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• ADVERSE CONDITIONS ■ « Cold Weather and Showers Fail to Affect Lexington Crowd. ♦ Tempest Wins Main Attraction Easily, With Serge Second and Flattery Third. • LEXINGTON, Ky., April 24.— An exceptionally large crowd braved cold weather and intermittent showers to witness this afternoons racing over a heavy track at the local Kentucky Association track. The sport, provided in most instances by small fields, was of the formful variety and, while lacking in close finishes, was unusually good under such adverse weather and track conditions. The program had its principal race in the Richmond Purse, over the Futurity distance, for seven of the better grade of older horses and its decision resulted in an easy success for the Huntingdon Stables five-year-old Tempest, ridden by Earl Pool. Serge and Flattery, racing for the Johnson N. Camden stable, were second and third as named. The victor raced from behind the pace of Serge in the final eighth to gather an advantage of a length and a half before lie flashed past the placing judges. While negotiating the first half mile Tempest was restrained in closest pursuit of the leading Serge and was raced a good distance out in the track through the swerving of the latter as he began pressing her when approaching the final eighth. The loss of ground, however, proved of no great hindrance, as he continued fast and cleared Serge with a rush and held her safe la the final eighth. Flattery, after moving up fast at the end of the first quarter, could not better her position through the stretch and conceded some ground to the leaders in the first eighth. Anita M. and Beaumont exhibited brief flashes of early speed. Most public support was accorded the Camden pair, yet the winner had a host of admirers and his triumph was a popular one. STARTING GATE TEST. The Jarvis-Waggoner starting gate had its second test of the meeting when the opening race had its start out of the device. The field embraced seven, of which S. J. Kelleys confidentially backed Eittle Colonel proved best and. but for Elfkin. all the starters were out of the machine in good alignment. Earl Pool, who had the mount on the latter, said that failure of the barrier across his mounts stall caused her to be left. Little Colonel, ridden by apprentice W. Noel, raced into command without delay and, going in his best form over the heavy track, was never seriously endangered. Chatson. which raced in closest pursuit after the opening a.uai€tla was second, two lengths back of the victor, and Denny Cooney accounted for third place. S. S. Combs furnished another triumphant two-year-old for the second race, for maiden two-year-old fillies, in S. C. Lynes French Lass. This numble footed daughter of Baig-neur, incidentally the first progeny of that sire to earn brackets, made a show of her opponents, and after leading from the first sixteenth, had a margin of three lengths over Lady Witt at the end. The latter was in closest pursuit most of the way, and held on determinedly to hold her position safe from Marguerite Willet. The winner ruled a strong choice. Unfortunately the winner suffered a cut just above the hoof of her left hind leg. but the injury did not interfere with her running. V. 3rOORF.S GOOD RIDE. Eight of the cheaper grade vied for honors in the mile and a sixteenth race, the victor turning up in Rodrigo. Samaron finished in second place and Uncle Si third. The winner was given a well judged ride by V. Moore, drew away after being well rated to the final quarter and Samaron outfinished Uncle Si a neck for second place, after having alternated with the winner in setting the early pace. Uncle Si raced prominently from the start, while Ponimoi. which attracted considerable support, gave a disappointing performance. C. Irby furnished his first winner of the meeting and the medium for apprentice Muram to ride his first winner in the veteran sprinter Louis Rubenstein, which accounted for the fourth race by a head from Blue Granite. The race was contested over the Futurity distance and after Louis Rubenstein had taken much the worst of the start Mumm rode him well to have him in front at the finish. He wore down Blue Granite, which set most of the pace, in the late strides. Cimmerian, which made a strenuous endeavor to keep with Blue Granite, after following in closest pursuit of the latters early pace, was a tiring third. Mumm, who has been with the Irby stable for two years, began riding during the past winter. Hayes Choice, an outsider, completed a double for the colors of Mrs. W. J. Potter w;hen he led Nani-Hawaii. My Eva and six others home in the sixth race. Like Rodrigo, the winner had the services of V. Moore, and the youngster matched his previous ride by Continued on sixteenth page. - . ; a 1 j ADVERSE CONDITIONS Continued from first page.t rating Hayes Choice in closest pursuit of tha leaders to the stretch, where he drew away easily to win by three lengths. Nani-HawatI also succeeded in disposing of My Eva, the leader for more than three-quarters, in the stretch. High Prince, second choice to My Eva, ran a dull race and was one of the outstanding disappointments.
