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, USUAL FRIDAY ARD * Lexington Program Devoid of Any Outstanding Features. ♦ Peter Parley Provides Surprise in Most Pretentious Offering of the Day LEXINGTON. Ky., May 4— An ordinary program was offered by the Kentucky Association this afternoon, and its principal races brought out comparatively small, yet well-matched fields, from among the top-grade older platers. The first of the dashes was offered as the second race, and the other, which held the place of honor on the program, was presented as the fifth. In the latter there was a surprise when Mrs. F. J. Uhleins Peter Parley, ridden by Earl Pool, was the winner. He went to his initial triumph of the meeting in a driving finish with Red Leather, while Red Grange outstayed Stampdale for third. A margin of a head was the winners advantage at the end, and his admirers were handsomely rewarded! Peter Parley went into the lead when makl ing the final strides, Pool being required to bring him around most of his rivals as a result of his rather slowly finding of his stride. When leaving the back stretch ho appeared to crowd back both Stampdale and Hot Spot, regarded among the better ones of the field, and as the latter two never fully recovered, his main task consisted only of running down Red Leather. The latter passed Red Orange into the lead after reaching the stretch turn and Red Grange managed to stagger home a full length in advance of Stampdale for third place. SUPPORT FOR STAMPDALE. Most public support was accorded Stamp-dale, which, like the winner, was making his first start of the year. The racing was before another large, representative and enthusiastic attendance and under ideal weather and track conditions. Moneague, from the stable of J. N. Camden, was an easy winner of the opening* race. W. Garner hustled her to the front in the first quarter and, while setting the pace far in advance of the others thereafter, was not fully extended. She won by three lengths from Blue Granite, with Jolly Boy third. Mount Logan, racing in the colors of Charles Nolte, outsprinted six other maiden two-year-old colts and geldings in the second race. As the winner raced to the front with a rush, Merano and Annandale were getting into stride slowly, after being practically left at the post. Mount Logan easily outran Vandal and Pot Hot, which raced in second and third places for mos1- of the distance, and reached the finish with four lengths to spare over the Howard Oots representative. Mount Logan was ridden by Tommy Murray and had confident backing. MIRAFEL POPULAR WINNER. The sprint dash that shared feature honors with the Strand Iurse was offered as the third and had a popular result when the locally owned Mirafel proved the winner. The brother of Sarazen showed himself well entitled to the confident backing he received and, leading his rivals after the opening three-sixteenths, gave his admirers little cause for concern. The termination of the futurity distance found him a length and a half in front of Serge, with Runaway Princess third. The latter two wcrt in closest pursuit of the winner for most of the dash, while Banter, the second choice, never figured seiiousiy after jockey Pool took him out of the real running in the first quarter. C. H. Knebelkainps Bun became a double winner at the meeting when she easily accounted for the fourth race. This affair was at one mile and a sixteenth, and she was required to overcome some interference from Rollage in the stretch to make good. When being rated in close early pursuit, W. Garner had her in close quarters, but on the inside and when reaching the lead in the stretch, Rollage carried her wide. Her final charge was a speedy one and, after drawing clear of the offending Rollage, she took a good advantage which kept her out of danger of Penny Cooney. When Rollage bore out Denny Cooney slipped through on the inside and easily outfinished Rollage for second place. Peaceful Play a first time starter, was an easy winner from Camp Meat, Virginia Flynn and seven other two-year-old fillies in the sixth race, at four and a half furlongs, Chiavetta sent the winner to the front after reaching the stretch and while she swerved repeatedly her speed was so much superior to that of the others that she steadily added to her margin. The finish found her three lengths in front of Camp Meat. The latter disposed of Virginia Flynn and Wanda B. in the last eighth. After completing her race the winner three her rider, who escaped with a bruised hip.
