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MUDDY AT LOUISVILLE « Victory of Whymask in Third Days Outstanding Surprise. » W. E. Smiths Knockaway Fails in Maiden Race — Her Hero, Kiev- ette and Cayuga Winners. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 11.— While a featureless program comprised todays offering at Churchill Downs, the racing on a track deep in mud and under overcast skies, was productive of several surprises, chief of which was the victory of Mrs. J. A. Brauses Whymask, in the Eastwood Purse, or third race, one of two contests for older maidens. Whymask won from seven, among which was Knockaway, the Irish-bred three-year-old that received some attention as a Kentucky Derby possibility. The few who backed the victorious four-year-old St. James gelding, were rewarded with odds of 26.90. In the daily double with Her Hero, favorite winner of the second race. Why-mask yielded 90.84, the second largest return of the meeting. Knockaway proved a complete failure, second money going to High Diver, second choice to the former, which went to the post at less than even money, and Newshawk accounted for the smallest portion of the purse. The winner, making only his second start in more than two years, ran a game race under a strong ride by L. McDermott and gained the maiden success by a length and one-half. He was last to leave the starting stalls and while not rushed during the first five furlongs, reached the last quarter, or stretch, in fourth place. From the stretch ~irn to the wire he came fast and after catching the leaders, was too good for High Diver, which also ran along well back of the early leaders, Knockaway and Fountain, both of which tired badly in the stretch. Although the weather no doubt kept some away, the attendance was good and testified to the popularity of the sport and sustained interest in the meeting, which, not unlike the racing at other points, has been hampered by an unusually large amount of unfavorable weather and track conditions. Kievette and the western youngster J. Westrope were a popular winning combination in the fourth race, for three-year-olds. This resulted in a driving finish, with the winner defeating La Salle by a head. Three lengths back Locust Moss accounted for third, and Broomshot, which ran out on the stretch turn and tired badly in the last furlong, was fourth. Col. E. R. Bradleys Boilermaker, another that failed to get into the Kentucky Derby, for which he, at one time, was held in rather high regard, was unlucky to lose the West Point Purse, or fifith race, also for older maidens and at seven furlongs, to A. B. Gallahers Pancoast. The Bradley colt, shortest priced starter during the meeting, appeared too much for the diminutive West-rope and the stronger finish put up by O. Laidley pulled Pancoast through to victory by a head. Foxland Hall, ten lengths back at the close, was third a length before Epin. Old Cayuga, eight-year-old Trojan gelding, which has been a consistent winner for Theodore E. Mueller, scored his first victory of the year when he outstayed Hamilton in a mild drive in the opening race. Cayuga set the pace and, though inclined to bear out, never gave up a clear margin over Hamilton, which in turn always held second over Sis Agnes. The winner, ridden by H. L. Fischer, was second to Hamilton. Bad racing luck probably beat Angon Bridge in the second race in which eleven two-year-olds, brought together under claiming conditions, raced four and one-half furlongs. All but knocked down shortly after the start, Angon Bridge made a remarkable recovery to save third place back of Her Hero and Little Valley, and with better luck might have been an easy or decisive winner. Her Hero, which was making his first appearance under the colors of G. Meyers, set the pace but was indulged almost to the limit to win by a length and one-half from Little Valley, which in turn took second place by a neck from the fast finishing Angon Bridge. Fighting Bob and Even Play, both well backed, finished fourth and fifth. «
