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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of Nov. 17, 1903 Racing at Latonia, Benning and Oakland. To the surprise of the spectators at Oakland today Kenilworth, heavily backed in the betting, was beaten by Albula in a three-quarters of a mile dash for three-year-olds and over. Five horses went to the post for this race, and although Albula had many backers in the stands Kenilworth was backed almost to the exclusion of the others. Albula ran in close attendance on the pacemaker, St. Winifride, and when the stretch bend was reached easily ran past her into a long and winning lead, being eased up at the end. Apparently no move was made with Kenilworth at any stage of the race, and moreover he was taken hopelessly wide on all the turns and finished an easy second. J. W. Pughs Fonsoluca was the winner of Latonias overnight handicap, at one mile and a sixteenth, for three-year-olds and over. This was the main race of the day and it was also the most interesting, only a nose separating the winner from the second horse, Tam o Shanter, which in turn beat Judge Himes by three lengths. Judge Himes was an odds-on favorite, but he was never dangerous at any time during the running, trailing the others throughout. Only three started. In the second race Coruscate, the winner, displayed great speed and gameness when she came from sixth place to win by a neck from Autumn Leaves. Orfeo was third, beaten as a result of a poor ride by jockey Austin, who rode him all over the track and then turned his head loose when it came to a drive, but the colt tired and was out-gamed by Autumn Leaves for second place. The latter ran Bardolpk into submission in the first half. Seventy-four years ago Henry Clay began the breeding of race horses at his famous establishment, Ashland. For three-quarters of a century uninterruptedly thoroughbred horses tracing to the stock owned by the great commoner have roamed the blue grass meadows of this historic spot. From sire to son the Ashland Stud descended and from John M. Clay it went to his widow, but now it is booked to pass into turf history within another fortnight. For fourteen years Mrs. John M. Clay has held Ashland Stud together,- but age is burdening the Kentucky authoress horse breeder and the descendants of Margaret Wood and Magnolia, two of Americas most famous brood mares, will soon be scattered by the auctioneers hammer and become a memory only to lovers of the high-mettled race horse. There is no instance on record of the keeping of a trust more faithfully than in the case ol Mrs. Clay. It was the wish of John M. Clay when he died that Ashland Stud be preserved.
