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ROCKMINISTER VICTOR Redeems Himself by Taking the Labor Day Handicap. Montfort Jones Colors Are Twice Successful Buby a Surprise Cotton Blossom Wins. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 4. Rock-minister, Montfort Jones crack colt, redeemed himself this afternoon for the defeat administered him by Chatterton when he scored impressively in the mile and a sixteenth ,000 Labor Day Handicap, the feature of this afternoons program. His stable-mate Rouleau landed in second place, with Radio heading the others. The race was a fast run one from the start, with Blanche Mac, making her autumn debut after a long rest, going out to force a fast pace, closely followed by Rockminister and Rouleau. The same order was maintained for three-quarters, at which stage the Jones pair headed Blanche Mac and seemingly were destined to draw away to an easy victory, but in the last eighth Radio loomed up in determined style and forced Scobie and W. Pool, respective riders of Rockminister and Rouleau, to a realization that it was necessary for them to keep alert and in . the last sixteenth they had to rouse their mounts to keep in advance of the fast coming Radio. Rockminister eventually won by a half length, with the same margin separating Rouleau from Radio. Ladly Madcap seems to have lost form and Blanche Mac races as if short She will improve on this showing. Churchill Downs presented an appearance of old today and its spacious grounds were taxed to the utmost to accommodate the big throng that witnessed the racing this afternoon. This too, in spite of the intense heat and threatening aspect of the weather. Prior to the first race a hard shower came, but it was of a beneficial nature, for it solidified the loose soil. RIB GRASS UNEXPECTEDLY. The mile dash, with only four starters and Lina Clark a heavily supported favorite, furnished the outstanding upset and surprise of the afternoon by the victory of Rib Grass, the extreme outsider, carrying the colors of the Short Grass Stable. It marked the first victory for this establishment this year on a Kentucky track. In the early part of the race it looked as if Rib Grass did not have a ghost of a chance, for he was far in the wake of Lina Clark and Spats, the leaders. The pair, however, raced themselves into exhaustion in the first three-quarters and it enabled Rib Grass and Tulane to fight it out, Rib Grass winning in the last few strides. Spats gave way badly in the last quarter. A spirited finish came in the opener, in which Translate just got up to head Jeanne Bowdre after the latter had led from the start. There was little to choose in a betting way between the pair, Jeanne Bowdre being favorite by a fraction. Had Colonel Baker been more alert at the post he might have won, for he closed an immense gap and was going the fastest at the end. J. W. Parrish took the maiden dash with Lily M., which spreadeagled the others and won cantering by six lengths from Gordon Shaw, a late arrival from Canada. Proceeds finished third. He was a heavily backed favorite, but had a stormy race. Ruby brought a surprise in the fourth race when she won easily after leading for the entire six and a half furlongs. Louanna was her closest rival throughout and Pongee managed to get up in the last strides for third place. Pongee and Charles Henry were heavily backed in the contest, but the last named showed a dull race and could never get into the lead. OUI OUI ALL THE WAT. Montfort Jones made it a double for the afternoon when his Oui Oui, under a bustling ride from Garner, led by a wide margin for the entire race and beat home Fair Alice. The closing dash found Cotton Blossom, ; freshly arrived from Canada, the winner from Inquiry. The latter was the fourth J. O. and . G. H. Keene representative to finish in second place during the afternoon. Marino Corps brought up in third place. The winner was guilty of impeding Diana, one of tlno well-supported ones, but Diana at the time was beaten, so the interference did not cut any figure in the result. Horsemen and turf followers from Devonshire Park yesterday had a miraculous escape from serious injury when the train they were on was derailed near Hamilton, Ohio. The passengers all escaped injury, though the thirteen coaches that made up the train were more or less demolished. J. L. Paul brought three horses from Windsor and J. R. Alexander brought his string from the same place.
