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BIG DISAPPOINTMENT * Faint-Hearted Moonraker Fails in Mile Feature Race. ♦ i Filly Glide Proves an Easy Winner — John Q. Kelly Figures in Disqualification. • - L.OUISVILLE. Ky., May 20.— The Green-tree Stables faint-hearted Moonraker furnished an outstanding upset at Churchill ir owns this afternoon when he failed miser-ably in the mile feature race, for which he was a prohibitive favorite. There were only four starters in the race and it resulted in a victory for the locally owned Glide, a filly that figured frequently in winning performances last year and gives every promise by her good performances so ! far to be a factor in the decision of this years valuable stakes and prizes where she meets those of her own age and sex. She was somewhat slow to find her full stride for the first half mile in todays race, but when she finally did settle to her task she raced forward with a dash that could not be denied and she passed Moonraker and Hopeless to win with much in reserve. Moon-; i raker had gotten away slowly but Parke hustled him into the lead in the first quarter, pursued by Hopeless with H. E. Coleman, the other starter, in third place. Moonraker began displaying distress signals I just before the stretch was reached and | he was then passed by Hopeless. The latter j | seemed to have the race won until Glide came I | ■with her sensational rush. Moonraker retired j fast in the stretch and Hopeless had little I difficulty retaining second place. ; Weather conditions this afternoon were the worst of any day during this meeting. A cold, steady rain continued for the greater ipart and the track was a circle of slushy mud. testing the stamina of the sturdiest built racer. Considering the unpropitious conditions it was a remarkably large attendance that witnessed the racing. SMALL FIELD THE RULE. Small fields were the rule in most instances on account of the numerous withdrawals. The original fifth race had to be declared off on account of scratching and a new race substituted to complete the program of seven races. The opening race brought with it the first ! | disqualification of the meeting when John ! j :Q. Kelly, which had beaten Winding Through I for the purse, was set back and Winding ■, Through placed first. Sequel and Ruby, which j j I originally had finished third and fourth re- speetively were moved up to second and third ; place. I The fouling came in the final eighth of j , the race and Napoo was the victim, falling heavily as a result of the crowding. Jockey J. Wood on John Q. Kelly admitted that he I bore in Napoo, but said that he could not ; control his mount, that he was forced several I times to take him out before he finally caused the fall by his boring tactics. Jockey ICllis on Napoo escaped injury. Sequel was the favorite in the race, but she was outrun from the start, though when moving up strongly near the half ground, she was ; blocked sharply. She saved ground thereafter and was out of the confusion in the stretch. RACES TO "REPUTATION." The second race found the much-heralded Lee O. Cotner an overwhelming favorite and he made good in fine style. His backers though, were not sanguine of the result in the early part, particularly at the start, when he lunged in the air as the barrier was released and before he had settled in his stride he was a distant last. He displayed a high order of speed to race around the others and overhauled Louis Rubenstein and ultimately drew out to win in easy style. Louis Rubenstein showed good form and landed sec- I ond place handily. George DeMar still dis- | played greeness and came with a rush during the last eighth. He impressed one as being a | stayer and might develop into a good racer with more experience. Miss Mischief, carrying the colors of J. S. Hawkins, was the victress in the third race. She was benefited by Parkes good riding : and she beat out Annie Lyle, with Quivero la third place. Telescope was regarded with favor in the race, but he raced wide for the | entire way, which eliminated him from con- , tention. 1 War Prize, an outsider, accounted for the substitute race, which he won after leading almost for the entire way. He had to be hu-Ulcd I onsiderably in the last sixteenth to outstay the fast-coming Sands of Pleasure, j The latter was well in advance of Prince K., the favorite. Star Girl had the call in the sixth and for a time she looked all over the winner hut in : the last eighth she began giving way to Seths Treasure. The latter won handily at the end. Star Girl got second place easily enough, with Frances Victoria just beating home Sam Mengel for third place. Star Girl -hunged ownership after the race. Mrs. G. W. Church, represented by the winner, claiming her for J2.300. [ [
