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IMPRESSIVE VICTORY ♦ Bonivan Accounts for Camden Handicap, Opening Feature. • Jarvis Starting Device Has First Trial in Third Race — Serge Wins for J. N. Camden. » LEXINGTON, Ky., April 21.— Bonivan, three-year-old son of Boniface — Lady Ivan, carrying the colors of A. A. Kaiser, made prominent by the success of Captain Hal. loomed up as a new Richmond for Kentucky Derby honors by an impressive victory in the Camden Handicap, worth ,040 net to the winner, and featuring- the initial days racing for this season of Kentucky tracks. Bonivans success came in easy fashion after he had displayed a relish for the muddy going that prevailed by leading the six other starters throughout the one and one-sixteenth miles trip and, drawing out decisively after he had indulged the early contenders to race close to him. Fire On brought up in second place with Shark heading the others that comprised Devon, Mickey D. and Scipio. The latter pair are also Kentucky Derby eligibles, but made a sorry showing. Bonivan was lucky at the start to be clear and the advantageous results, coupled with his liking for the going and. showing fine speed, enabled him to go promptly into the lead and in succession shake off Mickey D and Shark, his closest followers, and he had little difficulty maintaining a good advantage over Fire On. DEVON DISAPPOINTMENT. The disappointment in the race was Devon. That racer was favored, but his chances went glimmering as a result of the incompetency of his rider. E. Fewell. The latter seemed totally at a loss and took his mount completely out of it in the first quarter and rode like a tyro thereafter. Devon, under the circumstances, performed impressively, and, with a competent rider, would have made it interesting for the winner, with a probability that he would have landed in advance of him. The winners performance was favorably commented upon by shrewd observers, who are inclined to give him a royal chance in the big Louisville fixture should the track be muddy on Derby Day. Despite adve: se weather, the new season had i;s inauguration before an exceptionally large and representative crowd. Patrons braved a wind blown rain and penetrating temperature during the early afternoon and the improved weather that came later was welcomed. The crowd included a generous number of the most prominent racing and business folk of the state, and it was one that took a considerable interest in the racing regardless of the adverse elements. S. S. Combs, president of the Kentucky-Association, expressed himself as immensely pleased with the opening, which he interpreted as auguring well for the future of the meeting and entire Kentucky spring season as well. General manager Thomas S. Scott joined president Combs in this opinion. Col. M. J. Winn, president of the American Turf Association, was among the days ; visitors. He came especially to witness the i initial test of the Jarvis-Waggoner starting gate. Of.. MATT Wimi PRESENT. Col. Mat -J. Winn, president of the American Turf Association and executive director of Churchill Downs, and Col. Dan. E. OSul-livan, resident manager of the Downs course, motored up 10 Lexington this morning to witness the opening days racing at the Kentucky . Association track. . A number of owners and trainers with . time hanging heavily on their hands from the curtailment of training operations at the , local tracks motored to Lexington for the races. Other turf notables included members of - the receiving committee, J. N. Camden, Daniel E. OSullivan, Charles Bidwill and numerous others from among the breeders , and owners and various track and receiving , officials of the state. W. E. Hupps Reveries Gal, one of the leading western Oaks candidates, began a . new campaign in impressive fashion when , he was an easy winner from Runaway ! Princess, The Begum II.. and seven others of her age and sex in the Oaks Trial. The e race was the fourth, and contested over r the futuriy distance. Earl Pool displayed d daring when he hustled the winner through n a narrow opening on the inside in the first ;t quarter and this contributed largely to her r success. After getting to the front she e took a comfortable lead and held it for the e remainder of the race. Runaway Princess, ■ J Continued on twentieth page. I I I i ■ i • i [ IMPRESSIVE VICTORY Continued from first page.l which raced in nearest pursuit of the winner, tired slightly when the final test came, but was home a length in front of The Bugum II. Soiree, which was a distant last at the end of the first quarter, came with a rush through the stretch to finish in fourth place. Another Derby candidate to show improvement was the Coldstream Studs Round Trip. This son of Gainsborough proved much the best in the one mile Nicholasville Purse or seventh race. He led throughout and reached the finish with an advantage of three lengths over Nedda with Vole third. Only three others from among the three-year-olds and over started. H. P. Ileadley provided the winner of the Harrodsburg Purse in The Courier. He got up in the stretch, where he raced wide to beat Little Jackie by almost two lengths. The latter saved second from The Doctor. Sarcenet, the favorite, was never a factor. J. N. Camdens Serge, which formerly raced as Leah Annas, was returned an easy and popular winner of the introductory dash over the futurity course, and for which there were eleven additional starters under claiming conditions. Led Leather finished second, four lengths back of the winner, and West Wind was third. The race was marked by the falling of Watch On in the first quarter. W. Crump, who had the mount escaped with a shaking up. Serge had much the most speed, and W. Garner had her in front throughout. Peggy Lee, H. P. Gardners daughter of Black Toney — Brown Bess, was graduated on the occasion of her initial start when she beat Marguerite Willet by a neck in a furiously contested and thrilling finish in the second race. Lady Witt was in third place. Peggy Lee moved to the leading Celerity with a rush in the first eighth and, after successfully disposing of the latter, stood F. Chiavettas hard drive gamely to hold the lead from the fast finishing Margu-rite Willet. The latter gained steadily and was rapidly getting to the winner when the finish was reached. Lady Witt outstayed Celerity for third. Rhododendron was away poorly arid had scant chance. While the muddy track did not prove an obstacle for the moving of the Waggoner — Jarvis stalled gate, which had its first public introduction for the starting of the third race, several of the platers that made up the field broke out of it so slowly as to make it a bad start. Ponimoi and Tom Hayes were the offenders, with the eight others getting away in fairly good alignment. The race at one and one-sixteenth miles was productive of an easy success for Up She Goes. The veteran mare cariied the Million and Downing colors home three lengths in front of ronimoi, the latter second before Nani-Havvaii. While the winner raced in the lead almost throughout, Ponimoi was required to work his way up from last place and, while going fast in the last quarter, he did not seriously menace the winner. The eighth race found Earl Pool riding his second winner from the stable trained by R. C. Frakes, piloting E. C. Puckers Gale, which won easily from Congo II., Little Torch and three others. The winner raced into command when nearing the stretch and drew away decisively, while Congo II. but narrowly outstayed Little Torch for second place. McComas was fourth, while Grand King disappointed by failing to prove a serious factor moving up to the leaders when finishing the first half mile.
