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MUDDY AT KEENELAND Smallest Crowd of Meeting Due to Change in Weather Tall Trees Stable Trainer Lee LeeODonnell ODonnell and Jockey Johnny JohnnyLittrell Littrell Score Doubles LEXINGTON Ky Oct 20 Favorites were much in the limelight at Keeneland today striking a warm note on an otherwise drab afternoon as the weather turned sharply colder and the track was in a muddy condition In the best race on the allclaim ¬ ing program Last Message became the fifth straight favorite to triumph as well as to complete a double for the Tall Trees Stable of Mrs F J Navin of Detroit also trainer Lee ODonnell and jockey Johnny Littrell Bilboquet was the earlier winner for this combination combinationAs As were the preceding events the best at ¬ traction was a dash of six furlongs attract ¬ ing eight fair sprinting platers Last Mes ¬ sage was hustled to the front in the run down the back stretch by Littrell after which she was rated along until reaching the stretch stretchThe The threeyearold daughter of Hustle On Sun Maiden was under urging to defeat Morris Vehons Threadneedle by a length and onehalf after the latter had come from far back on the inside Mrs Edward Haughtons Bustle was another three lengths away after racing wide which Chance Star was a tiring fourth Prenny wellfancied tired badly after going prominently to the stretch stretchCHANGE CHANGE IN WEATHER WEATHERThe The change in the weather resulted in the crowd being the smallest of the meeting but as the choices performed in such steady fashion the wagering continued brisk briskMrs Mrs Edward Haughtons Holton favorite proved an easy winner of the third race in which he defeated Valdina Farms Bieh chance by two lengths as F P Letelliers Buttons B was another four lengths back Red Moss was fourth in the field of eleven Ordinary juveniles going six furlongs furlongsThe The talent was rewarded again when Thomas Piatts Jay Jane took the fourth race another six furlongs dash by two lengths over Clansmaid sporting the silks of Keene Daingerfield Jr as the Brown Hotel Stables Ours was another three lengths back and a similar margin before B rown Ben
