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FLAGS SHOWS GREAT SPEED Defeats Distinction in Track Rec ¬ ord Time Under Big Weight Planet and Gold Digger in a Grand GrandStretch Stretch Struggle Wads Wadsworths worths Last Takes One LOUISVILLE Ky May 21 The fastest of rac ng spirited finishes and frequent disappointments was the order at Churchill Downs today and kept he big throng attentively engaged all afternoon The mile dash in which threeyearolds contested gave the spectators the most thrills for in this a desperate duel ensued between Gold Digger and Planet as the pair rounded into the stretch and the winner was in doubt until the official placing was displayed the award going to Planet Gold Digger was well known to be good and as a result all the big bettors gave him confident attention Planet was lightly regarded the general impression pre ¬ vailing that he would not race to his best on a fast track but in this the wise ones were badly fooled for he kept in close attendance on Gold Rigger from the start and outgamed him in the final placeThe strides Tribune landed in third place The erratic Flags was on his good behavior during he post stay in the sixth race a handicap at threequarters with some fast contestants that In ¬ cluded Distinction which recently smashed the seveneighths track record to smithereens Orthe strength of that performance she was given the most consideration but Flags was not without withoutriends riends For some reason Distinction did not dis lay her usual high early speed and Flags took the lead at the rise of the barrier with Courtship his nearest follower and this order was maintained until straightened away in the stretch where Distinction moved up swiftly under hard riding but Flags won cased up upRoyal Royal Palm was given the call in the second race and he had no difficulty in winning for he raced into the lead with a rush while Bet Mosie was trying to get clear of a jam and the Lewisowned colt won with case despite Bet Mosies stretch rush rushThe The veteran Wadsworths Last made it three straight at this meeting when he won the mile and a quarter dash in which he ruled favorite Barrett gave him an excellent and confident ride and caused his backers some anxiety for he only won by a neck from Honolulu Boy with Docod following the pair closely The final race fell to Mysterious Girl which led from the start and out ¬ stayed Belgian Queen The latter had to be ridden hard to keep in front of Master Hill The winner was claimed for S4300 by G Drumhiller repre ¬ sented by Barry Shannon ShannonROCKMINISTERS ROCKMINISTERS GAME PERFORMANCE Hotter Still was backed to the exclusion of the others in the fifth race but his chances went glimmering when there was a jsim as a result of F Smiths action in taking Lord Allan across sharply Itettcr Still just escaped going down but it eliminated him as a further contender The purse was taken by Mont fort Jones Rockminister which displayed a game performance to come from far back in the stretch and head Braedalbane in the last stride Lord Allen again quit badly after showing the most early speed but managed to land in third place F Smith his rider was held to blame for the interference at the start and was suspended for five days daysThe The opener brought to the barrier fifteen selling platers and it resulted in victory for Big Son a firsttime starter He was grouped with others in the field and showed fine speed from the start startAfter After the finish of the last race jockey Mooney on Master Bill complained to the stewards that M Garner on Belgian Queen had several times dur ¬ ing the running grabbed Master Bills bridle and in the stretch had further interfered with Master Bill by grabbig Mooneys knee The stewards will probe into the matter tomorrow It was for a asimilar similar offense that jockey Kederis was ruled off the turf last summer at Latonia LatoniaMontfort Montfort Jones made an addition to his stable this morning by the purchase of the speedy Fair FairPhantom Phantom which he secured from J X Camden on private terms termsPinnacle Pinnacle came out of her race yesterday with a abadly badly spread foot that may prevent her starting again this year Mose Goldblatt will ship his horses and those thosehe he has in charge for Harry Payne Whitney to Latonia Thursday The first edition of the Latonia program book embracing the inaugural eight days the complete list of stake offerings and the entries to each respectice Stake race and complete list of foimer winners of these fixtures were distributed to toowners owners here this afternoon
