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STARTLES HINATA STAKES Speedy Filly Wins All the Way in Fast Time Cloudy Weather and Improving ImprovingTrack Track Darjeeling Wins in inGood Good Style Track Talk LEXINGTON Ky April 28 H H Hewitts twoyearold filly Startle gave further evidence of her good form by winning the Hinata Stakes with 3000 added the winners share of it being 3850 net As on a previous occasion J N amdens Fair Phantom was closest to her at the finish with the firsttime starter Aloft carrying the silks of Harry Payne Whitney landing the shorter portion of the money Startles racing ability was at once illustrated when she rnshpil away from the barrier like a shot and quickly had a commanding lead She held to her task in true race horse style and only once did Connelly her rider resort to the whip and that only because the filly was displaying an inclination to loaf The sting of the whip brought her to realization of the business on hand and she scurried for the finish at an accelerated pace Fair Phantom drew the outer post position and it forced her to race wider than the others but like the winner she displayed much speed and was a closeup contender after running the first eighth but she could never get dangerously close to the Hewitt filly Alofts race was a good one and she was a real contender from the start but near the end she was tiring badly and It took her best to outstay Red Leaf There were ten starters in the race Red Leaf and Bright Leaf constituting an entry from J W Parrishs stable In addition to Uie first money Mrs Clarence Le Bus for whose farm the stakes was named donated a handsome silver cup cupCloudy Cloudy weather was again present but the track had drjcd considerably although it was rough in spots and the horses with an inner rail position had an advantage in the footing The attendance was again big but there was decreased betting as against the same day last year Favorites were again bowled over with regularity and it entailed a big loss particularly for the heavy bettors who pinned their faith to the choices choicesHorses Horses trained by J C Milam figured extensively during the afternoon He saddled Ethel Gray vic ¬ tress in the opener an overwhelming choice which barely succeeded in getting up in time to overhaul the outsider II E Coleman ColemanJ J N Camdens Commander McMeekin TVas the next one saddled by Milam and lie also ruled favorite but beaten home by Win Oldt as a result of being forced extremely wide on the stretch turn Fair Phantom another favored one was the choice in the stake race raceThe The succeeding race which found Sir Thomas Kean the overwhelming choice went in easy style to Darjeeling carrying the Camden silks silksBIGGEST BIGGEST UPSET IN THE THIRD RACE RACEThe The outstanding upset came with the running of the third race in which Simpleton and Kingfisher were backed to the exclusion of the others but Kallipolis the extreme outsider led by a wide margin all the way and won with consummate ease easeOn On recommendation of starter Harry Morrissey E R Bradley today took over the contract on A Parke who has been showing great promise as a rider at Tijuana The youngster is expected to join the Bradley stable at Louisville LouisvilleMuskallonge Muskallonge and the twoyearold Bud Fisher both owned by the famous cartoonist have been brought over from Louisville by trainer A B Gordon Muskallonge will be started in the Blue Grass Stakes next Saturday SaturdayEmil Emil Herz spent yesterday visiting trainer James Rove at Churchill Downs He stated that Tryster Prudery and the other eighteen horses owned by Harry Payne Whitney shipped in good style anil that the Whitney connections feel sanguine they will carry off the big honors that go with a Ken ¬ tucky Derby victory victoryCareful Careful and Step Lightly the Salmon Derby eligibles also arrived in good health at the Downs and trainer Wayland is also hopeful of carrying off the big race raceSam Sam Hildreth will arrive with Grey Lag and others of the Sinclair stable Saturday and at the same time will come Jack McCormack with the P A Clark string that includes the good filly Nancy Lee The filly Leto named to start at Lexington today is a daughter of Uncle and her dam Hura kan is also a daughter of Uncle Sucli incestuous inbreeding is rare in these days but was not un ¬ common thoroughbredPlurihus in the early history of the thoroughbred Plurihus worked a mile In 140 and galloped out the mile and a quarter in 211 immediately after the running of the first race today He again showed a slight limp after his work workMontfort Montfort Jones was among the visitors this afternoon and witnessed the victory of Ethel Gray
