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* At Lexington One Best Bet — DODGSON — In the Fourth Race. , 1 ; i . « , * , i i I I I , The Phoenix Hotel Handicap, feature I event on todays card at Lexington, brings ? a good band of racers from the handicap t division to the post in the fifth race. They t will be asked to show their wares over the 1 futurity course . distance. With such good 1 sprinters as Hot Time, Little Cyn, Witch- i mount and Acirema entered, a bitter fought 1 contest is expected. 1 The fourth race, the Frankfort Purse, an • allowance affair for three-year-olds, and at one mile, brings six Derby eligibles to the barrier. Most of the field will be making their first start of the year. The Everglade Stables Dodgson gets the call decisively in this race. He has been training well and bis t workouts indicate he is ready for a winning : effort. i Rain visited these parts Friday night and 1 Saturday and left the going in a muddy condition. It is probable that the track will I be anything but fast for todays racing and, for that reason, we expect horses with a I penchant for muddy going to prove success- ■ ful in the majority of the events. t COOHOGAN— KEEGAN— MASTER SWEEP, j A cheap band of platers will open the days 1 program with a dash over the futurity course distance. COOHOGAN may be the one to prove best for, taking a line through his past races, he shows he likes a muddy track for i his best races. He had a winter campaign at New Orleans, and this should be an advan- | take over most of the field, which will be ] making their first start of the year. KEE- i GAN shipped well from Tijuana after win- ] ning his only start there. We look for him i to furnish the most contention and he may i make COOHOGAN race at his best to win. MASTER SWEEP, a consistent sort of a I plater, figures best of the others for the i short end of the purse. HEADLEY ENTRY— THUNDER CALL-TOM CAGWIN. The Headley entry of COURIER and VAN- , QUISH looks best of the band of maiden two-year-old colts and geldings entered in the second race. On his Fair Grounds races, COURIER seems the better of VANQUISH, but the latter may prove formidable company 1 for, in his last race at the Fair Grounds, he showed a liking for muddy going. We look i for this pair to make the others step to keep them out of the money. THUNDER CALL appears to be nearing winning form and may cause the most trouble. Should he take to the going, he will prove dangerous in this field. TOM CAGWIN gets the call for the show money, but he may have to race at I his best, for some of the starters which are • making their first start have turned in some fast morning trials. DIVOT— QUEENSTON— GEORGE McCRANN. Only five starters arn entered in the third race, which calls for a contest over tl.e one mile and seventy yards distance. For the winner we are selecting DIVOT. This colt I ? t t 1 1 i 1 1 • t : i 1 I I ■ t j 1 i | ] i ] i i I i , 1 i I • raced well at Jefferson Park the past winter and, as he is a seasoned racer, he figures as the one to take down the winners share of the purse. QUEENSTON, which races for H. P. Whitney, may be the one to cause DIVOT the most trouble. He has been training well since he left Jefferson Park and we look for him to turn in one of his good races here. GEORGE McCRANN has but to race in his best form to be able to hold the short end of the purse safe. DODGSON— HIRAM— REJOICE. The Frankfort Purse, an allowance race at one mile, brings six Kentucky Derby eligibles to the post. DODGSON. one of the good two-year-olds of last year, gets the call here. He revels in the muddy going, too. DODGSON has been training well and is said to be one of the best of the Derby eligibles at this track. A race in his best style should find him home an easy wirner. J. N. Camdens HIRAM also has teen turning in some fast morning workouts and rates second best in this field, but we do not expect him to beat the J. S. Ward colt. REJOICE, on her Jefferson Park races, figures to be a contender for some part of the purse. HOT TIME— ACIREMA— WITCH MOUNT. Eight good ones from the handicap division will match strides in the Phoenix Hotel Handicap, which calls for a contest over the futurity course distance. The good sprinter HOT TIME may be the one to take down the major portion of the purse. The gelding has been training to the satisfaction of his trainer and he seems ready for a winning race at the first asking. The filly ACIREMA figures next best for, taking a line on her races last year, she shows she races best in muddy going and. as the distance is to her liking, we look for her to finish up with the leaders. WITCHMOUNT should be at home in the going, for his last race has an easy win over a heavy track. Should he be in a running mood he may prove dangerous. SIXTH RACE— NO SELECTIONS. Only two of the starters in the Boonesboro Purse, to be run as the sixth event, have been seen under colors and for this reason we will not try to pick the winner of this contest. VALENCE— PRETTY RUN— MIMI. The final race, restricted to fillies and mares three-year-olds and over, may be a good spot for VALENCE to add another win to her record. The mare had a" winter campaign at Havana and. though she was unable to win a race there, she seems to have rounded into her best form now. She should have little trouble in proving the winner if she races in her best form. PRETTY RUN, on her morning trials, figures to give VALENCE a strong argument for top honors. The filly likes the distance and, as the track is to her liking, she figures to land close up. MIMI has but to turn in her usual good effort to account for the show money.
