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EASY FOR STARS AND BARS Encounters Little Trouble in Taking Main Race at Lexington. Galahad and Had News Bob Finish Second and Third in Order Named, Close Finish Choices Fare Poorly. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 25. Stars and JBars, Mrs. Payne Whitneys four-year-old son of Pennant Remembrance, added another victory to his score when he proved the easiest sort of winner over the Reuter Stables Galahad. H. C. Hatchs Bad News Bob, L. C. Veatchs Low Gear and Lawley, the Viking Stables veteran, in the Lawrence-burg Purse at the local Kentucky Association track today. Showing a return to his best form after a disappointing performance in last Saturdays renewal of the Camden Handicap, the victor made his own pace and running the one mile and seventy yards in the fast time of 1:43, won eased up four lengths in front of Galahad. There was a nose finish for second place with Bad News Bob just failing to stall off the rapid closing Reuter Stable representative, which raced from last with a great rush through the main stretch. During the opening three-quarters the winner, under a good ride by J. D. Mooney, was hard held as he held safe Bad News Bob and Low Gear and, drawing out into a long lead when straightened up in the final quarter, was only cantering as the race drew to a close. For a time it appeared that Low Gear, which W. Garner had under restraint for the first five-eighths, would come on and prove the stoutest kind of a contender, but he flattened out badly when called upon. Shortly after entering the stretch Bad News Bob definitely disposed of him, much to the dismay of his many admirers, who installed him a favorite and the former went on gamely to cut out a severe task for Galahad in his successful challenge for the place. LARGE CROWD PRESENT. There was a large crowd out for the good Friday sport and while choices again met with little success, the racing brought close finishes in numerous instances and they served to keep patrons in high spirits. Black Flier, the American Ace veteran, which campaigns for the Reuter Stable, came through with his second winning performance in as many starts during the meeting when he outsprinted Shasta Lad, Captain J. S. and seven others in the first race. Shasta Lad commanded the post of favoritism, but he found the victor a bit too fast for him and lost by a length in the fast time of 1:10 for the Futurity distance. Up until a short distance from the end Captain J. S. followed nearest to the leading victor, only to weaken during the subsequent-racing. and, after giv ing way to the favorite, lasted to earn third place over John Speed. A pair of well supported maiden juvenile colts and geldings, making their initial starts, finished first and second in the second race, for non-winners of their age and sex, when R. W. Collins Don Leon arid J. N. Camdens Leros were winner and runner-up, respectively. It was a tough race for Leros to lose. He ran out badly on the turn and only failed by slightly more than a length to overhaul the victorious son of Lee O. Cotner. The latter opened up an advantage of four lengths when Leros sacrificed the lead in bolting and needed much of the big margin to hold the latter safe in the final stages, where he closed with keen speed. TARPON DISAPPOINTMENT. Fudge was the one to take third in a close finish with" Swift Pal and Tarpon. On the strength of fast trials. Tarpon, from the .Greentree Stable, carried the hopes of many, but, aside from brief early speed, was nothing like a menace for the leaders and gave way to Fudge and Swift Pal in the drive. The third race, a split of the first, resulted in one of the closest finishes, when Bruno, after having been in front from the start lasted to win from Pagan Laddie by a head at the end of the Futurity distance. The latter rapidly reduced the victors lead, after going to the extreme outside for racing room in the stretch, and just failed to get up. Back of him Princess Zelda, Lemnos, Genghis Khan and Nevermore finished in equally close alignment in their pretty tussle for third honors, which went to Princess Zelda. L. Pichbn had the mount on the victor, which was sent by R. Wingfield. Still another close finish resulted when the Serenata Farms Wood Axton lasted to win by the shortest of noses over E. R. Bradleys Bideawee in the mile Danville Purse or fourth race, for maiden three-year-olds. Easter Morn raced to the show position, with Bold Robin, which cut out much of the pace, following in the van of eight others. The winner, closely followed by Bide a Wee as he made his way around Bold Robin approaching the stretch, continued with marked courage through the main stretch and just lasted under a strong finish by Ellsworth. A slight amount of adverse luck at the first turn briefly retarded Bide a AVee and may " have cost her the race. She was installed, the favorite and. while failing to be returned the winner, led Easter Morn by four lengths for the place.
