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STAR IN THE EMBRYO La Mome Makes Aupicious Debut Although Beaten. Runs Remarkable Race to Finish Third, After Virtually Being Left at Post. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 13. Todays fifth race, in which some fast sprinters met, furnished the chief incident of the afternoon and resulted in a spirited duel between The Runt and Ten-L.ec, both being driven to their utmost and coming to the finish heads apart Following the pair came E. R. Bradleys imported three-year-old filly, La Mome, making her first start in this country. La Mome made an auspicious racing debut. She performed as if best, but the combination of a poor send off that caused her to be virtually left at the post and the bad ride she got from the incompetent Blind were too severe handicaps for her to overcome. The Runt, on the other hand, was benefited by a fast beginning and good guidance that enabled him to save much ground and to just last long enough to get home in advance. La Momes bad beginning might have been attributed to her lack of barrier experience. She appeared to be backing away from the webbing when it was released. She displayed a tremendous flight of speed in the early stages, and was in a fair way to get into contention with the leaders when the rider took her back, probably anticipating getting interferred with when Margaret Winsor dropped back. She came around the others after going extremely wide, but she could not overhaul The Bunt and Ten-Lec, but finished in third place. STRIKING INDIVIDUAL. La Momes preliminary trials had been well advertised around the track and she was installed the favorite. She is a striking individual and displayed racing qualities that will soon earn her brackets. While the Bradley connections suffered disappointment in that race, they were compensated through the success of Broadway Jones, which had won a lucky victory in the preceding race. In this Supremus was the best, but he was a victim at the start and a sufferer during the race that forced him to race wide and lose considerable ground. Practically left at the post, it forced him to an exhaustive effort to close the big gap of ground that separated him from the leaders and, when in a contending positions, the leaders forced him out and it enabled Broadway Jones to save much ground when he slipped through next the inner rail. He won under urging, with Shark just lasting for second . place over Supremus. With an even break Supremus would have won off. Another rattling finish developed in the sixth race, in which youngsters engaged, and it resulted in a victory for J. N. Camdens Tilka, which, under a superior ride by Lilley, was up in the last stride to down Single-hand, with Fairy Master in third place. Down Town, which scored a runaway victory in his last start, was favored here but he dropped out of it after going the first quarter. Singlehand and Fanny De Coursy, both . beginning fast, were the leaders from the start, but the filly had enough after she reached the stretch and it appeared then as if Singlehand would win, but Lilleys great finish brought Tilka up with a rush right at the end and he won by a matter of inches. Fairy Masters close proximity at the finish in third place was due to the amount of ground he saved rounding into the stretch. IMPROVEMENT IN SPORT. With a return to normal conditions came improvement in the sport here, although the racing offering on the whole was of somewhat mediocre calibre. The attendance again showed the full strength of racing enthusiasts present and they seemingly enjoyed the sport for they applauded the contenders in generous fashion. Favorite players again experienced disaster for choices went down in a number of instances. In many cases . where they failed to get a portion of the purse, it entailed additional severe losses to their backers. Locally owned horses again figured prominently in the results and the "home guard" usually had a sentimental "bit" down on the victors. The opener had eleven starters to contest over the Futurity course, and it developed a closely fought finish, with Auntie Millin the victress by a short margin from Bush Buck, with Lady Trilby following slightly in front of Royal Dick. The winner was an outsider, her long odds being due to the fact that she was ridden by R. Bludau. The youngster handled her veteranlike and it contributed to her victory. The second race brought an upset when Beach Talk failed badly. It was not through lack of prowess that the Bradley filly suffered a decisive beating, but through the listless ride of Hurn. This riders work is far below the form that he displayed on Kentucky tracks last spring, when under contract to Gifford A. Cochran. Hal Price Head- Conlinued on twelfth page. STAR IN THE EMBRYO i Continued from first page. ; leys Country Princess, under an energetic : ride by W. W. Taylor, was up in time to : outstay Fasnet, a fast coming one, in the I last sixteenth. Twilight Hour accounted for the shorter portion of the purse, a shore i distance in baclc of the leading pair. The frequent starter Repeater triumphed in the third race. It brought to the post i ten decrepit ones that showed decided 1 symptoms of their infirmities on their way to the post. Repeater was under restraint until reaching the stretch turn, where he moved into the lead and won well in hand from Antiquity, one of the extreme outsid- 1 evs, with Lugs following. ji
