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FAVORITES ELUSIVE Broomster and Lexington Maid the Chief Offenders. Lathrop Furnishes Upset in Beating Audacious and Indian Trail in Main Race. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 4. Todays Churchill Downs racing brought in its wake repeated surprises and a continuous downfall of favorites, several of the more extensively backed choices performing in dull style and figuring poorly at any part of the way. Broomster and Lexington Maid were two of the particular offenders. In the three-quarters feature that brought to the barrier some good sprinters, Lathrop furnished the upset. This one won with the utmost ease after having passed into the lead like a flash during the first quarter. He wrested command from Audacious, which had displaced Indian Trail and the race might as well been over as far as first money was concerned when the field reached the stretch, for Lathrop continued in the van uninterruptedly to win as his rider pleased. Audacious raced kindly for Lilley and held on to second place without great effort. Indian Trail just lasted for third place, beating out Alice Blue Gown. The latter in spite of her dull showing in a previous effort was again made favorite and she raced far back from the start but gained in the stretch. IDEAL "WEATHER PREVAILS The ideal weather and good racing offered served as magnates to draw the full strength of Churchill Downs patrons to the course. The racing was spirited and in several instances the finishes were close enough to suit the most exacting. The meeting of King Nadi and the 5,-000 Blue Ridge held considerable interest, but as a contest it lost much by the easy victory that King Nadi scored, the latter winning as his rider pleased. Blue Bidge finished in second place, but it was only after a game effort to down Deeming and Broadway Jones in the last stride. Blue Bidge in the early stages was hopelessly out of it, but he held on gamely under punishment. Light weights ruled on all the starters and King Nadi displayed a high order of speed from the start, negotiating the seven-eighths in the good time of 1:23. Had he been urged in the stretch he could have reduced this time considerably. Griffin gave him full sway from the start and pursued by Broadway Jones closely he was at his best pace. Broadway Jones momentarily threatened to displace him out of the lead when the pair were about to take the first turn but ICing Nadi forced the Bradley representative back a trifle and he moved away thereafter with ease. Broadway Jones showed a good performance but Deeming beat him out by inches for third place. New Gold took the final race at one mile in which thirteen of the ordinary variety made up the field. New Gold was in the thick of the fray from the start and lucky to escape interference he came away readily when Stutts urged him to do so. Gorget performed consistently and retained second place from the fast tiring but improved Boy O Boy, which had shown the most speed from the start. The more extensively supported ones in the race figured poorly, some being subjected to crowding from the swerving starters. The third race in which platers met brought an outstanding upset of the afternoon when Lexington ,Maid, a double winner in her two preceding starts, and regarded today as the most likely winner on the card, failed dismally and raced disappointingly and below her previous standard. She was never formidable in the running and finished in fourth place. The winner turned up in Phil JMcCann, which scored decisively in spite of swerving out in the stretch. He had raced prominently throughout and after Col. "Wagner gave way he moved into the lead and was under restraint at the finish. Bench Manager, coming with a good rush through the stretch, outstayed Col. Wagner for second place. Mrs. R. McGarvey, owner of Lexington Maid, claimed Phil -McCann at a cost of ?1,S00. MAMOUD FINALLY "WlJfS. After many efforts Mrs. Yiaus Mamoud finally graduated from the maiden ranks when she beat home fourteen other two-year-olds meeting in the second race over the three-quarters distance. Mamoud had to work her way steadily to the front, but under Lilleys energetic ride she came away fast in the last eighth. Royal Princess, grouped with others in the field,- showed the most speed from the start and held on long enough to outstay "Will "Wells. The latter raced well, as did Brinkley and Bad Luck. t The latter had to close an immense gap from a slow beginning and suffered- by interference, immediately after the start. , r
