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At Lexington One Best Bet — VENDEUSE — In the Second Race. I | The racing season in the middle West will be ushered in today, whe . the eight race program is offered at the Kentucky Association track at Lexington. There are plenty of horses on hand and all indications point to the most successful meeting in the history of the track. Many of the leading candidates for the Kentucky Derby are being given their trial.3 here and they will no doubt be seen in action from time to time. The opening days feature is the renewal of the Camden Handicap, a mile and a sixteenth race for horses from the older division. A large field was named in tha overnight entries and prospects .are for twelve or more to make the running. Tha Oaks Trial Purse, the Harrodsburg Purse and the Nicholasville Purse are secondary attractions and some good sport should result. Five of the numbers carded are over the sprinting distances, while there is a test over the mile distance and another of a mile and seventy yards aside fcom the feature event. RED GRANG K— MIRAFEL— GAD. The first race on the card is over the Futurity Course distance and brings out the limit number of starters. We favor RED GRANGE to v. in this number, for he has been training in fine style and appears to be ready for a winning effort at the first asking. MIUAFEL. the brother to Sarazen, has had a long rest, not having had a race since the Raceland meeting last fall and he is said to be at his best at present. He figures to eau:e RED GRANGE the most trouble in this race. GAD was fairly consistent while racing at Jefferson Park and. if she elects to race in her best style today, may cut some figure in the result. SECOND RACE— NO SELECTIONS. The second race engages two-year-old maiden fillies and, as most of those entered have not been seen under colors, we will not attempt to pick the winner in this race. VENDEUSE— NANI-HAWAII— PONIMOI. VENDEUSE ran some splendid races at Jefferson Park and, if she still retains that good form, should have no trouble in annexing the purse in the third offering of the afternoon. The field she meets today is considerably cheaper than she was racing against down around New Orleans and, although picking up six pounds, that should not hinder her from winning. NANI-HAWAII should have some followers on her Havana form and, should she race bak to those recent races, will prove dangerous. PONIMOI has shown in his races that he is a slow starter, but. if he gets a good start today, may do for the show end of the purse. REVERIES GAL— CANBERRA-ALE VDER. The fourth race, the Oaks Trial Purse, brings a good band of three-year-old fillies i to the post to race over the futurity course : distance. The Derby candidate REVERIES GAL may be the one to prove best. She was i unbeaten in her two starts last year and, taking a line on her morning workouts here, , she seems to have lost none of her last years I form. We look for her to keep her slate clean I in being home the winner today. CAN- • i : i , I I • EERRA, from the bain of J. N. Camden, figures next best. She has been training well and we think she is ready for one of her bost races. ALEADER prefers a track other than test for her best races, but we look for her to race to good advantage today nevertheless, for she is a seasoned racer from New Orleans. MARCONI— FLATTERY— -GENIAL HOST. We favor the crack MARCONI, which is to carry top weight, to annex top honors in the Camden Handicap. The Goldblatt racer was good enough to win five of his eight starts while racing at New Orleans, and always with good weight up. He only has to race in his usual style to be the one to account for todays feature. The contention may come from the lightly-weighted FLATTERY. The Camden racer has been training well and, if she has retained her last years form, is bound to prove a dangerous one. GENIAL HOST raced in good stj le M the recent Fair Grounds meeting and he was winner of his last start there. If he electa to go in the same manner today we cant see how he is going to miss sharing in some part of the purse. DEVON may have to be reckoned with. MICKEY D. seems to prefer the splinting distances. SIXTH RACE— NO SELECTIONS. The Harrodsburg Purse is to be run as the sixth event and calls for two-year-olds to race over the half-mile distance. But four of the seventeen entered for this number have been to the post and for that reason we will not try to select the winner of this number. PROFITEER— CALVADOS— ROl N D I HIT. The seventh race on the card, the Nicholasville Purse, brings out a goodly field to race over the mile distance and here we select the Le Mar Stock Farm Stables PROFITEER to prove best. The latter failed to w in a race at the Fair Grounds meeting, but usually finished close up and against better company than he meets here. If he races back to his recent trials he should be able to beat this band without much trouble. CALVADOS, a Derby aspirant from the Camden stable, rates as next best and may give PROFITEER plenty of argument. ROUND TRIP was winner of his last race here last fall and if he has retained that same form may be the one to take down the short end of the purse. STARS 4ND STRIPES— GENERAL LINTON— CORPOSANT. The final number on the program comprises a field of ordinary platers. The conditions call for colts and geldings to race over the one mile and seventy yards distance. STARS AND STRIPES seems to be the most likely winner. He showed good form here last fall and we look for him to take down the winners share of this purse, especially in view of his morning trials, which have been commendable. GENERAL CLINTON cannot be overlooked and might cause the above mentioned some trouble if he shows any speed at all. CORPOSANT won his only start at Jerrerson Park and, with a long i-est since that race, should be ready at the first asking.
