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BULL LEA BEATS MENOW AND LOWERS TIE RECORD S . 1 Calumet Farms Derby Candidate Runs Mile and Sixteenth in 1:44 Wright Horse Has Slight Advantage at Start Birth-day Outfinishes Menow for Second Money Head-ley Star Pronounced Favorite With Public LEXINGTON, Ky., April 21. That Warren Wright, Chicago sportsman, has an outstanding candidate for the Kentucky Derby in Bull Lea, was clearly demonstrated at Keeneland this afternoon before one of the largest crowds in the history of the track, when the Calumet Farm color-bearer established a new track record of 1:44 for the mile and one-sixteenth in easily winning the Mereworth-Purse. Three lengths behind the powerfully made brown son of Bull Dog and Rose Leaves, was Greentree Stables Birthday, at whose heels followed Hal Price Headleys Belmont Futurity winner, Menow, winner of a six furlongs dash here last week and a pronounced favorite. Luck was with Bull Lea and against Menow. but that did not detract from the brilliance of the winners performance or account for all of the disappointment in the effort Of the Headley colt. William Hamilton effected his first bad start of the meeting, catching Bull Lea with his mind set on leaving as quickly as possible, while Menow was tending to back up, after which he broke into the air to lose a couple of lengths. CARRIED 112 1-2 POUNDS. Bull Lea had 1121-2 pounds on his back -and was ridden by Irving Anderson, the stable jockey. Menow had up 118 pounds, while Birthday and Knee Deep shouldered 108 pounds each. The record lowered by the Wright colt was 1:44, set last fall by Visigoth. Bull Lea had the inside post position and was away fast, but Anderson sent him along until going into the turn safely in front, after which he took the Bull Dog colt in hand. Birthday and Knee Deep were right after him, while Menow was placed on the outside once he was in stride. Under a snug hold, Bull Lea went the opening quarter in :24 and the half mile in :48, still leading by a length over Birthday, as Menow was third on the outside under mild restraint. ROUSES MOUNT. Upon leaving the back stretch, Anderson let out a wrap and Bull Lea completed the three-quarters in 1:12, meanwhile increasing his advantage somewhat over Birthday. The latter had been under restraint up to that point, but when called upon he failed to make an impression on the leader. Half way around the turn Charles Stevenson stung the Headley colt with his whip and Continued on twenty-third page. BULL LEA BEATS MENOW AND LOWERS TIME RECORD Continued from first page. for a moment he responded, hut he was unable to advance when Birthday came out slightly coming into the stretch and he had to lose more ground. Anderson shook up Bull Lea with his hands turning for home and the Calumet colt increased his advantage to three lengths. After completing the distance in 1:37, Bull Lea was eased up slightly as Anderson looked about and saw no competition and, in the final thirty yards, he began pulling up his mount. Birthday went gamely to the end to hold Menow safe, while Knee Deep was through leaving the back stretch. Bull Lea and Menow both galloped back to the unsaddling enclosure, apparently in good condition. Owner Headley sent out another odds-on favorite in Dah He, also a Derby eligible, in the Hamburg Purse, the secondary feature, and again he had to be content with defeat, as the son of Pharamond IL was narrowly beaten by Stands Alone, the Derby hopeful of James C. Stone, Louisville sportsman, after a long, hard-fought stretch duel. L. C. Youngs Ho was a well beaten third in the field of five fair three-year-olds clashing at a mile and a sixteenth, the time for which was 1:46. BLACK POLLY BEST. Black Polly, sporting the silks of Joseph E. Widener, was speediest of the dozen maid- j en juvenile fillies meeting over the Headley course in the opening event, but the daugh- ter of Polymelian and Black Queen had to be hard ridden by Irving Anderson to gain the decision over the Shandon Farms Friar Rock, her advantage being a head. C. H. dearys Flying Lill followed far back in third place as Druselda was fourth. The time was :47. Favorite players connected for the first time in the third event, a dash over the Headley course, which brought together five juveniles and .was captured by Dixianas My Woman. The bay filly trounced Calling by the decisive margin of three lengths, and Oddesa Upset collected the show end of the purse. Hustled away from the starting gate in front, My Woman quickly disposed of Becoming and opened up a big lead, and before the first quarter of the journey was traversed drew into a lead of four lengths, and though her advantage was slightly less at the conclusion of the race, the daughter of High Time Constant Wife was still in hand. CLOSE FINISH. A close finish resulted in the fourth race, a six furlongs sprint for average older platers, with the verdict going to F, P. Letelliers Squaw Lady by a head over Mrs. Edward Haughtons Sadie F., as the C. C. Stables Star Banner was another half length back. Black Mistress, the favorite, was fourth. C. Rollins had Squaw Lady in the middle of the field of ten until the final three furlongs, where she began moving up on the outside, reaching Sadie F. entering the final sixteenth to beat her out in a brisk tussle. Sadie F. had wrested command from Russmor soon after entering the stretch. Star Banner came from well back, while Black Mistress went forwardly throughout. Jockey Melvin Lewis, who returned to the saddle at the start of the Keeneland meeting after an absence of two years, gave a fine exhibition of his old-time form when he piloted Delovely to her initial victory on Wednesday. Lewis is back with the Shandon Farm stable, which formerly held his contract. Judge James F. Fardy, widely known Chicago barrister, is vacationing at P. A. and l R. J. Nashs Shandon Farm.
