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SCOTLAND TRIUMPHS ♦ J. S. Taylors Kentucky Derby Eligible Lexington Winner. • Terrific Storm Converts Course Into a Quagmire and Detracts From the Sport. ♦ HINATA STAKES FIELD LEXINGTON. Ky.. April 29.— A renewal of the ,000 added Hinata Stakes for two-year-old fillies will feature Saturdays program at the local Kentucky Association course. The overnight field of thirteen includes a goodly number of the better western fillies and presages a good contest. The prospective starters are : PP. Horse. Wt. Jockey. 1— Heavy Date 112 W. Crump 2 -Gloria Aspin 115 L. Canfield •• Mimi 115 W. Lilley 4 -La Dentelle 112 S. Veale 5— Cecelia G rob 112 J. Smith 6— Best Spade 115 V. Chiaretta 7 Nancy Alyea 112 W. Pool 8 — Quicken 115 W. Crump ft— Scotland Girl 115 G. Johnson 10— Aleader 120 D. Connelly 11 — Vcndi-use 112 W. Garner 12 Madam Kmslie 112 13— Thistle Glad 112 M. Garner «— J LEXINGTON. Ky.. April 29.— A terrific storm that visited these parts just before the running of the second race converted ideal conditions into severe ones and detracted much from the racing today. The intensity of the storm converted the fast track into a quagmire of slushy footing but the starters negotiated the going successfully. In some instances good time was recorded and the finishes were close and spectacular. 1-avorites and second choices were again much in the limelight, the public faring exceedingly well in their speculative quest. Three-year-olds, some with Kentucky Derby aspirations, were called aa *o furnish the feature, over the futurity course distance. J. Swigart Taylors Scotland had the call and •was backed almost to the exclusion of the others, but he had a narrow escape from defeat and it required his best effort, as well as that of W. Lilley, his rider, to get him home in front of the outsider, Sixty. The latter was one of the extreme outsiders and he raced with the leader from the start, and at one stage seemed imminent of succeeding in disposing of his highly regarded opponent. The pair staged an intensely interesting duel from the start, both drawing away from their opponents a considerable distance and racing like a team, until the last sixteenth, where both jockeys became active plying their whips and, in the last fifty yards, Scotland managed to secure a half length advantage, which he retained to the finish. Following the pair, a considerable distance off, tame Canterbury and Bob Johnston, separated by inches. LARKS BAD LUCK. The bad luck that is hovering around the It. S. Clark establishment continued in evidence for his Rocky Cliff came out of the race bleeding profusedly. having been stricken with a hemniorhage during the running. Considering the unpropitious weather and track, todays attendance was again of the generous variety and the volume of play was surprisingly large. The W. E. Applegate colors, which have been unusually prominent during the meeting, were anain in front at the finish of the first race, in which Big Sweep sprinted to a bandy victory. He was away fast in the poor start and Chiavetter was not called upon to urge him hard at any stage of the futurity course. He had Massillon as his Closest attendant throughout and led the latter to the finish by three lengths. Moms Boy ran an even race to finish third, a length behind Massillon. Muldoon, the pronounced choice, was away very slowly and lacked sp.ed throughout the race. He finished in last place in the field of seven. Kit the second time during the meeting trainer W. V. Taylor sent out a H. P. Head-ley maiden three-year-old to defeat platers long out of the majden division when Chief Sabattus scored over the one-mile-and-a-sixteenth distance of the third race. He started with six of the cheapest variety and LiJcing kindly to the muddy going led his rivals over the full course, winning by lialf a length from Efc.dee. For the first •even-eighths Monte Rosa attempted to force the winners pace, while Efeldee was far back. In the stretch the latter began moving up fast, while Monte Itosa began tiring jijid swerved out badly, and just as Efeldee was racing past her she bore out sharply .and .1. I»ale. on Efeldee. only narrowly avoided a collision. At the finish Monte Continued od i»ttuUa4k pace. SCOTLAND TRIUMPHS Continued from first page Rosa was a nose in front of Uncle Si and was lucky to save third place, as Uncle Si was finishing with a rush and was going fastest of all. Chief Sabattus was the publics choice. Da Vinci, a son of Leonardo II. — Crystal Maid, which raced promisingly in most of his previous starts, showed a decided liking for the going and decisively defeated eleven other maiden two-year-olds that opposed him in the Frankfort Pike Purse, at four and one-half furlongs. He sprinted into the lead soon after the start and, showing fine speed, was taken to the inside to save ground. Martie Flynn and Isostasy, which were closest in pursuit of the winner for the entire distance, accounted for second and third places as named. The others were well strung out. Da Vincis performance was a good one, as •he ran the four and one-half furlongs in :55% and with stronger opposition could have done some better. He was the favorite. Bun, the public choice, was returned an easy victor over Trydor, Red Ruby and five other two-year-old fillies in the second race, which was run when the severe rain and wind storm was at its height. The rain almost totally obscured the horses from view as they made their way around the turns and it was not until well into the stretch that the spectators could ascertain the leaders in the race. Trydor, which began fast, set the pace until reaching the stretch, where Bun, which had been in second place from the start, raced around the pacemaker and went on to win by three lengths. Trydor outstayed Red Ruby by a nose for second place, with the others far back. ■
