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FLYING EBONY STARS ♦ Proves Equally as Good Over Muddy as Well as Fast Track. ♦ Leaves No Doubt of His Superiority of Juveniles Seen to Date — Fine Weather, Big Crowd. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 21.— Clear, mild weather was responsible for another immense attendance being on hand to witness the racing at Churchill Downs this afternoon, though the program was minus any outstanding feature and ordinary class ones comprised the fields, excepting in the Shawnee Park Purse, which brought to the post some good juveniles, including G. A. Cochrans Flying Ebony. This colt performed like a crack and left no room for doubt as to his superiority over those so far shown under colors. In a preceding start he had won off by himself on a fast track and he duplicated his initial performance in the rough going: i that prevailed this afternoon. He won by as big a margin as his rider elected. The battle for second money was a spirited one, i I ! Orean Current. Fanny De Coursy and Step Along being noses apart, with Ocean Current in advance of the other two. Step Along was the one expected to give Flying Ebony an i argument, but Pool rode him wide for the | entire way. Flying Ebony was a pronounced favorite, the only doubt as to his victory I was his ability to negotiate the going. I Track conditions were suited only to the I most pronounced type of mud runner. The lighter built starters quickly fell by the wayside. PARKES SUPERIOR SKILL. Parkes superior horsemanship was probably | responsible for the victory cf Polynesia • in the opening race. She was a pronounced favorite, but with similar good riding on 1 Hullo the latter would in all probability have ■ reversed the order of the finish. Hullo began 1 well, but was allowed to drop far out of it ; , vntil the last quarter, where under strong urging she finished fast, but was not equal I I to overhauling Polynesia. Dusty Mary, the ! , early leader, began tiring fast in the last eighth, but was good enough to retain third, I I place. W. L. Drake, owner cf Hullo, claimed I J I Polynesia at a cost of ,800. i | The first-time starter Bignonia furnished I the upset in the second when she won after • a hard drive. Chinook landing in second place I :ind Fair Vision third. The play was centered • on Chinook and Fair Vision and both ! had the result between them until the last sixteenth, where Bignonia began making a i b. Id bid. She continued gamely and overhauled the Camden representative in the last I few strides. Fair Vision tired badly during the final drive. BLUE NOSE HOME FIRST. E. R. Bradleys Blue Nose, an overwhelming favorite, won in the mile race, third on ] the card. Dyke permitted him to trail An-glum Maid for the first three-quarters, but [ moved into the lead with a rush when reaching the stretch and won thereafter with i much in reserve. Anglum Maid showed a i good performance to finish second. She was 3 being eased in the last few strides, enabling r Triumph to get close to her. Jcckey Wallace, . who had the mount on her, was notified 1 that hereafter he would be suspended indefi- -1 | nitely if he eased any mount until after the I i finish. It has been customary on the part of several riders to refrain from riding out] t their mounts when they think they are 3 beaten. J. B. Clohers Willow Tree furnished an j upset in the fourth, which he won eommand-ingly . over Stump Jr., with Jupiter in third j! place. There was considerable activity about t all the five starters, with Willow Tree least t fancied. Jupiter and Blue Bird having the , • •all. Blue Bird raced disappointingly and the diminutive Ellis was unable to help her t j i much during the race. Jupiter set out as if| f I lead from the but ■ he would start, was passed! by Willow Tree just before the stretch was 5 reached. From there Willow Tree held the l| I J others safe, though Stump Jr. made a game effort in the last sixteenth to take the lead. ] ■ The Market Street Merchants Associations! 3| J Purse, a three-quarters dash, brought out some ordinary platers and it enabled T. P.I A Hayes to win a purse with his Moorfield at A long odds. Moorfield was well ridden. That aided him to his victory. Sandalwood landed i in second place and Double T. finished third. The favorite. Mexican Tea, was incompetently . handled and taken back repeatedly. With a better judged ride she would have j Leen formidable. * .
