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"LARGE CROWD AT LEXINGTON Colorful Gathering at Kentucky Association Course Sees Thistle Fyrn Score Lucky Victory in Camden Handicap LEXINGTON, Ky., April 19. One of the largest crowds in years visited the local track of the Kentucky Association today, and the assembled enthusiasts, testing almost the full capacity of the grounds, were rewarded with excellent and formful sport. It marked the initial Saturday of the meeting, and the program of eight races arranged, was featured hy a renewal of the traditional Camden Handicap, which came up for decision the twenty-first time. Four races preceded the feature, and while each went the way of the public choices, the Camdens running resulted in a mild surprise Avhen George Collins Thistle Fyrn, ridden by Leslie Pichon, proved the winner. There was a tinge of luck attached to her important triumph, the first of the year, in that jockey Kenneth Russell, astride Harry Payne AVhitneys Niato, which finished second only a head back rode a faulty race. Patricia Marian, stable companion of the winner, made it a sweeping victory for fillies and mares when she accounted for third place, and the Paradise Stock Farms Yam Toy was fourth to complete the one mile and a sixteenth. Four others contested, and they included the Greentree Stables Stars and Bars, which offended badly after being backed with extreme confidence by many of the large crowd. The stake had a net value of ,110 to the winner, and J. N. Camden, former U. S. senator, furnished a handsome trophy as an additional award. Pichon bided his time with the winner as her stablemate kept close in pursuit of the leading Pigeon Hole during the opening five-eighths and, keeping the winner clear, she w-as in an excellent position approaching the stretch. At that point Niato, which Russell had taken back repeatedly during the earlv racing, was sharply blocked and before Russell could get her clear, the winner sped ai-ound her and was right after the leaders. Pigeon Hole was first to tire and, after a brief stay in the lead, Patricia Marian gave way to her younger stable companion. Through the final three-sixteenths Niato displayed extremely high speed, with the result that she swiftly improved her position, yet failed by a head at overhauling the winner. She was one and a half lengths in front of the tiring Patricia Marian at the close of the race, while Yam Toy trailed a similar distance away. Bill Morris, Knebelkamp and Morris star juvenile of the New Orleans season, made an impressive bow in these parts when he easily defeated Dick AVeidel, Beige and two Continued on twenty-fourth page. LEXINGTONS LARGE CROWD Continued from first page. other colts in the Athens Purse or fourth race. The victorious son of Theo. Cook and -Les Invalides having his first test over a half mile exhibited no difficulty at the increased distance when he traversed the four furlongs in :47, just two-fifths of a second slower than the track record. He took the lead at the start and opening up a commanding margin raced under strong restraint thereafter and was being eased up at the end. Willie Carroll rode his first winner at the meeting when he guided Kessen and Kon-nersmans Pagan Laddie to a popular triumph in a driving finish with Genghis Khan in the opening dash. They finished a half length apart, with Genghis Khan leading Lady Witt by two lengths for second place. The latter was the one to cut out most of the pace, but tired badly after reaching the closing eighth with an advantage of a length and easily succumbed to the winner and Genghis Khan during the subsequent racing. Vicksburg, which came in for good support, moved up menacingly inside the stretch bend only to find the closing pace too fast. H. P. Gardners Betty Derr, a bay daughter of Sir Gallahad III. and "Uncles Lassie, and half sister to Clyde Van Dusen, winner of the 1929 Kentucky Derby, offered some evidence of being worthy of such illustrious relationship when she came through with a winning performance in the second race. It brought out a limit field of maiden juvenile fillies, at a half mile and, while the winner led throughout. Cherry May, a daughter of Ladkin, racing for J. J. Greely, was wearing her down at the end, being separated by a half length, while Cherry May led Bewitching Eyes, the starter of W. C. Goodloe, which was coupled with the winner in the betting, by five lengths. Bogan, the Trojan gelding that races for Jack Howard, became the first double winner of the meeting when he defeated Lincoln Plaut, Hiram Kelly and five others over one and one-sixteenth miles in the third race. Jockey L. Pichon had the winner in front throughout and, while Lincoln Plaut suffered interference, occasioned by St. Matthews during the initial sixteenth and was forced to race from last place, the former got away with honors easily and by a margin of two lengths. Hiram Kelly followed a like distance back, while St. Matthews, which held to second place for seven-eighths, was four lengths away, yet well in front of. the others. Charles Cherry, former trainer of the Wild Rose Farm, was another newcomer among those on hand for the second days sport. Todays visitors included Senator R. L. Hubbell, who raced the fast horse T. M. Green some years back.
