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LEWGTON CENTENNIAL MEETING INAUGURATED * w Record Crowd Present for First Day of Kentucky Racing Season • Florence Mills Captures Ashland Oaks, Inaugural Feature — Jockey E. Legere Riding Star of Day With Four Winners ♦ LEXINGTON, Ky., April 21. — The Kentucky Associations centennial meeting, which also ushered in racing for this year on Kentucky courses, was inaugurated fittingly this afternoon with a record crowd present and under most favorable auspices. The attendance included persons prominent in all walks of life, and particularly the social element of the blue grass region, as well as elite from Cincinnati, Louisville and adjacent points. The same spontaneous enthusiasm for sport was noted and the throng appeared to enjoy the occasion immensely. The racing was spirited and, at times, highly spectacular, several close finishes bringing the spectators to a high pitch of .excitement. Of equal importance, with the racing, was the successful riding of jockey E. Legere, . _ __ — — -6 :®who f5i ¥«-V»/~V *-I piloted l*-i i-k*J 4* -lllv* four of f !.£.-. his * S — - * * M f5i l*-i 4* -lllv* f !.£.-. * S . - * * _ __ :®who ¥«-V»/~V *-I piloted i-k*J four of his — M mounts to victory and I the winners included Florence Mills, victress of the Ashland Oaks, the feature offering of the card and worth , "50 net to owner J. L. Knight. Legere was also astride T. S. Jordan and Fourteen Sixty, which earned for , owner Herbert P. Gardner a double. For- L mer jockey C. Van Dusen shared honors with the jockey for he trains the pair. Florence Mills earned her success in the Ashland Oaks as she raced as if best of the band of three-year-old fillies opposing her. t She displayed a high order of speed from the start and held sway throughout the mile distance which was negotiated in 1 :40 over a somewhat dull track. Helens Babe followed her to the finish and put up a stubborn battle before she suc-cumbed. Florence Mills was inclined to swerve all during the last eighth when she ; began tiring. Teak was a disappointment in • the race for she failed to figure extensively after the first half mile. She gave way in 1 the stretch. Mary O., under hard urging, beat Lady Carolyn for third place. T. 8. JORDAN NARROWLY. The William S. Barnes Memorial Purso over the futurity course brought to the post 1 a good band of sprinters and furnished an 1 exciting duel between T. S. Jordan and Little I Visitor, the former being the victor by a half length with Arcady following the pair closely. T. S. Jordan, with his customary fashion, raced into the lead soon after the [ start and holding on well in the stretch under ; the hustling ride Legere gave him, succeeded I in outstaying Little Visitor. The latter might have reversed the finish, had she been ridden more vigorously. Froggatte saved much ; ground with her but in the final sixteenth ; she was in close quarters. Percentage was ; away slowly and suffered some interference 1 but came steadily in the stretch and was • going gamely at the end. It marked the 1 third victor Legere had piloted In the first ■ four races. I* T. Coopers Marconi was successful in i the Phoenix Hotel Handicap at a mile and ; seventy yards and scored after a hard race from Chittagong, with Beau Butler a matter of inches away in third place and slightly in advance of Overall. Marconi wrested the ; lead from Overall and Beau Butler just , before reaching the Stretch, and at one 1 stage seemed a handy winner, but he began . tiring and had to be ridden out. Chittagong displayed a fine performance and. with bet" 1 ter racing luck and a better judged ride, might have reversed the finish with the leader. He was ridden extremely wide dining the last quarter but came determinedly and outstayed Beau Butler in the closing strides. BARRETT OFT HUMS LEGERE. A sharp tilt ensued In the seventh race between Torchilla and Rolled Stocking with j Marrett clearly outriding LegeF»ri Torchilla. The latter was the sharp factor from the start but was allowed to swerve repeatedly and when challenged stoutly by .Polled Stocking, in the last site*hrb, TL"g"r.- handled his mount weakly and wagBUen 1 out by a small maaehy Double Quick/HSieh I had raced with Tocbilia. . . rlier. seemed to :jhave suffered dhjhfe tnter:". r. when i Torchilla came WKfuMs Quick tired near j the end but v/Js. gOodVotJBUi; . 1 i , h 1 | The veteran Fantoche was wlmi. r of the concluding race and his victory marked he I third winner that trainer W. Perkins saddled ! I during the afternoon. His previous successes j earns with J. CJ. Denny and Florence Mills j I Fantoche showed a good race to beat home I j I The Spa, the latter held Andry safe all dur-; ing the final furlong and gave the winner a j I stubborn battle. Tho introductory dash over the Futurity Course engaged a dozen starters, and found Continued on StaMSSatS page LEXINGTONS OPENING Continued from firt page J. I. Denny the winner in handy style. He led for the entire way and concluded his task well in hand and considerable distance in advance of Bob Cahill. The latter, after a slow beginning, came around the others and i finished going fast. leo. Groom was another that showed a good performance to ! land in third place. Fair Itowena, slightly i regarded, raced in winning style. She was buffeted about considerably in the early stages, but came with a great rush through the stretch. Bradleys Toney found the dis- j tance too short. He was just beginning to race well near the finish.
