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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of May 30, 1905 Racing at Graves;nd, Churchill Downs, Toronto, Kansas City, Union Park and Fair Grounds at St. Louis. Fred I.owe, brother of John Lowe, is training the Smathers string at St. Louis. Todays attendance at Elm Ridge Park, Kan-Fas City, reached the 7,000 mark, despite the : threatening aspect of the weather. Tod Sloan j leaves here tomorrow for St. Louis, where he will ride. E. R. Thomas Stalwart, as well as th? Waldcck Stables The Picket, were looked upon as certain starters for the Brooklyn Handicap, but mishaps to both horess kept them out of the contest. Stalwart broke out in a rath after a morning wcrk and it was necessary to lay him up for a time and, although he recovered, he took on so much flesh his trainer decided to leave him home. The Picket developed a bad abscess in his jaw and, as it only broke the day before th; race, it was thought best to take no chance with him. Eugene Ilildebrand, prrmier among American jjockcy.i in 1904, has been suspended for in-icompcler.cy at Ciravcscnd and his case referred to Trie Jockey Club. The ruling was promul cnird today by the stewards after four days c f mve-tigation and deliberation. Ilildebrand, wlni is under a two yean contract as first jockey for Harry Payne Whitney for a retainer of JlTi.OCO, rn..e the â– tabttl entry, Dueaaa. to a narrow d.feat in the fir. t race jMay -li, won by l.:i-t Cherry, which was the medium ,f u eoloaKl coup by the weslern ci iiliripent. His unusually wcidt finish was commented upon at the time, but it was apparently satisfactorily explained in the loss of a stirrup during the race. Hence, in vbw of the great jockeys unbeaten record of vie torics in the saddle and past exemplary con duct, the lumouiiccmcnt of today comes as a paiaral lararai to the public.
