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HIRAM WINS EASILY ♦ Camden Derby Eligible Victorious in Lexington Feature. 0 Defeats Band of Derby Candidates — Bun Scores Lucky Victory in Third. LEXIXGTOX. K.v„ April 26.— The mile and seventy yards purse, which featured todays racing at the Kentucky Association course, brought to the post a quintet of Kentucky Derby eligiblcs and resulted in victory for J. N. Camdens Hiram, in easy fashion, from Black Bet-tie. racing for Miss Peggy Bailey, with the Tdle Hour Farms Beelzebub in third place. The last-named pair raced coupled as an entry. Prince Bulbo and Lieutenant Mansfield comprised the remainder of the field. Hiram performed his task in workmanlike style and disposed of Black Beetle with comparative c-iisf, to score the victory under restraint. But he did not impress as being of Derby caliber. In no wise could one regard those which followed him home at the finish as being Derby prospects There was a pood deal of curiosity centered about Lieutenant Mansfield. He had been showing impressive premilinary trials and attracted quite a bit of betting attenion. He raced poorly, being far out of it all the way and bringing up in last place, giving way completely in the stretch racing. PINE DISPLAY OF SPEED. Black Beetle, with a fine display of speed, moved into a good lead, but Hiram kept doggedly at his heels with Prince Bulbo also racing well up. This order was maintained until the trying hill on the back stretch was approached, where Hiram moved up, but Garner again took him back and on the lower turn was half a length in back of Black Beetle. The latter had enough when he was straightened out in the stretch, and Hiram came away at this stage as he pleased. Black Beetle despite tiring, continued on in second place and beat home his stablemate by a big marg; •.. Prince Bulbo was well back of him, and Lieutenant Mansfield was beaten off. Cloudy, cold weather was again the rule here, and it was responsible f:jr a decreased attendance. The improved track benefited the racing, several of the finishes being of the close variety, with the contenders striving hard for the mastery. J. O. Milams Charlie Bergin registered a hard fought and well merited victory in the secondary feature, which brought to the post some well regarded sprinters. Charlie Bergin gained his victory by a matter of inches from Sixty. The latter appeared the winner seventy yards from the finish, but succumbed in the closing stride. The race had an added incident by the fall of Turn On. ridden by R. Mclllvain, who sustained severe injuries by his fall. The preliminary examination disclosed concussion of the brain and a possiole fracture of the collarbone and in addition a badly lacerated hip and many body bruises. He was rushed to a local hospital. LOSE CALL FROM DEFEAT. Clyde Van Dusen, two-year-old Man o War gelding, and the most stanchly backed victor of the meeting, had a close call from defeat in the second race. Running the half mile in :4S% over the good track, he succeeded in wearing down the swift Princeton, from the J. X. Camden stable, to win by a head. UHimexu. n finished with a rush in the last quarter to account for third place. The winner, after having raced a trifle wide from the start, was forced ev°n farther out when Saracenet, another Camden starter, bore "out entering the stretch, and this added considerably to his task. Chiavetta, however, rode the victor well and, undismayed by the adverse luck, urged him after Princeton. What seemed non-alertness on the part of apprentice C Meyer probably cost II. P. Headleys Mimi winnin? honors in the third race. The race was given over to pater three-year-o.ds, and the lucky winner turned up in the strongly backed Btu. Landolt rushed the winner past Mimi in the stretch and, when put to a drive after she had lost the lead, Mimi made a fast finish and was rapidly reducing tlfc. victors margin when making the final stride Bun was rated in close pursuit lor tLj first three-quarters. Vendeuse outstayed Divot for third. Peggy, a daughter of Paul Weidel and owned by J. J. Creely, upset public calculations somewhat when she raced to victory In front of Kitty Mullally, Athens aid nine other two-year-oids in the fourth race. The youngsters were brought together over four and a half furlongs, marking the meetings first rac at the distance, and Athens attracted chief support. E. Fewell, after keeping the winner within close range of Wand?. B., Kitty Mullally and Athens during the first quarter, sent her forward gradually on the outside through the stretch. When wearing down Kitty Mullally the winner appeared to bump the V. S. Continued on sixteenth page. HIRAM WINS EASILY Continued from first page. Dudley youngster, and she hc a margin of a neck at the end. The interference was slight. Athens tired badly after reaching the last eighth. In as thrilling a finish as has been witnessed during the meeting. One Way beat Bond Slave by a nose in the opener. The winner had speed and. benefited by saving ground most of the distance, held on determinedly in the long drive with Bond Slave and just lasted. l.ouis Rubenstein, which finished third, was raced wide and gave a good effort under such condition. There was promise that he might have been a stronger factor if not the winner under good riding. Updike, after being crowded back soon after the start, closed an immense gap in the stretch, to finish fourth. He attracted most support. »
