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HINATA TO QUICKEN ♦ . Chicago-Owned Filly Takes Lexington Juvenile Feature. » Return of Fine Weather Reflected in Increased Attendance and Volume of Speculation. ■ ■ ♦ LEXINGTON*. Ky.. April 30.— The Hinata Stakes of ,000 added for two-year-old fillies, serving as the feature on the Kentucky Associations Saturday program, was annexed by the Wild Rose Farm Stables Quicken after a hard drive to outstay Best Spade, with La Dentelle in third place. The latter, as well as the winner, is Chicago-owned. There were eleven starters In the race, with Aleader and Gloria Aspin pronounced favorites. Neither figured extensively In the racing, Aleader being given one of Connellys characteristic timid rides, and he repeatedly kept taking her back after she had lacked racing room in the early stages. The Hal P. Headley pair, composed of Heavy Date and Mimi, accompanied by the hard-hustled Quicken, dominated the early running, but Heavy Date gave way readily when pressed hard by Quicken. The latter, after taking command when straightened in the stretch, held Best Spade safe. Best Spade was one of the tardy ones at the start and was raced wide, but closed a good gap and finished well. WILD ROSE FARM STABLE. The stake was worth ,440 net to owners Val Crane and B. Rosenheimer. who race under the nom de course of the Wild Rose Farm Stable. It was the first stake winner that trainer Archie Zimmer has saddled in many years. The return to fine weather and the half holiday occasioned the presence at the course of the full racing strength, augumented by many visitors from Louisville, Cincinnati and adjacent points. It was by far the best day financially for the Kentucky Association this spring. Louis Rubenstein, racing In the colors of Al Jolson, theatrical star, and a pronounced favorite, accounted for the opening dash. He closely attended the pace of Little Cook to the last eighth, during which he passed into an easy lead and won by one and one-half lengths from the early pacemaker. The latter was far in advance of Louisville and Nashville at the finish, the latters rider, J. Dale, floundering about on his mount and giving him a bad ride after the first three-eighths. H. P. HEADLEY SCORES. The H. P. Headley stable furnished another winner when Sandy I.ady, the choice, registered without great effort over Cuddle, Madam Emelie and three other maiden two-year-olds that met under claiming conditions in the second race. The winner led her rivals almost from the start and. favored by the going, continued in slight advance of Cuddle to the last eighth, where she was permitted to draw away slightly. Madam Emelie, accorded confident support, suffered greatly when Cuddle forced her far out in the track in the first eighth. This cost her several lengths, and Jim Smith took her back off Cuddle, thence to the inside after the latter had drawn clear. After setting in her stride. Madam Emelie showed a fair performance, but could not menace the leaders. The nine platers that met in the third race provided a keen contest the entire distance, with a close finish concluding the engagement. Black Grackle was triumphant, defeating Eight Sixty by a short half a length, while the latter had a length to spare over Six Sixty. The Phoenix Hotel Handicap, a dash at the Futurity course distance, for which a field of four accepted, resulted in the first success of the meeting for the J. W. Parrish— C. C. Van Meter combination. The formers colors were conveyed to an easily accomplished win by Percentage, on whiih W. Pool had the mount. Percentage led his few rivals the full distance, reaching the finish ten lengths in front of Parco. the latter wearing down Thistle Gold in the last eighth to obtain second by a half length.
