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UPSET AT LEXINGTON! I — i — • Genial Host Surprises in Renewal of Ben AN Handicap. ♦ Marconi Offending Public Choice — Red Leather Turns Tables on J. N. Camdens Serge. ♦ LEXINGTON, Ky.. April 28.— Genial Host, the chief standard bearer of the Fair Acre Farm Stable of D. T. Matlaek, accounted for the renewal of the Ben Ali Handicap, worth ,200 net to the winner, which featured todays fine program at the Kentucky Association track. J. N. Camdens Hiram, racing coupled with Flattery, was second, while Tempest finished third and Devon fourth. The stake finish was a spectacular one in which F. Chiavctta had the victorious Granite five-year-old up to beat Hiram by a half length. The latter was only a head in front of Tempest, which enjoyed a lengths advantage over Devon. A field of ten starters started in the race over a good track and the winners performance of getting over the one mile and a six- teenth In 1 :47% was a good one. Marconi, which carried the M. Goldblatt colors, was -the offending public choice., with the Camden . entry next in demand. j The winn c raced to his surprising success ■with a belatcr rush, the early running finding him a good distance back chiefly as a result of meeting interference after Chiavetta got i him away s.owly. His task appeared a most difficult one as he followed, while Bonivan, Hiram, Marconi and Devon sped along in the more forward positions in the first three-quarters. This, however, did not cause his rider any dismay and. sending him along at his best when approai hing the stretch, the winner gradually narrowed the gap that separated him from the lead, which he attained at the eighth post. , BIG EARLY LEAD. For the entire final eighth Hiram fought doggedly, but the advantage that the winner gathered an eighth of a mile from the finish went unreduced, despite the Camden colts game finish. la the final fifty yards Tempest, another to race sluggishly in the first half mile, approacl.e the leaders with a rush and only failed to reach Hiram by a head. Tempest disposed of Devon with the latter having but inches to spare over Flattery. E. Pool, who made much use of Marconi when negotiatng the hill that leads to the stretch turn, brought his mount home in sixth place. Improved weather resulted in the largest attendance during the meeting, the big crowd including hundred of enthusiasts from Cincinnati, Louisville and other points throughout the breeding section. Under the influence 1 of a high wind and bright sunshine, the track improved with the progress of the day, but had not reached its best when the racing concluded. It was la a good condition for the afternoon races. One of the outstanding upsets came with 1 the running of the Spring Station Purse or Sixth race, for two-year-old fillies. The surprise was in the defeat of Catherine C, the ! highly regarded Wildair juvenile in the ; Callaher and Combs stable. She finished the - four and one-half furlongs far back, while 5 Lady Witt, at long odds, raced to victory by a length and a half before Starry Heavens. • Helen Dean was third. LEADS THROUGHOUT. The winner outran her rivals throughout and taking a good margin after reaching the - stretch she had ample advantage to meet the ; late challenge of Starry Heavens. Catherine • C. tired quickly after racing in a forward ■ position for about three-eighths. When 1 beaten she was eased up by her rider. On the strength of fine private trials, the filly • carried confident backing with Venita M., • another which tired after a display of early speed, a strong second choice. L. Gentry furnished his initial winner of f the meeting when his four-year-old Miami Triad ran a smashing good race to win. • Horvath had the winner away slowly but he ~ gradually worked his way into a better position on the outside and while gaining fast t and gamely saved ground in the stretch and 1 got up in the final strides to beat Dark Angle p by a head. The latter saved second by a nose from Blue Granite. There was a close finish in the second with .. Red Leather the winner after a stirring ? duel with Serge. They finished the futurity distance a neck apart, the winner r having succeeded in wearing down Serge e after liaving raced in close pursuit of the e latter as she set the pace. They were always g lapped and their duel proved one of the most t interesting incidents of the afternoon. Watch I On as a result of saving much ground in the e late stages of the race was third a length h in front of Sir John K. Although Eskimo raced greenly, he was s good enough to overcome the handicap of f . his lack of experience and win from Bowler, Lamkin and six other maiden two-year-old j colts and geldings, in the third race. The e winner lost a great amount of ground while e making hi.s way into the lead in the early _ stages and lost the lead again by swerving „ | far out in the course when reaching the stretch. Holding to his task with better speed j than his rivals, he flashed back into the lead j in the final eighth and drew out, while e Bowler was diposing of Lamkin for second. j The one mile and a quarter race developed jj an easy victory for the much fancied Peter r Prim, owned by Gallaher and Combs. Danny v Connelly brought the winner from behind j in the stretch and, after reaching the front, t he drew away to win by almost two lengths 1S from Rodrigo, with Policeman Day third. j The latter set most of the pace and only gave p way in the last eighth. He was a length and ,j a half back of Rodrigo. Banter, making his first start of the year, r showed a fine performance in defeating Black •k Agate, Pipes-tern and five othev good platers rs in the seventh race. After following in close 3t, pursuit of Black Agate to the stretch he succeeded c- in reaching the pacemaker in the last J eighth and then drew away into a long lead. d. Pipestem saved third place by a nose from m Little Colonel. Mose Goldblatt returned to Churchill 11 Downs, while B. Walters, his assistant, came over from the Falls City to saddle Marconi, li, Policeman Day and Queenston. Jockey Walter Lilley made his debut on n Fretwell in the opening race today.
