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KEENELAND CROWD SETS NEW RECORD - FOR . COURSE Last Message Scores Game Victory Over Odds-On Cross Keys Navin Filly One of Three of Her Sex Named for Kentucky Derby- Kitty Baker Finishes in Third Place Slow Time Made LEXINGTON, Ky., April 16. Despite the absence of an outstanding feature, the largest crowd in the history of Keeneland was present for this afternoons program of eight events, the best of which was the Winona Purse, for three-year-old fillies over six furlongs. It resulted in a courageously earned victory for Last Message, one of the three of her sex nominated for the Kentucky Derby. Carrying the Tall Trees Stable silks of Mrs. Frank J. Navin of Detroit, the daughter of Hustle On and Sun Maiden outgamed Cross Keys, representing Midkiff and Wells, in a long, hard duel, her margin of victory being a half length. W. E. Smiths Kitty Baker was another length and a half away. Cloudy weather pre- vailed for the afternoons sport, but the threat of rain did not prove a deterrent. The track was fast, but the cushion had been increased and comparatively slow time was the order. The time for the feature was 1:14. FIVE START. Five went to the post in the Winona, with Cross Keys held at odds-on, while Last Message was the second choice. The Tall Trees miss was alert at the post and Mayer got her away in front but, after the opening furlong, Cross Keys moved up on the outside and took a slight lead on the turn. The two fillies went head and head, well , before the others, around the turn and into i the stretch. At the furlong post Mayer shook up the Hustle On miss vigorously and she responded by slowly drawing away from the favorite. Towards the end Kitty Baker made up some ground on the leaders while holding Heritage and Miss Mars safe. Oddesa Don, from the Oddesa Farms stable, was best of the eight older maidens clashing at six furlongs in the opening dash, but he had to do his utmost to run the distance in 1:15 and defeat Mrs. Bessie Franz-heims Big Bud by a head. Miss Nan OMal-leys Delovely, the favorite, was third. The field was at the post for twelve minutes before a start was effected, due to Big Fellow and Battle Flag. Maid of Chance set the pace until half way around the turn, where J. W. Wilson sent up Oddesa Don on the outside. After gaining a clear lead, the three-year-old gelding, by Peter Hastings Silk Stockings, began to weaken and Big Bud gained on him steadily and would have won in a few more strides. CORNER BOY BEST. E. B. McAtees Corner Boy had too much stamina for his eight opponents among ordinary platers at six furlongs in the second race and drew away in the stretch to score by two lengths over Mrs. J. Houstons Nogalo. The latter barely outlasted Good Soldier, the favorite, as My Blaze was fourth. Bobby Dotter sent the seven-year-old son of Stratford and Village Maiden up steadily through the final quarter and he got to the front in the final sixteenth. Nogalo wrested the lead from Entree entering the stretch, but tired near the end and just outlasted Good Soldier. Hal Price Headley sent out another juvenile winner in the first in Shakealeg, a daughter of Apprehension and the good race Continued on tioentieth page. KEENELAND CROWD SETS NEW RECORD FOR COURSE Continued from first page. mare Chacolet, which outran seven other maiden youngsters in the third race over the Headley course. Under the veteran, Earl Pool, Shakealeg ran the distance in :47 to defeat Dixianas Allegro by a neck as Tall Trees Stables Bilboquet was another three lengths back. Dutch Flag was fourth. Shakealeg, coupled with Airacuda, was the second choice to the Dixiana entry of Allegro and My Woman. CHINESE RED BEST. M. N. Porters Chinese Red was easily best of the nine older maidens engaged at six furlongs in the fourth race, reaching the end five lengths before Dixianas Red Haste, the favorite, as A. C. Ernsts Alservant, another three lengths back, just beat out Wall. Ridden by Glen Fowler, the three-year-old son of Kai Sang and Wattle pressed Imperial Sally closely until reaching the stretch where he moved up fast when called upon and drew away. Red Haste went evenly throughout on the outside while Alservant made a mild bid. Imperial Sally tired badly when overtaken.
