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SHOWS TRUE QUALITY! * — Bubbling Over Qualifies as Probable Western Star. ♦ Runs Remarkably Fast Race at Downs — Great Day for the Favorites. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 2S.— E. R. Bradleys Idle Hour Farm-bred Bubbling Over, which caused a big surprise in his initial start by winning unexpectedly at long odds, showed his true quality this afternoon by winning in a canter, incidentally qualifying as the best youngster shown so far this season In these parts. He won with ease and traveled the five-eighths in :59Mi, which is one-fifth second slower than the track record. Had he been urged during the stretch racing he probably could have run considerably faster and established a new record for the distance over the Churchill Downs track. His fine speed left the others far in his wake from the start. After taking a five lengths lead in the first quarter, Fronk chose to take him under restraint and rate him along. It was only a big romp for him to maintain his advantage in the stretch and he won eased up. The duel for second place between Russell Gardner, a newcomer from Tijuana, and Mary Kinkead, was spirited, the former getting the second portion of the purse in the last stride. Summerlike weather prevailed this afternoon and it became warmer as the afternoon progressed. The attendance was big and the spectators witnessed some capital racing with the majority of the favorites successful. CLOSE AND THRILLING FINISHES. Several of the finishes were of the close variety. That in the fourth was particularly spectacular and it required the official plac- Ing to determine the result. Shark and Fire On figured in a spirited battle here, which laned throughout the stretch and terminated with Shark the winner by a nose. He was ridden in exceptionally clever fash-Ion by the diminutive G. Johnson. Fire On was possibly the best, but he swerved repeatedly and forced McCoy to desist from riding hard to avoid interfering with Sha: k. Kagtime, at long odds, finished in third place. Hal Trice Headleys Old Slip, furnished the surprise of the afternoon, when he won in the sixth over Cup Bearer and Transformer Old Slip raced as if best and was benefited by a clear course. The concluding race found By Gosh the winner. He was the sixth favorite of the afternoon to get down in front. He raced in his best style and made a show cf the others in the stretch. Favorites began their victories with the opening dash, when Little Jimmy led home the band that comprised the field in the three-quarters inaugural dash. Little Jimmys success was of the easy variety. He led from the start and was well in hand at the end. Garr, after being seemingly done for came with a rush to land in second plac?, with Zante leading the others. The race was marred by a fall. Molinero and Morten-sen being the victims. The rider was so badly shaken that he had to cancel his remaining riding engagements. F. SHARPE PUNISHED. The International Stables Torch, was the winner of the second race. His success was due mainly to the rough tactics of his rider, F. Sharpe. Many expected to see Torch disqualified as a result of the rough riding of his jockey, but the stewards did not disturb the result, but suspended the offending rid-r for ten days. Sharpe incurred a suspension at New Orleans, during the winter for his rough riding. He also had two of his mounts, Chilhowee and Nat Evens disqualified after he had ridden them to victory for fouling others, in their respective races. The Engineer was the chief sufferer this afternoon, but he managed to get up in the last stride to outstay the weakly ridden Cerulean. Untried waa pronounced choice in the third race. She won well in hand after some difficulty to wear down Contact, and Mary Ellen O. The latter displayed the most early 96*4 but three-quarters of the mile and a sixteenth trip found her tiring. Contact at this stage took up the running, but gave way to Untried in the last eighth. There was considerable activity about Tip Toe Inn, but that filly trailed hopelessly out of it from the start, though she closed a good gap near the end. Charles I.idwill, who succeeds the late Joseph E. Rldwill, Jr., in the Bentley-Murray Co.. and Frank urrie, were among the visitors today and transai ti I arrangements for the Kentucky J.,, key Clubs mutuel tickets and badges lor next fall. Earl l.innell d. farted for Aurora with hi. horses this morning. Jockey W. Anderson left this morning for the same track. Jockey J. Burke was suspended for three days by the starter in the second race for disobedieneu at U*» yosa.
