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CHATTERTON AGAIN Hangs Up Fastest Time of Meeting for Mile and a Sixteenth. Blanche Mac Defeats Adonis - Poor Riding of H. Gray and W. Pool. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 8. Frank J. Kelleys Chatterton showed another fast and same performance when he landed the - mile and a. sixteenth handicap that featured todays racing- offering. Rouleau finished second and Radio third. There were only three starters in the race. The 1:44 that Chatterton hung up marks the fastest performance at the distance during this period of racing and is only two-fifths of a second from the track record. An absence of speed in the early stages enabled Chatterton to have full sway and he showed the way to the others under restraint, with the result that when he was called on for the final sprint he had an abundance in reserve to. stall off the determined bid of Rouleau. Weather conditions favored Chatterton, though the operation for throat trouble performed by veterinarian Finch on the horse has proven imminently successful. He prom-ises to go on winning as long as he retains his present good form. Another big crowd was on hand to view the racing this afternoon and. were well rewarded by witnessing some spirited sport, featured by several exciting finishes. The betting volume was also of a satisfactory nature and all together an old-time air was evident. The Cincinnati-owned Blanche Mac, which in a former start ran against some of the top-notchers here and was a keen factor for three-quarters of the race, made good in handy style in less pretentious company today. This was in the fourth race, which served as the secondary feature. She was kept in close pursuit of Adonis and when the latter tired slightly she moved into the lead with a rush and was well under restraint near the end. Jeanne Bowdre was expected to cut an extensive figure in the race, but Kennedy gave her a timid ride with the result that she never did get to going at full speed and followed Blanche Mac and Adonis home in third place. Poor riding was responsible for the defeat of several of the afternoons starters. H. Gray was a particular outstanding offender a this respect with W. Pool not far behind him. GRAYS WEIRD RIDE. Gray had the mount on Megan and he took her all over the track and additionally suffered extensively from interference as a re- sult of his lack of decision where to guide her. While he was hesitating Owens rushed Tulane into a long lead with Queen High his nearest pursuer. Megan moved up fast approaching the stretch turn, but Gray at this juncture rode wide and was decidedly weak in his effort near the end resulting in High Queen outstaying her for second place with Tulane winning off. W. Pool, who has deteriorated alarmingly in his work since the spring meetings, when his riding bordered on the sensational, was responsible for the defeat of Widgeon in the opener. The Montfort Jones racer showed himself to be much the best, but a slow beginning, coupled with poor riding, caused him to fail to get a part of the purse. Lina Clark, for the first time during the meeting, being benfited by a good ride, won from Inquisition, with Glyn in third place. The Riverdale Stable uncovered another good thing, this time Briand, a two-year-old that has been racing in Canada, serving as the medium for the financial coup. He was pounds the best, for in addition to getting away poorly he had to race all around the others, but he drew out decisively in the last eighth and won out from Fighting Cook and Leslie. The latter pair had dominated the running for the greater part of the race, but were not good enough to cope with the Winner. Jefferson Livingston, owner of Firebrand, Martha Fallon, Sympathy and other goer: horses, made a flying trip here from New Tork to witness the closing days racing. Trainer Kay Spence was advised this morning of the arrival of Rockminister in good condition at Belmont Park for his start in the Lawrence Realization tomorrow. He will be saddled by John E. Madden.
