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SHOWERS AT LOUISVILLE i iRain Rain Finally Breaks Drought but Does Not Slow Track Solid Bottom Prevails Despite Wet ting Hope Eternal Gallops Five Eighths in 100 LOUISVILLE Ky May 14 A wet but wellpacked track prevailed at Churchill Downs today It was the first time other than fast footing prevailed during the meeting now more than two weeks old but the solid bottom afforded such ex ¬ cellent footing that remarkably fast time was made Hope Eternal R A Firestones useful daughter of Eternal raced five furlongs in the Mountain Laurel Claiming Purse for twoyearolds and one of the fea ¬ tures in 100 just onefifth of a second slower than was made in St Bernards win ¬ ning effort on a fast track in the Bashford Manor Stakes Saturday SaturdayThe The rain breaking a drought of weeks made its first appearance soon after day ¬ break when a hard shower came down It continued to rain off and on the remainder of the day several drenching showers coming down while the program was in progress progressAs As a result of the change in track condi ¬ tions the Big Stone Gap Handicap in which six of the best sprinters on the grounds were entered had to be declared off Scratches for reportedIn five were reported In filling the vacancy on the card racing secretary William H Shelley divided entries for the first race for plater threeyearolds and over six starting in each of the three quarters affairs affairsJOCKEY JOCKEY C CORBETT STARS STARSWith With rain coming down in torrents within an hour of racing time it was only natural that the attendance was the smallest of the meeting to witness the contests all engaging small fields with driving finishes the excep ¬ tion Jockey C Corbett carried off the rid ¬ ing honors of the afternoon afternoonAs As a result of her fast performance Hope Eternal put to early rout the four that op ¬ posed her She took command soon after the start and was not extended to win by six lengths with Poet Prince second and Riff third Poet Prince was in second place from the start to the finish and easily out raced Riff for the second part of the 600 purse purseCharles Charles Corbett able western rider was the individual star of the afternoon He started off by riding the winner of the sec ¬ ond race and chalked up his third within as many chances when he drove Albert Sabaths Bunting filly Heiress home before the five others that paraded for the sub ¬ stitute fifth race Heiress plunged from be ¬ hind Bibbies Choice and Lady Pal in the closing sixteenth of the threequarters win ¬ ning by a length over Lady Pal Swerving behind the leading Lady Pal in the final eighth Bibbies Choice had to be eased up thereby reducing her chances chancesThe The oftoffending Counselor Crane was the choice here He began slowly and after making a wide swerve around the turn gave the leaders no trouble troubleFAVORED FAVORED BY GOING I IScore Score a son of Angon a superior mudder defeated five in the division of the first race that was run as the opening event He sprinted from behind Wise Dreams pace in the stretch winning by two lengths as the early leader which tired after reaching the final quarter with a fivelength lead held second from Princess Toke The latter and also Dorothy Dale which accounted for fourth money made up a great deal of ground in the late stages but not enough to reach the leaders leadersBabeson Babeson third choice to Wise Dream and Score suffered a hemorrhage while racing in a contending position on the stretch turn and was so distressed that he jstaggered while being eased up upEllen Ellen Fisher a wellbacked daughter of Pigeon Wing II owned by Willard Wilson wealthy Tennessee patron and named for his wife had no trouble beating Iceberg Phyllis C and five other maiden juvenile fillies in the second race The five furlongs distance prevailed and dashing to the front soon 1 Continued on twentysecond pageJ SHOWERS AT LOUISVILLE Continued from first page after the start the winner never left the re ¬ sult in doubt She was piloted by Charles Corbett CorbettJ J P Keezek furnished another winner when the Pagan Pan filly Pana Franka proved too good for the six that opposed her over the sixfurlong course in the third race Corbett got her away in good stride and racing into command she never gave her backers any cause to worry Dusky Dame which had the most backing was second with Glamorous third and Betty Rejoice next nextDuring During the early stages the runnerup position was held by Betty Rejoice but she gave way to Dusky Dame soon after reach ¬ ing the stretch and the favorite could not reach the fastrunning winner The second choice Chief Bunting was outrun through ¬ out outC C C Van Meters stable one of the larg ¬ est scheduled to race through the entire Chicago season gets away tomorrow night for Washington Park Owner Van Meter will be in charge Five to race under his colors at Latonia remain here until the close when Jouett Reed transfers them to the Covington track trackJack Jack Howard among the many horsemen who spent Sunday in the blue grass belt re ¬ turned this morning He is whipping his big establishment into shape for the Washing ¬ ton Park meeting meetingMinus Minus Brokers Trip which was sent to Idle Hour Farm the older horses E R Bradley will race in New York and at Arl ¬ ington Park Chicago this season left yes ¬ terday for Belmont Park The twoyearolds in H J Thompsons main division of the stable were shipped direct to Belmont Park from the farm
