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MYRTLEWOOD ADDS KEEN HANDICAP TO HER LIST M Crowd of 8,000 Cheer Gallant Fillys Superb Performance Runs Six Furlongs in 1:10 to Carry Off Initial Stake Feature of Beautiful New Lexington Track Opened Under Ideal Conditions LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 15. Eight thousand persQns cheered Myrtle-wood as she turned in another hrilliant performance in cleverly winning the Keen Handicap as Keeneland made its debut among Americas race courses this afternoon. Enthusiasm was at its highest pitch as the beautiful non-profit sharing course offered its first program and, as Myrtlewood returned to the scales from her scintillating effort in the ,000 added dash of six furlongs, she was treated to a great ovation. The crowd jammed the grandstand and smartly appointed club house and overflowed into the spacious lawn space. The wagering was done at a steady pace throughout the afternoon and Hal Price Headley, president of the Keeneland Association, in speaking for his fellow stockholders, which include many prominent owners and breeders and local business men,-said the local patronage was beyond expectations. Myrtlcwoods triumph in the Keen Hand!-, cap was her sixth score of the season in a stakes event and brought",780 additional to her owner, Brownell Combs, local sportsman. The four-year-old daughter of Blue Larkspur Frizcur carried the staggering impost of 123 pounds and ran the six furlongs in the excellent time of 1:103, showing that the Keeneland course is destined to be one of the fastest in the country. FAST PACE THROUGHOUT. Unable to hit her stride quickly, Myrtle-wood was fortunate in being able to move up on the inside of Fraidy Cat to take the lead approaching the far turn. Reeling off the opening quarter in :22?s, she went into command with a rush that soon had her well in front and George South took her in hand. She held her comfortable margin thereafter in excellent fashion, although the half mile in :46and, and she was in hand at the end as she defeated Marica, owned by Howard Oots, by slightly les3 than a length. John Hay Whitneys Glecman was two lengths farther back in third position and three-fourths of a length ahead of Fraidy Cat. Myrtlewood was the second straight favorite to win and she paid 1 to 2. She Is due to run back Saturday in the Ashland Stakes In her final appearance under colors. John Hay Whitney had the honor of seeing his Royal Raiment capture the first race, decided over the new course, the gray daughter of Royal Minstrel and Brocado running the six furlongs in 1:123 to defeat Arthur B. Hancocks Recussion by four lengths as ,C- Y; vh,itney3 Percent was a neclc back in third place and a nose before The Queen Eight fair juveniles composed the field, with Lucky Ducky being made a stanch favorite. GILBERT IN LIMELIGHT. Under the handling of Johnny Gilbert. Royal Raiment dashed to the front soon after the start and gradually increased hei lead until she was able to win under restraint Log was closest up in the run down the back stretch, but gave way to Percent, which lost second place in the last few strides when Recussion came from far back on the inside with a strong rush. The second half of the opening event, titled the Top Flight Purse, singularly Continued on thirty-fourth page. MYRTLEWOOD ADDS KEEN HANDICAP TO HER LIST Continued from first page. enough, was won by a representative from C. V. Whitneys stable, when Peplum outran seven other fillies to score by three lengths over J. H. Whitneys Peggy Porter, the favorite. The Rosedale Stables Exclaim was a length and a half away in third place. The daughter of Sickle and Frilcttc ran a second slower than did Royal Raiment, which led all the way under Workmans handling. A trophy was awarded the winning owner of each half of the Top Flight Purse. The Southland Stables Very Wise led all the way in taking the third race but after piling up a long lead when he weakened near the end, just lasted to defeat Hal Price Hcadleys Baby Sis by a neck as Monoplane nosed out Le Miserable for third honors. Charles Landolt was up on the Wise Counsellor colt and he permitted him to draw out soon after the start to set a good pace. Baby Sis moved up fast after the opening quarter but could not quite get to the winner. Judge Barkley was the favorite, but ho lacked early speed. The first favorite to triumph was the Grecntrce Stables Tattered, which gave Gilbert a "double" in winning the fourth race. Hustled to the front in the run down the back stretch, the bay son of Pennant and Untidy drew out Into a good lead and reached the finish of the six furlongs event, which engaged a dozen maiden juvenile colts and geldings, with three lengths to spare over Hal Price Headleys Old Nassau. Valdina Farms Solar Hawk was third, a length farther away and Airlap was fourth.
