the comfort of 1 those so generously supporting the sport. The most j elaborate additions will bo made on the Latonia and Churchill Downs tracks, as it is the aim of general manager Winn to bring the two courses up to a standard where they will surpass in beauty and appointments any others in this country or Canada. Lloyd "Gentry boucht Sterling privately from C. C. Van Meter this afternoon and decided to withdraw him from the Louisville Cup race. A. G. Woodman will be laid up with a broken leg as the result of having been run down by an automobile as he was stepping from a surface car returning from the track yesterday. Preston Burch was among the visitors today. He stated that plans for wintering the Sanford horses Continued on second page, KSNTUOKY RAQIlirCr CLOSES Continued: from, first page . aCNjuhyilleVhadf liiaSlSnaDffeft anandltbat they would I he "jshlppfKl to Oaklawn, "Ho t Springs, ilie liocsarjf. permissron liavlps , been grantid.iby fii-u-; oral manager Joseph E. Martin. Others that have Immhi granted the irivilegenof, wintering horses. M Oaklin, include Edyvard .Simms. Th6 building fit ,the new. Slubhotise, combining, a reurint "cAfeteria .and Other, feature, which wijl be. iofc use of .the general public, yjll . be started nexti yrpfilL, . The annex, that will contai, alt: with private baths, twelvu. ,rpPi3 for exclusive use of. tho director .of the Kentucky Jockey Club and thfiicves.t,, wiU alo come iu for im mediate build-, lug. couslderatiQn.
