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DOUBLE FOR HEADLEY » Miss Peggy and Big Chief Triumph at Louisville. ♦ — — Otto Lehmanns Reigh Olga Scores in Watterson Lane Purse — Grecian Beauty Graduates. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 23.— Reigh Olga, in the stable of Otto Lehmann, Chicago sportsman, showed a return to his best form and furnished a mild surprise when he defeated a small field in Watterson Lane Purse, feature on todays program at Churchill Downs. The H. P. Headley colors were prominent during the day when Big Chief and Miss Peggy scored a double victory. Under a good ride by A. Pascuma and benefited slightly by crowding several of his opponents in the final quarter, he won by three lengths from Paul Bunyan. He ran the distance in the fast time of 1 :37s- Two lengths back of Paul Bunyan came Sun God II., and the veteran Lancer was fourth. The latter was followed by Wood Lore, the prohibitive favorite, and Disturb. Wood Lore, which headed the field for the first three-quarters shared with Paul Bunyan the brunt of the interference caused by the winner in the stretch, but was tiring badly at the time and came out of the race in a slightly lame condition. Exercising good judgment in riding the winner, A. Pascuma reserved him back of the early pace that was set by Wood Lore and forced by Paul Bunyan and in the final quarter. Reigh Olga was quick to take the lead. As he headed Paul Bunyan, which had taken a short advantage over Wood Lore, he took a swerving step which caused him to impede Paul Bunyan, which in turn crowded Wood Lore, the latter being forced back abruptly. Paul Bunyan was not long in getting going again, but Reigh Olga was running far too fast for the Severson racer to maintain a like pace and the latter stages found Reigh Olga drawing away to win eased up. SHORTEST PRICE OF MEETING. Wood Lores following was so extensive that he prevailed at 34 to 100, the shortest price of the meeting. The track, as attested by the fast time, was at its best and there was a large crowd in attendance. Jake Lowenstein saddled another winner when F. M. Grabners Tyrol defeated Zurich, Moscow and a dozen others in the introductory race. Earl Pool brought the winner from behind the early pacemakers after a half mile and he was an easy winner by three lengths over Zurich. The latter, after failing to get through on the inside, was tal.?n to the extreme outside on the stretch turn and finished fast Moscow outstayed Dumpy for third place. Another of the Southland Stables juveniles graduated with the running of the second race when Grecian Beauty got up for victory in a drive with Ma Yerkes, which was making her initial start. The distance was five-eighths and Ma Yerkes flattered by taking a good lead as a result of setting a fast pace from the start, only to fall a trifle short in her effort to stall off the winner. They finished a neck apart and were followed by Ell ice. BY SMALL MARGIN. Big Chief, which came in for staunch support, added another purse to the earnings of the H. P. Headley Stable when he won from Geyser. Patricia Marian and others in the third race. Fronk got the winner up for the lead in the last sixteenth and he won from Geyser by half a length. Geyser had been the leader from the end of the first half-mile and for a time looked an easy winner, but failed to withstand Big Chief. After moving up with a rush on the second turn, Patricia Marian tired. Following the winning of her older stable-mate, Big Chief, in the third race. Miss Peggy completed a double for the Headley colors and scored the third victory for the favorites when she accounted for the fourth race. Miss Peggy experienced little difficulty overhauling Nim the Nymph after following close to the latters pace to the stretch, and racing into a commanding lead won eased up. There was a close finish for third between Panky, Vieux Carre and Jeannie, which finished noses apart, the former earning second place. B. B. Jones, owner of the Audley Farm Stable, arrived here yesterday in time to witness the success of his Easter Stockings and Creek Indian. He is well pleased with the condition of his racers in charge of trainer Kay Spence and has arranged to make an extended stay. Three horses, the property of the Lone Star Stable, arrived from Lexington and are to be put in training. Frank Taylor, trainer of the Coldstream Stud Stable, has released jockey A. Abel from engagement to that establishment. C. C. Van Meter sold the two-year-old filly Helen King to Jesse Spencer at private sale. She finished second in her only start. She . was bred by Van Meter.
