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FAST MILE AT LOUlSVIlLEl LOUlSVIlLEli i Thibodaux Surprises by Running Distance with Ease in 1 37 Boys Believe IVle a Good Colt and andUnluckily Unluckily Beaten Ararat AraratTakes Takes His Race BY J L DEMPSEY LOUISVILLE Ky May 23 Spirited rac ¬ ing was witnessed again by a big throng at Churchill Downs this afternoon though noth ¬ ing outstanding in the way of a feature was listed The class of starters in the different dashes were generally good and being well matched close finishes were the order Favor its again scored a Waterloo their decept iveriess proving costly to the big crowd crowdThe The mile purse furnished an upset in the victory of Thibodaux which showed a spar ¬ kling race in covering the mile in 137 j and outstaying the speedy Bonus The lat j ter was intended to serve as the second part of the double that trainer Mose Goldblatt had in contemplation his own Ararat having won j tha dash preceding the feature in gallant j style Conus raced impressively but is a sluggish running filly and in need of a rousing ride Wilson was unequal to the task of keeping her close up in the flirt quarter and she was as a result one of the rear guard Thibodaux on the other hand striding freely and willingly raced into a good lead in the last half and had no difficulty in the stretch in warding off the challenge of Bonus in the last eighth Dor ¬ othy Buckner after displaying the most speed for over a half mile tired and was sprawling badly near the end endDREAM DREAM MAKER IS LUCKY LUCKYA A good band of twoyearolds started in the second race Incidentally it uncovered what probably is the best youngster in these parts j in E R Bradleys Boys Believe Me Ho j was beaten by Major T C McDowells j Dream Maker but to close observers it ap ¬ I peared that Dream Maker had scored in lucky i fashion The faulty riding Barnes gave the Bradley colt was mainly responsible for his i defeat Barnes saddle work is poor has been j for months and Lyke is being decidedly missed by the Bradley establishment When the start came Boys Believe Me lunged up in the air his rider being unprepared He then rushed him around the others with a wonderful display of speed but lost much ground by racing wide on the turns In the i last eighth Dream Maker which had saved much ground on the stretch turn came with a rush and outfinishcd Boys Believe Me Calidium showing the most speed to the stretch landed in third place placeDream Dream Maker was favorite and one of the only two to score during the afternoon Legal I being the other The latters success was achieved In the final race in sensational style he getting up in the last stride to down Marse John Incidentally It marked hia third consecutive victory during this meeting meetingFIRST FIRST FOR A B HANCOCK HANCOCKA A B Hancocks colors were carried to vic ¬ tory for the first time during the meeting when his Pavlowa beat a band of maidens home in the sixth race in which twelve started There were scores of good things here but the Hancock filly came away in the stretch as if much the best Antonia grouped the field but a fast beginner and having an inside post position made it in ¬ teresting for the winner during the early running and lasted long enough to take sec ¬ ond place placeMiss Miss Muffins was given the call over Ararat in the fourth race but Ararat never left the result in doubt and racing into the lead immediately after the start was always in command and won from Royal Dick which ran an extra good race and just lasted to beat Miss Muffins for second place placeAlex Alex Jr which has been racing well but regarded as best in muddy going made a show of his opponents in the third race at a mile and a sixteenth Millersburg waa closest to him at the finish and Bermont just lasted to outstay Sea Way the favorite favoriteThe The fifteen in the opener were in a hud ¬ dled group at the finish of the dash Ap ¬ proval won by a head from Youneed with Lugs in third place The latter pair were grouped in the field Binding Tie might have won here but for her rJder losing a stirrup Just before reaching the stretch and tho saddle turning later causing him to ease his mount up upW W O Farmer is due here Thursday in the Interests of the Windsor Stakes which close on that day dayAdvices Advices reaching here from New York that general manager Matt J Winn of the Ken ¬ tucky Jockey Club had closed arrangements Continued on twelfth page FAST MILS AT LOUISVILLI Continued from first page for the 50000 special race for threeyear olds was hailed with considerable satisfac ¬ tion by race followers here It insures for Latonia a contest of exceptional merit as it is expected that Olympus Bunting Whisk away Snob IL Lucky Hour Bet Mosie and Morvich will be among the entries It is regretted that R T Wilson has expressed an unwillingness for Pillory his Preakness Stakes winner to be a starter in the race According to advices the special will be run on June 24 and the Latonia Derby on July 1 enabling those eligibles in the special to be on the ground and fill their Latonia Derby engagements engagementsTom Tom OHearn has purchased from Mose Goldblatt acting for Harry Payne Whitney the filly Irish Rose by Broomstick Rosie OGrady OGradyThe The application of Sherman Wolstenholm for a jockeys license was disapproved by the stewards stewardsA A carload of horses will leave here tonight for Omaha Neb Included in it will be con ¬ signments from the stables of Edward Par ¬ sons John Nichols Pat Knebelkamp L F OLeary T F Bornman T F Phillips and Tommy Taylor TaylorWilliam William Dondas who will have charge of tho parimutuel department at Omaha will depart at the same time
