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ROYAL JULIAN VICTOR Whitehouse Colt Proves Much the Best in Main Attraction Jockey Watson Suffers Broken Wrist in Accident at Churchill Downs Trackr Muddy LOUISVILLE Ky May 18 W H White houses Royal Julian which raced impres ¬ sively in the Kentucky Derby came right bade with a sparkling performance to score his first victory of the year when he won the mile purse named for the Market Street Merchants Association and feature of the program at Churchill Downs today 1 Royal Julian was held in high regard and raced as if much the best of the four others which started He was allowed to race close to the leaders but was kept under restraint and yhen Minervus began to tire he readily raced up on even terms and after a brief struggle drew away decisively Minervus held Barabbas safe for second place placeThe The Idle Hour Stock Farm representative was a factor in the early stages keeping pace with Minervus but it was an exhausting ef ¬ fort on his part and Graver did not aid him much by keeping him at his best pace in an effort to pass Minervus He tired fast in the stretch but was much better than the others The Market Street merchants presented the winner with an ornate cup and also gave jockey W Garner a handsome watch fob and belt buckle buckleATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE SMALL SMALLA A terrific downpour this morning which continuing until noon was responsible for a falling off in the usual attendance noted at the course The track favored horses proficient in the mud but the sport did not suffer to any appreciable extent for the contests were keen and several of the finishes spirited enough to suit the most exacting exactingOf Of more import than the racing was the news that the bill legalizing mutuel betting has successfully passed the Senate of the Illinois legislature Turfdom throughout America is jubilant as a result and well it should be that the great state of Illinois once more takes its place in the racing sphere sphereAn An accident that occurred in the second race threatened for a time to be attended with serious results but luckily two of the riders who figured in the spill escaped Jockey W Watson was not so fortunate and sustained a broken wrist wristThe The mishap came at the first turn when the field was racing closely grouped Hawk shaw the favorite ridden by F Chiavetta was in a prominent position when he sud ¬ denly went down as if having struck the heels of one of the leaders Misnomer and Kieth ridden respectively by E Legere and W Watson were far back at the time but were unable to avoid the prostrate horse and piled over him When the horses and jockeys were untangled E Legere and F Chiavetta arose somewhat shaken but otherwise un ¬ injured but Watson was unconscious and when examined at the emergency hospital where he was speedily rushed by the track ambulance he was found to have a broken wrist and minor bruises Chatson a wellbacked one was winner ot the race after a spirited drive from Charles Robinson another that had managed to es ¬ cape interference and had raced prominent ¬ ly all the way Sea Sag coming with a rush landed in third place placeHEPUULIC HEPUULIC KElEATS KElEATSThe The Cherokee Purse at fiveeights for some of the better grade twoyearolds re ¬ sulted in a close finish when Republic a winner in his only previous race made it two consecutive victories when he defeated Da Vinci Less K and four others Taking kind ¬ ly to the footing he soon raced far in ad ¬ vance of the others and racing in the best part of the track was not called upon for his best to retain the lead He finished three lengths in front of Da Vinci the latter bare ¬ ly outstaying Less 1C for second place Da Vinci was a forward factor through ¬ out and held on gamely when Less K Kwhich which raced wide all the way challenged in the final eighth The latter raced coupled with Fireproof The winner was the pub ¬ lic choice Agnes Call grouped in the mutuel field was triumphant in a stirring finish that marked the opening race at six and a half furlongs The successful mare a representa ¬ tive of Ilarhed Brothers local owners after racing forwanlly in the early stages raced up to the leading Capistrano in the final quarter and under hard riding got up in the last few strides to win by a head Capis trano which suffered some from being raced W WuiiJuuetl uiiJuuetl oo cixtccutli pae0 ROYAL JULIAN VICTOR Continued from first page in the deepest going naxt to the inner rail only tired within the shadow of the finish and barely outstayed Geo Groom a nase after giving the winner an argument through ¬ out their long hard drive Geo Groom suf ¬ fered soon after the start when Red Pen ¬ nant appeared to bump him but he found his stride quickly and ran a good race raceMidnight Midnight Rose from the stable of Walter I Kohn a member of the State Racing Commission raced in her best form in ac ¬ counting for the third race She was not called upon for her best effort and bene fittcd much from the good ride she received from Mack Garner She was rated behind Helen Carter to the final turn then pro ¬ ceeded to come into the lead and after taking a safe margin was taken under restraint in the last seventy yards Bruneth and Mys ¬ terious finishing with fino speed in the stretch fought it out to a nose finish in the second the former a rank outsider getting the verdict verdictMysterious Mysterious finished with the most speed and but for her being taken back after five eighths might have been a strong factor Clover Club well backed tired badly fol ¬ lowing close behind the leaders for three quarters The ever disappointing Brown Silk followed the others for threequarters and when she failed to respond to hard urging was eased up in the last quarter quarterThe The veteran campaigner Marconi a mem ¬ ber of the Island Farm Stable has been fired and will be turned out until fall
