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■ . * At Lexington One Best Bet — J. N. CAMDEN ENTRY — In the Fifth Race. up ll n n J t; a F e n a ■ , I j V f ■ i J c r r i i r ■ a ] l ] s i r 1 J i 1 J i ■ I i . Tuesdays program at Lexington is made of two allowance races and five claiming affairs. The allowance races have been named the Winchester Purse and the Richmond Purse. The last named brings the best field of the day to the post. It calls for a contest over the futurity course distance and is open to horses three years old and over. The Camd?n entry of Serge and Flattery appears much the best of those entered. Serge was returned an easy winner in his first start of the year Saturday and, on her morning workouts, Flattery seems to be ready for a winning race. This pair will be hard to beat in this contest. The Winchester Purse is restricted to two-year-clo maiden fillies and the race will be decided over the half-mile distance. Fifteen are entered, with Lndy Witt getting the call for the major portion of the purse. The track is still in a muddy condition, with little likelihood for any improvement for several days. There are plenty of the sturdier type of horses entered in the various races, however, and the sport should not suffer any by reason of the wretched going. denny cooney— doctor, fred— 3ieriwick. For the winner of the first race we are taking the good mud runner DENNY COONEY. This colt had a hard winter campaign and he showed he is a consistent racer, for he finished in the money in most of his starts. We look for him to take the measure of this band over the futurity course distance, as he is well suited to the sprint distances. DOCTOR FRED is another which raced during the winter months and, taking line on his races at New Orleans, he figures to be a strong contender in this field. MER1WIOK, on his consistency in landing among the first three has to be given the preference for the show money. LADY WITT— MARGUERITE WILLET— TANGLEFOOT. The Winchester Purse, to be run as the second race, brings to the post a band of maiden two-year-old fillies to race a half mile under allowance conditions. LADY WITT turned in a good effort Saturday and, taking a line on that race, she seems to be not far off from a winning effort. She needs but to show a slight improvement over that race to prove the winner here. MARGUERITE WILLET, on her last race, has to be given a good chance for some part of the purse. H. P. Headleys TANGLEFOOT has but to turn in her usual race to account for some put of the coin. PONIMOI— VORTEX— FRET WELL. The third race appears to be a good spot for the plater PONIMOI to score. The gelding races at his best in the going, for most of his winning races have been over a soft track. He turned in a good race behind Up | She Goes Saturday after getting away slowly. A race in his best style should find him i handing this field a sound beating. VORTEX is always dangerous when the track is I muddy and, as the track will be to his liking today, we look for him to give PONIMOI the ■ strongest argument for top honors. FRET-WELL should have little trouble finishing ; up with the leaders, for he, too, can negotiate ■ the muddy going. | i I ■ ; ■ LOUIS RUBENSTEIN— MASTER SWEEP-BLUE GRANITE. A large band of sprinters from the plater division will make up th«? field in the fourth race. LOUIS RUBENSTEIN gets the call for the winners share of the purse. This gelding is consistent and he always wins his share of races no matter where he races. The distance and track is in his favor and, for this reason, we look for him to prove a handy winner. The most probable contender appears to be MASTER SWEEP. He is asked to shoulder a heavy impost, but we hardly think this will stop him from proving dangerous over the short futurity course distance. BLUE GRANITE, though he will be making his first start of the year, has to be given a good chance to get in the money. He has been training well and his workouts indicate he is ready for one of his best races. J. ". CAMDEN ENTRY— TEMPEST-ANITA M. What appears to be the best field of the day is entered in the Richmond Purse, which will be run as the fifth race. The Camden pair of SERGE and FLATTERY seem to hold an edge over the band which is entered. SERGE showed he had lost none of his old-time form when he turned in an easy win in his first start on opening day. FLATTERY has not been seen under colors this year, but in her races last year she possessed a good turn of speed. Either of these should have little trouble in accounting for the major portion of the purse. TEMPEST appears next best and he has but to race in his true form to finish up with the leaders. ANITA M. may be good enough, to land some part of the purse. MY EVA— NANI-HAWAII— BEA YE IUVOOD The race MY EVA turned in on Saturday will have to be passed, for the filly got away, to a pocr start. She should redeem herself toelay, for the muddy going and the distance are to her liking. She gets in under light weight and this should help her in proving the winner. NANI-HAWAII may be the one to give MY EVA the strongest argument. This filly raced well during the winter, months at Havana and the seasoning she received there should help her in proving a strong contender. BEAVERWOOD races well in the going and he should have enough speed to hold the short end of the purse safe here. LITTLE TORCH— PETER PRIM— JE ALOIS. The seventh race calls for a contest over the one mile and seventy yards distance, with eight platers from the older division to make the running. LITTLE TORCH raced well behind Gale on Saturday to finish a fast going third. He probably needed that race for a tightener and we look for him to bang down in front today, for he races at his best over a muddy track. PETER PRIM may be among the placed horses of this race, for, taking a line on his morning trials, he seems to be ready for a race at his best. JEALOUS may be the one to account for the short end of the purse. The mare raced well in the South and she has but to show the same Kind of form here to figure as a contender.
