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GRAND GRAND RACING RACING IN IN KENTUCKY KENTUCKY AND AND MARYLAND MARYLAND f — ■ — — — :S •-- — and rtand .». f ASHLANDOAKS WINNER Little Visitor Easy Victress After Kitty Pat and Dangerillo Fall * Almadel Impressively Accounts for Phoenix Hotel Handicap — Two for J. N. Camden. — . — ! LEXINGTON, Ky„ April 25. — .J. L. I Knights Little Visitor earned the ,230 net • that went to the winner of the Ashland Oaks, featuring the inaugural card at the opening of the spring meeting of the Kentucky As- , sociation. Her success was consummated , with great ease, being well under restraint ; at the finish after having led practically from the start. Buttress, coupled with Big- nonia, finished in second place and Rothermel was third, just beating home Bignonia. The race was marred by the fall of Kitty Pat and Dangerillo. No injury to riders or horses resulted. The fall came during the . first quarter, when both Kitty Pat and Dangerillo were in a forward pcsltion. Kitty Pat was the first to go down. She seemed to slip near the rail and M. Garner found himself unseated when the filly began going down. Dangerillo, ridden by Stutts, could [ not avoid the prostrate one and also went down. Stutts was slightly shaken by his tumble, but Garner suffered no injury. AT HOME IN GOING. Little Visitor at this stage had moved up Into the lead, with Bignonia and Rothermel close up and, escaping interference, drew away from the others. Little Visitor particularly displayed aptitude for the soft going and took a lead of five lengths in the first half mile. The slight opposition offered by her nearest followers was not menacing and she was well under restraint throughout to ultimately win by a good margin. Buttress had some difficulty in the early part, but Settled down steadily after a half mile and wore down the others for second place in the last quarter. The battle for third place was spirited, Rothermel and Bignonia both showing weariness at the finish, with Rothermel just holding on to land in advance of her rival. Buckwheat cake seemed handicapped by the going and Bridesmaid, which was considered with considerable favor, never was a serious factor. A surprisingly large and representative crowd made up the attendance for the opening of the Kentucky racing season. It would have beta considerable larger had the weather continued favorable. A severe storm during the ni?;ht and the threatening aspect caused many to abtain journeying to the course. The weather cleared during the afternoon and the racing was under propitious conditions excepting that the track had been dulled considerably from the heavy rains. While the Ashland Oaks headlined the program, the Phoenix Hotel Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth did not lack interest and it broupht prominently to the fore Hal Price Headleys Kentucky Derby eligible Almadel which scored in impressive fashion, Beau Butler following and Corinth outstaying Al-madels stable companion Chacolet. OSI.Y ROMP FOR ALMADEL. It was only a big romp for Almadel. He took the lead in the first few strides and showed the way under restraint for nearly the entire distance. Corinth made a determined bid to wrest the lead at the half mile ground and did succeed in downing Almadel, but it was only for a moment. "When Griffin called on Almadel he quickly took command again and he was practically master of the situation throughout. Beau Butler after dropping out of it in the first half mile began coming in the stretch but the three-year-old held the Bradley representative safe. Chacolets performance was somewhat dull and it is probable that she does not like the soft going. The J. NT. Camden stable began the season auspiciously for its representatives stored a double during the afternoon. Its first-time starter Devon, a youngster by Light Brigade-Deron contributed the second half of the double, begun by Columbia in the opening I race. Devons victory came in the sixth race j in which he beat home Smacker, after a I hard drive to head the latter. Bride of the Wind finished in third place. The last named showed fine speed for the first quarter but gave way to Smacker in the stretch. The latter seemed to have the ruiv safe an eighth out but began swerving and it enabled Devon to pass him near the end. The final race found Dingo ridden by "Curly" Meyer a winner. Dingo showed good speed and led throughout His victory seemed popular judging by the great applause that greeted him on his return. Sixpence finished Continued on sixteenth pace. i ASHLANDOAKS WINNER Continued from first page. second and Attractive headed the others in third place. The two-year-old race, at half a mile, found a locally owned one victorious. It was J. T. Looneys Alleghan, which raced in New Orleans during the winter. He won out after a sharp struggle over Jack Knight, with Big Sweep in third place. Massilion was inches away. The quartet at the finish had the race between them after the first eighth, when interference subjected several to elimination. The final drive was a spirited one, with Alleghan gaining ground gradually wore his rivals down in the last seventy-yards. Jack Knights race was also a good one and Big Sweep, holding to his task well, just nipped Massilion for third place. Massilion was leading a sixteenth out, but tired thereafter. W. E. Applegates T. S. Jordan proved best of the ten others that engaged over the Futurity course in the third race. He indulged Jedburgh Abbey for the first quarter, but moved up swiftly when urged and, taking a long lead when straightened in the stretch, appeared to be an easy winner. Ha was forced out, however, in the last sixteenth by the fast rush of Welcome, which had closed an immense gap. Welcome began swerving in the last sixteenth and was hampered by this in her effort to down Ufca leader. Huon line, coming with a rush right at the end, got up to land in third place in advance of Gloria Quayle. The introductory dash inaugurating the spring seasons racing in Kentucky resulted in victory for Columbia, carrying the colors of Johnson N. Camden. The filly displayed a smashing performance, to win from Quincj Garden, after a tardy beginning and being forced to go wide during the earlier stages of the race. Quince Garden, beginning fast and favored by the slow track, moved into a prompt lead, but Columbia gave him stern chase after the first quarter and, holding 1 1 her task gamely, outstayed Quince Garden in the last seventy yards. Marvin May was an active factor most of the way, but not good enough t cope with the leading pair. The absence of Kentucky Cardinal from the rm was disappointing to many. He waj withdrawn on account of the slow track. •
