view raw text
AN AUSPICIOUS START Large and Enthusiastic Crowd Gathers at Churchill Downs. ! 1 j Stirring Finish in Falls City Han- dicap, Guest of Honor Tri- i umphing Over Audacious. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 7 An enthusias- j tic and representatively large attendance was on hand at Churchill Downs to welcome the return of racing here this afternoon, al- i beit wintry blasts which wafted over the : course and track conditions were anything but conducive to bring out the stars in con- test. The unusually large gathering at the track this afternoon indicates that interest in, the sport has not lessened and the ten-day period here, which concludes racing in Kentucky for this year, will And a generous patronage. The Falls City Handicap, with ,0C0 added and worth ,060 net to the winner, brought out a field of five starters, In Memoriam, Oui Oui and Whiskaway being among the absentees from the original entry list. In Memoriam would have been a starter had the going been other than heavy. The recently crowned king of three-year-olds is not partial to muddy going and fails to extend himself when he fails to get good footing. There was disappointment because of his absence, for there was a genuine curiosity by the racing public here to see the recent conqueror of Zev and My Own perform. As a contest the Falls City Handicap did not suffer by the absence of the stars, for a brilliant finish ensued, with the winner turning up in Guest of Honor, which beat home Audacious by a neck, with Cherry Tree the same margin in back of the pair and coming like a whirlwind. AUDACIOUS RACES WELL. Lord Granite and Audacious alternated as leaders, the former retiring after reaching the stretch, but Audacious held on tenaciously and only gave way in the last seventy yards to Guest of Honors rush. Cherry Tree, which had been allowed to drop out of it in the early part under McDermotts confident riding, made a valiant effort to overhaul the leaders, but just missed getting up. Had McDermott made his effort a bit earlier he would probably have won. In tne Inaugural Purse, serving as the secondary feature, Post Haste was returned the winner after a well-sustained drive to outstay the fast finishing Pindar Peel. The latter was taken back by jockey Garner during the first three-eighths, but he came with a rush when urged hard in the stretch. Marvin May, which had been" an active factor for the first "half mile, retired fast when the real racing began, but he was good enough to land in third place. E. Trotter made it a double for the afternoon when his colors in addition to being carried by Post Haste landed in front when carried by Ferguson in the second race. This brought out an average band of platers and Ferguson, after a slow beginning, managed to wear down Ben .Bolt, which in the earlier stages had threatened a runaway race of it. PUBLIC BEGINS WELL. The public started off well when they concentrated on Corinth in the initial dash, and the A. B. Hancock-owned one led for the entire way -to beat home Wilmer the Wizard and The Runt. Moms Boy, starting in this and making his debut 10 racing, performed like a comer and he would have been much closer up but for Scobies action of pulling him up in the stretch to a walk. J. H. Louchheims Blue Stone, which won the closing dash of the Latonia meeting, came right back with a winning performance in the third race, which he won in runaway style, beating Golden Billows and Stump Jr. Blue Stones victory was anticipated, as he was an outstanding favorite. The running of the sixth brought in its wake the suspension of jockey Heupcl for his attempted rough riding. Ho was given a term of five, days by the stewards. He was astride Lady Fox and when leading in the stretch deliberately took her out of the good going into the deeper footing for the purpose of offering interference to Phil Mc-Cann, which then was contending with her. Defiant was the unexpected winner of the race, coming from far back in the last quarter. Rolling Wave was another to come fiom far back to land in second place. The closing dash fell to Rustem, which was hustled into a long lead and kept it. NullI Secundus had little trouble outstaying the poor-ridden Flower Shop. Frank J. Bruen, general manager of the Havana track, was an arrival today from French Lick, Ind., and will stay for several days to do somo missionary work on behalf of his association. Mr. Bruen feels sanguine of the success of the Havana racing this year.
