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KING NADI IN FRONT Scores Lucky Success in Grainger Memorial Handicap. Captain Hal Finishes Second and Princess Doreen Third — M. Garner Rides Four Winners. ■ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 23.— John J. Trox-lers Kinpr Nadi, ridden by J. McCoy, won a lucky victory in the Grainger Memorial Handicap, featuring one of the best racing offerings at Churchill Downs this spring. Captain Hal finished second and Princess Doreen third. Ueau Ilutler headed the other four starters. j The race was at a mile and a quarter and carried a net value of 0,750 to the winner. Second money was ,500; third JS00 and fourlh 75. In addition to the stake, owner Troxler received an ornate silver cup as his own property and a massive one to be held by him for the term of one year. The time of the race, 2:04V4, with the first mile in 1 :38J ! marked a fast performance. King Nadis success was materially aided; by jockey Ileupel on Captain Hal. The lat- i ter, displaying fine speed, led Beau Butler I and Princess Doreen by a good margin and at the Mrrch turn it looked like Captain Hal would be an easy winner. Straightened for the stretch Princess Doreen and Beau ! Butler both gained some and Heupel starting taking Captain Hal out. Beau Butler, was caught between Princess Doreen and Captain Hal and forced back sharply. SCORES BY A XOSE. His elimination left Captain Hal and Princess Doreen to fight it out, until King Nadi, staying etOM to the inner rail, while the leading pair were going wide, crept up steadily and got home a nose in advance. Heupels action was similar to that in the Derby, when he carried Flying Ebony w:d. Had he kept Captain Hal straight that colt in all probability would have won from Princess Doreen, with Beau Butler in third place. The latter suffered considerably, by being forced back at the critical period. The ideal weather coupled with the fine program, was instrumental in bringing out! the second largest attendance of the meet- j ins. The spectators were treated to some spectacular racing, several of the finishes being too close to suit the most exacting. An outstanding feature of the afternoon I ■was the successful riding of jockey M. Gar- I ner. That rider showed his old time skill and finishing ability and landed four of his mounts winners. His ride on Sandy Man was particularly] noteworthy for he saved much ground with him and rode desparatoly through the stretch to get up in time to beat My Colonel and Blue Pencil. The futility of taking a horse wide at the stretch turn was strikingly made i patent here as well as in the Grainger Memorial, where King Nadi scored as a result of] hugging the inner rail. Had My Colonel j been able to stay closer to the rail he would have won. The same applied to Blue Pencil, I which had to race wide throughout. Garners success with Sandy Man gave him the riding honors this year on a Kentucky | track, for at no other time has a ; jockey this spring piloted four winners in an afternoon. LICE O. Mill! TICTOB. The Watterson Hotel Handicap, with ,000 I added, served as the secondary feature of the afternoon and it brought to the post eight of the best sprinters here. Lee O. Cot-ner had a slight call and he made good under clever riding. Garner kept him under pressure behind the fast pace of Will Iand and Cyclops and wtx-n both showed signs of tiring in the stretch Lee O. Cotner came away to win handily. Cyclops, holding on gamely, finished in second place and Lord Granite got up in the last strides to outstiy Will Land. Sweetheart would have been a strong factor in the race had she been ridden with better judgment. She bean f.ist, but her rid»-r took her back sharply and subjei ted her to frequent interfcrwires. She came fast when clear and hard urged in the str.ti-h. Jo-k»-y Garner began the day fciiaptdouty ■when he won with his first two mounts in the opening raees. The first race found him astride Pindar Peel and that rani, beginning from an outer position, kept pace with The Runt and Dootfnlqiie, the early leaders. He ■was called on ■trOBgljr in the «tr»tcn and he drew out t" win w. 11 in hand fr,,:n ]:r.i ll.ys Toney. DM latter was a considerable distance out of it for the first 1 alf mile, but he came with a good rush in the last eighth to land in see., mi place. Certain was up in the last stride to duwn the fast quitting Domini. jue for third ptaoa, ContioiwU on l»eiHittn luge. KING NAD1JN FRONT Continual from firit page. Garners next winning mount was on Mary Kinkead. which was coupled in the betting with Spices and carried the J. N. Camden silks. There were fifteen maiden fillies making the contest and Mary Kinkead, from an outer position, managed to escape much of the interference that came at the first turn. She, too, stood a hard drive in the stretch and got up in the last seventy yards to beat Malvina IJ. The latter was also lucky to avoid interference that came at the first turn and showed a good performance. Cupids Curse had considerable difficulty buffeting her way through the jam. but managed to get up in time to head Spices for third place. The third race furnished a spectacular duel l* tweeii Coyne and IJy i losh, the former winning in the last stride, with Al Stebler In third place. Coyne went out into his customary long lead, but begain tiring fast in the last eighth, but held on gamely and just lasttd to take down the purse. Parraeuda was in a running mood in the final race and be won handily from Sliver Slippers, v. illi Frances Victoria in third place. The winner raced prominently in the first part and dispesing of Oold Pug at the stretch turn he ■printed away fast ami won Well in hand. Silver Slippers had to lu 1 urged hard and just la.-t -d for second place.
