view raw text
DAY OF EXCITEMENT - - - Disqualification Follows Running of Rich Breeders Futurity. Betty Beall Set Back After Finishing First Jockey W. Taylor and Brother Ruled Off Turf. LEXINGTON, Ky., September 27. Tremendous excitement came immediately after the finish of the running of the Breeders Futurity here this afternoon in which Betty Beall, coupled with Bradleys Toney, as the Idle Hour Stock Farm entry, was first by a short margin from Donges, with Easter Bells following next in order. The customary displaying of the winning number was delayed by order of the stewards and this was due to the apparent interference that W. Taylor, astride Betty Beall, had subjected Donges to during the last seventy yards of the race. On corroboration of E. Fator, who had the mount on Donges, that Taylor had taken hold of Donges bridle and impeded him, Betty Beall was disqualified and Donges number displayed in the winning slot. Easter Bells was given second place and Sweetheart was moved into third place. Bradleys Toney had finished fifth and automatically would have been placed fourth, but his disqualification was made imperative by Taylors action on Betty Beall; consequently Alice Blue Gown, which originally had finished sixth, was awarded fourth money. A great crowd had gathered around the stewards stand immediately after the finish and the excitement was still feverish when W. Taylor went before the stewards and used what they claimed was threatening language, and when he was ordered out of the stand his brother, J. F. Taylor, also began directing insulting and profane language against the stewards. The upshot of it all was that both were ruled off the turf. In jockey Taylors case the ruling reads "for grasping the bridle of a contending horse and for using threatening language to the stewards jockey "W. Taylor is ruled off the course." The ruling against the elder Taylor follows: "For using insulting and profane language J. Thomas Taylor is ruled off the course." BLUE PETER DESTROYED. Aside from the excitement created by the fouling, disqualification and attending incidents the race had a surfeit of happenings and disappointments and brought also the destruction of Blue Peter, a highly regarded youngster owned by Harry Payne Whitney, which came here attended by his stablemate the crack Enchantment, the pair ruling pronounced favorites in the ravo. Enchantment was eliminated early, due to his inability to leave the carrier with tho othcra. This practically amounted to his being left at the post and his rider was content to keep him far out of it after he found that ihc horse refused to extend himself fully. Easter Bells, a quick starter, moved into the lead at once, closely following by Donges and Betty Beall. Indian Trail, the pride of the Kenruckians, which was expected to give the Whitney pair strong contention, hacf been away poorly and additionally failed to get going in his customary smooth style. Blue Fetcr was also one of the rear guard and when ho attempted to move up at the turn suddenly stumbled as if having run up on some other horses heels arid his injury was so grave that he was destroyed. It was not until the leaders had straightened rut in the stretcTi that Betty Beall took command and she was fighting it out hard with Donges when Taylor, seeing the Ward representative about to pass him, reached down and took hold of Donges bridle. Fator, on the latter, at this juncture began plying his whip and Battering Taylor across the back to make him desist and he was still punishing the offending rider when the finish was crossed with Betty Beall first by a scant head, Donges second and a length in front of Easter Bells, with Sweetheart following. SYMPATHY FOE E. R. BRADLEY. Sympathy was expressed for owner E. R. Bradley, who had to suffer deprivation of 5,018.50, the amount of first money. Second money amounted to ,381, and third money, ,190.50. Fourth money amounted to 15. Additionally the breeders, A B. Hancock, who bred the winner, receives 00 ; H. H. Hewitt, 00, and B. Combs, 00. The Harry Payne Whitney Stable suffered additionally in the race by a suspension of ten days inflicted by the starter on jockey Penman for disobedience at the post. Disappointments were frequent during tha afternoon following the second, favorites having scored previously, but thereafter they went down in steady order. Lord Allen was Continued on twelfth page. DAY OF EXCITEMENT Continued from first page. the first to faiL He gave way to the erratic John S. Reardon, which changed ownership in the race, trainer E. Hankins claiming him for J. J. Ashes account at a cost of ,500. About thirty horses were shipped last night and this morning to Chicago to take part in the coming Hawthorne meeting. They were the property of J. Gass, J. Coll, M. J. Mas-terson, Harned Brothers, H. "Webber, S. Baxter and J. P Pyor T. C. McDowells horses will be delayed leaving here for Latona until next Monday. Following the instructions of F. S. Pea-body, prior to his death, Bone Dry was this morning turned over to the United States Remount Service for use at one of its breeding depots. The remainder of the Mays Lake Farm horses, including Marvin May and those owned by John McPherson, were shipped this afternoon to Latonia. Others that sent consignments during the afternoon for the same point were John Lowe. An acute shortage of express cars will cause a wholesale movement of feight shipments to Latonia. Luckily, the time required to run special freight movements will not exceed over four hours in running time, and no great inconvenience will entail the transfer of the big band of horses to the Milldale track. Cincinnati and Louisville sent over big delegations to view the running of the Breeders Futurity and view the closing days incidents here. -
