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RATHER SMALL FIELDS ♦ Only Five Starters in Feature Contest at Churchill Downs. • King Basil Accounts for Second Purse of Meeting — Jockey Ambrose in Limelight. ♦ LOUISVILLE. Ky., Juno 1.— Racing in his best form under a confident ride by E. Ambrose. Kins Basil won his second purse of the meeting, when he carried the Basil Manor colors to victory by a head over Illigitimate in the sprint that was the best race on todays Churchill Downs card. Closing Dance was third at the finish of the three-quarters and. consistent with the smallness of most of the fields, but two others started in the feature. King Basils success broke a string of failures for the public choices and was immensely popular. For the first five-eighths he gave his numerous admirers cause for concern as he followed a good distance back of the leading Illigitimate and it was not until in the last fifty yards that he managed to head the pacemaker. After reaching the lead he could not add to his margin and when making the final few strides, Illigitimate was holding his own with the winner. King Basils belated rush was an exceptional one and it permitted him to make up many lengths in the last half mile and complete the distance in 1 :12%. He sped past Clog Dance near the eighth post and with unflinching strides continued the rush that was just a trifle too much for Illigitimate to withstand. Mahri failed to prove much of a factor after the first quarter and Celidon was eliminated when he failed to begin with the others and was as good as left. ANOTHER FOR AMBROSE. Eddie Ambrose added another victory to his impressive local score when he rode W. R. Midgleys Ring On to victory in the one race for maklen three-year-olds and over. Ambrose brought his mount from last place in the final half mile and got him up to beat Betty Bux by a half length. The latter raced in the lead almost from the start and, while she made a game try to hold the winner safe in his rush in the last eighth, he was too much for the Audley Farm filly. Third place went to Hengist, which raced prominently all the way and gamely held to his task to outstay Zorka. After Master Walter had scored from Seminola, Dolly S. and four other poor ones in the second race, at three-quarters, the one mile third race for maidens, which was a split of the opening race, resulted in an easy victory for Ginestra. H. Gray brought the S. H. Stone three-year-old from far back and after he reached the front continued urging sent him five lengths in advance of Jack Rabbit before the finish was reached. The latter was indulged with the pacemaking and hung on fairly weil through the stretch to finish in advance of the others. When Bonny Basil bolted on the first turn and carried out Drastella it aided All Rightie in saving ground while moving up to ultimately finish in third place. I THE FIXAL STRIDES. In the second race Master Walter succeeded in getting up in the final few strides to down Seminola,, which had been in front from the outset. Dolly S. was third. The race was marred by the unseating of C. Churchman from Loud Speaker soon after the start. Churchman was uninjured and rode in the following race. Small fields started in a majority of the races, the decrease in the number of starters being a considerable one over the previous days of the meeting. An overcast sky served to hold down the attendance and patrons were driven to shelter by several showers during the late afternoon. The Sweep On fil!y San Juan, which races for E. M. May, took down her second consecutive purse when she defeated Lady Witt in a driving finish for honors in the Shawnee Park Purse. This affair brought out five two-year-old fillies, at five-eighths, and had an outstanding favorite in Bosporus, the E. D. McLean starter, which finished in third place. Her showing under jockey Ambrose was most disappointing, as she failed at almost every juncture to offer much of a threat for the leaders. She was in third place throughout and had her chances reduced when she followed behind San Juan in the early stretch. When taken to the inside she exhibited improved speed and was racing best of all when the finish was reached. San Juan succeeded in wearing down Lady Witt in the last few strides, after having followed in closest pursuit of the latters pace from the first eighth. She ran the distance in 1 :00/5 and was second choice in the betting. J. S. Taylors Scotland, which is at his est, showed a fine performance when he carried 123 pounds and .scored an easy triumph in the sixth race, at three-quarters. He won by five lengths "in the fast time of 1:12%, ■with Henry Horner second, and Rejoice third. Henry Horner set most of the pace after getting away fast and only began tiring after the winner headed him in the stretch. Banter, which was expected to give the winner a strong argument, was never a formidable factor. . «
