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CHURCHILL DOWNS RACING Uneventful in Comparison with Derby Day Excitements Casey Proves Himself a Fast One Onein in Defeating Lord Allen La LaBablee Bablee Defeats Rouleau LOUISVILLE Ky May 9 The colors of P A Clark prominent on the eastern turf were carried to victory this afternoon in the mile purse serving as the feature race when his Frenehbred filly La Rablee got up in the last few strides under a strenuous ride to outstay Rouleau with Jouett following the pair closely Rouleau equipped with blinkers raced in his best form and took the lead in the first quarter and setting a fast pace until rounding into the stretch where La Rablee which In the earlier racing had been far back began moving up swiftly She continued her flight gamely in the last eighth and was almost on even terms with the leaders The Jones representative would not be denied and held to his task grimly but near the end he began tiring and succumbed in the last few strides Jouett disappointed but his failure was probably due to his being in close quarters through the last eighth eighthAfter After the turmoil of Derby day there was calm and quiet at Churchill Downs and a degree of com ¬ fort in witnessing the racing on account of the ab ¬ sence of crowding The attendance was generously good considering this was the day after and many of the turf enthusiasts had not fully recov ¬ ered Uieir energy so prodigally spent when Ken ¬ tuckyowned colts accounted for the premier race of the West WestTrainer Trainer J C Milam saddled two of the after ¬ noons winners He inaugurated his success when his filly Bernice K accounted for the half mile dash exclusively for fillies She won as if best for she took command at the barriers rise and led the others to the finish Xaughty Xisba landing in second place and Atta Gal third thirdDarjeeling Darjeeling owned by J X Camden was the sec ¬ ond successful racer he saddled Like Bernice K Darjeeling was best and beat a good band that started against him in the sixth race Ben Valet followed Darjeeling home but had to be ridden ha id to outstay Castlereagh There was considerable at ¬ tention given Gangway in the race hut after being prominent to the last eighth he retired as if short shortThe The initial dash resulted in an upset when Candle Light beat the band opjwsed to him in a hardfought struggle W G McClintock another outsider finishing second and Virgo third Harry Burgoyne the favorite here flattered extensively until reaching the stretch where he quit quitXewel Xewel W was neglected in favor of many of the others in the third race in which J C Stone was an outstanding favorite but he won with speed in reserve from Wadsworths Last and Capt Rees ReesThe The closing race fell to Sea Court which came away in the stretch to win easily from Xurture and Corilla CorillaSTAR STAR VOTER SHIPPED TO PIMLICO PIMLICOStar Star Voter which started in the Kentucky Derly was shipped to Pimlico this afternoon in charge of trainer L Tauber The latter will return immedi ¬ ately with several of the J K L Ross horses in ¬ tended to start in the Clark Handicap next Sat ¬ urday urdayTalk Talk still centered in the Bradley victory and rejoicing continued attesting to the popularity of the Derbys outcome outcomeThe The sport this afternon was under pleasant weather conditions with a track enabling some of the peedier ones in tho different dashes to score in fast time the half mile track record of 45 made by Fair Phantom in the Debutante Stakes on the opening day being equaled by Casey which scored in impressive fashion amK incidentally made ji show of Lord Allen the pronounced favorite in the fifth race raceTelegrams Telegrams of congratulation continue to pour in to K II Bradley from all parts of the country John Bradley brother of E R cabling from Paris France said the leading newspapers there are giving the Derby victor first page prominence prominenceJockey Jockey Lyke had to suspend riding after the sec ¬ ond race on account of the pain in his injured finger fingerBobby Bobby Bowers who had to be hurriedly taken to a hospital Saturday and be operated on for ap ¬ pendicitis Avas reported progressing favorably to ¬ day dayComplete Complete returns of Derby day showed that an increase over any former Derby day had been es ¬ tablished The attendance was considerably in excess of that of last year and the total of wagering was also greater greaterThe The early arrivals at one track were furnished some excitement when a fire began in several of the dwellings opposite the main entrance to Church ¬ ill Downs Several of the cottages were burned before the flames were extinguished extinguishedXearly Xearly all the notables that came from afar made their departure yesterday but many of the visitors will tarry until after Saturday next when the Clark Handicap and the Kentucky Oaks will have their decision decisionBilly Billy Ke f who came here from Xew Orleans to report the Kentucky Derby for the TimesPicayune departed tonight The numerous other newspaper ¬ men who came from different sections of the coun ¬ try on the same mission left last night
