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DON CREOLE IN UPSET Shows Sudden Improvement After Dismal Effort on Saturday. Oddesa Farms Racer Returns Good Odds in River Downs Triumph Main Man Repeats. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 5. Showing sudden improvement after his dismal effort Saturday, Don Creole, from the Detroit-owned Oddesa Farms chalked up his first victory since last winter when he accounted for the .Covington Purse, fifth event and principal race of River Downs first Monday program. Running the mile and seventy yards in the good time of 1:43, the three-year-old Crack Brigade gelding led C. R. Jordans Raymond by a length and one-half at the end. Corum carried Jack M. Brooks silks into third position, half a length back of Raymond and a neck before Silas. Morts Pal and Judge Kavanagh, which finished fifth and sixth, respectively, completed the small field. Ideal weather and track conditions prevailed for the opening of the first full week of the meeting, and again surprises were in order. A fair-sized crowd attended. Raymond was rushed into a good lead during the run to the back stretch, with Judge Kavanagh and Morts Pal showing the way to the others. Ncaring the final three-eighths Louman was forced to rouse Raymond, and Fowler, who was astride his second winner, sent Don Creole forward. After reaching the stretch Don Creole was in third position, with Raymond still enjoying a good lead and Morts Pal, which was taken to the inside, in second place. During the final furlong the Oddesa Farms gelding "began to wear down Raymond and, after forging to the front in the final sixteenth, drew clear rap-Idly. Corum and Silas,- which were far back for seven-eighths, moved up fast in the stretch and. with the latter on the inside and Corum on the outside, they were fast gaining on Raymond at tho close. FAVORITE QUITS. While Judge Kavanagh quit badly in the drive, Morts Pal did not give up until inside the final furlong. Judge Kavanagh was the choice, with Raymond and Corum next in demand. The winner returned 2.20 for each straight. Main Man, home-bred juvenile son of Hil-dur Rosemist which was graduated from the maiden ranks in his previous race, rewarded his many followers when he accounted for the Walnut Hills Purse, the fourth race and first of two features. Galloping six furlongs in 1:11, the fastest time of the meeting for that distance, the winner, which flaunted the purple and white colors of J. B. Respess, led Bookmark by two lengths at the end. Arabs Arrow was third, five lengths back of Bookmark and a length before Doctor C. N., which held third position to the final quarter. Completing a double for Meloche and lucky to find racing room when improving his position. Main Man, a 3-to-5 choice, drove down Continued on thiry-fourth page. DON CRE0LEIN UPSET Continued from first page. on the outside of Bookmark to wear him down in the last furlong. Once in command, Main Man drew away rapidly and Meloche had him under a snug hold at the end. Arabs Arrow chased Bookmark to the stretch, where the winner moved into second place. Maiden fillies from the mediocre two-year-old plater class furnished the sport in the opening race, and it resulted in a mild . surprise when Dower, a home-bred daughter of Chatover and Dauntless, was an easy winner. Second went to Ann Jones, a "fielder," with Derby Dusk third. Jack Pollard had the winner in front in the first few strides and, increasing her advantage steadily, she reached the end three lengths before Ann Jones, which wore Derby Dusk down in the final quarter of the six furlongs sprint. The leading trio dominated throughout Charging through the stretch in whirlwind fashion the heavily-backed Emvee, from the stable of Mrs. L. M. Silver, got up to beat Mrs. Fab by a nose at the end of six furlongs in the second race. Busy Daughter, which tired after" reaching the lead in the stretch, was third, a half a length back of Mrs. Fab and a head before Lord Dalton, which came from far back to garner fourth laurels. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. Prosy and Quick raced head and head to the stretch, where Busy Daughter drove to the front, but she was unable to withstand the leaders and only lasted to beat the fast-finishing Lord Dalton. Golden Pigeon was a big disappointment. A strong second choice, she walked away from the gate and was always far back. Another surprise came with the third race, also at six furlongs, when W. D. Covingtons Miss Greenock was an easy winner over the heavily backed Patsyette, Capt Nadi and seven others. Well handled by Glen Fowler and saved when outrun, Miss Greenock moved up fast after reaching the stretch, but when wearing Patsyette down, she swerved slightly to the inside. However, the favorite was tiring rapidly and the winner did not impede her. After being outrun for five-sixteenths, Capt. Nadi moved, into contention with a rush, but it took too much out of him and he tired fast in the last furlong. With the exception of Peter Pumpkin, which finished fourth, the others were never prominent.
