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H0N0R--BR00MSTER Prove Disappointing Favorites at Churchill Downs. Both Fail Badly in Races Won by Hopeless and Indian Trail Respectively. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 28. Todays feature attraction brought surprises with the decisive defeats of the outstanding favorites, i Honor and Broomster were the failures. Their overthrow proved costly to the public who had abiding faith in this pair. Honor failed of getting a part of the purse and Broomster just missed that disgrace, for he landed in third place. Honor was beaten by Hopeless. This Headley representative had shown a good performance in a preceding start when he landed in second place in the Falls City Handicap, won by the sturdy Princess Doreen. There was little surprise manifested over his victory, but in the case of Indian Trail, which won the race in which Broomster was a pronounced choice, there was considerable mumblings concerning his improved showing over a preceding start at Latonia when ridden by ODonnell. Probably the change in riders, from ODonnell to Stutts, coupled with the change from a firm hard track to a deeply cushioned one, caused the improvement in Indian Trails running. RIDERS HESITANCY FATAL. Stutts kept him in forward contention from the start and when Crayon, the leader, weakened, he took up the running and during the stretch he was always master of the situation and held Fabian safe. The latter, sprinting around the others at the stretch turn, moved into second place and held on just long enough to beat home Broomster. The latter, with his inner post position, was restrained during the early part, his rider, Wallace, seemingly not relishing the idea of attempting to go through a small opening. His hesitancy to make up his mind what course to take, the outside or inside course, caused him to be well back when the stretch racing began and it cost him second place, at least. D. Hums ride on Honor was also of the . listless variety and while Honor might not have won, had he been handled in more vigorous style he possibly would have been much closer to the winner. Hopeless and Valley Light fought it out for the purse all during the stretch with Hopeless drawing out near the end and Laveen finishing in third place. REPUTATION MAKES GOOD. The sixth race brought to the post some highly regarded juveniles and it resulted in victory for Reputation, which in his early spring racing gave promise of being a crack. He showed fine speed all during his race today and held on long enough to beat home Blue Ridge. The latter, under Stutts, raced in vastly improved form over the form he showed when ridden by ODonnell and he was pressing the winner stouily after having closed a big gap. Bow Bowers holding on gamely managed to outstay the fast tiring Supremus, a supposed good thing in the race. The colors of Mrs. Geo. B. Cox, of Cincinnati, racing under the nom de course of the Parkview Stable, were carried to victory for the first time on a Kentucky track when Sola Mia won in the second race, for which she was the favorite. She beat home Sari, coupled with Fasnet as the Hancock and Viau entry. Following the pair came Dorothy ; Adams. The winner showed greeness in her racing, but displayed fine speed and game-ness, for Turner had to ride her hard in the stretch to keep in advance of the fast-coming Sari. Both leaders swerved in the stretch. The fifteen that met in the third race raced closely grouped for most of the way, but Waterflag drew out in the last sixteenth to win handily from Little Jimmy, with Rocking leading the others. Miss Jennie was the highly regarded one here, but after attaining the lead in the stretch she began tiring badly. Jockey Pool, astride Bad Luck, was unseated when his mount stumbled as a result of coming in contact with Peter Decoy. The introductory dash brought to the post fifteen platers regarded of a cheaper variety and it enabled Prancing Prince to just last long enough to get home in advance of John Q. Kelly. The latter was possibly best in the race, but a slow beginning caused him to be far out of it, whereas the winner, with a good display of speed, moved into a good lead soon after the start and, under strong urging, managed to last long enough to beat home the fast-gaining John Q. Kelly. Uncle Bert, a. strong contender from the start, held on well and annexed third place. H. EL Coleman proved best of the band of lowly ones that started in the closing race. The majority of the starters appeared decidedly infirm on their way to the post, but they raced closely grouped, with H. E. Coleman drawing out in the stretch to win handily from the fast finishing Malt, with Pequot in third -place.
