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BURNING STAR REPEATS Proves Easily Best to Win Ben Ali Handicap at Keeneland. More Than 12,000 Fans Jam Course ib Witness Half -Holiday Program Track in Slow Condition. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 22. Keeneland enjoyed the best day of its history today and, sharing in the enjoyment of the gala occasion, was Patrick A. and Richard J. Nash, Chicago brothers, whose Shandon Farm silks were borne to a convincing victory in the Ben Ali Handicap by their good five-year-old, Burning Star. More than 12,000 persons, taking advantage of the first good weather during the meeting, jammed the popular little course for the eight-race program. It was the largest crowd ever to assemble at Keeneland and the wagering easily set a new record. The track was in slow condition, however, from the rain early yesterday morning. Burning Star, which had won recently in his first start of the season, was installed a 4 to 5 favorite over his four rivals in the mile and one-sixteenth event, despite the fact he was the top weight with an assignment of 120 pounds. The home-bred son of Burning Blaze Owena handled this burden nicely as he covered the distance in 1:47 to defeat the- Greentree Stables "Birthday by a length. Louise J. Hickmans Arabs Arrow was two and a half lengths farther back and a like distance before Flying Lee. Biscayne Blue completed the field. The event had a net value of ,550 to the winner. FAULTLESS RIDING. Warren Yarberry drew the mount on Burning Star and his handling of the favorite ,was faultless with the possible exception of having him on the rail for five furlongs, but; the Shandon veteran was closer up than usual because, of a slow pace and heh ad to be taken back to gain an outside position. Arabs Arrow had the most early speed but was closely followed by Flying Lee and Birthday. In the run down the back stretch, Burning Star moved up along the rail to gain second position. At the far turn, Yarberry was able to swing him to the outside forthc challenge to Arabs Arrow. Burning Star went to the Hickman veteran readily to assume command upon being straightened out in the stretch. Birthday followed Burning Star and was at his heels entering the final furlong, but Yarberry stung his mount with the whip a sixteenth out and this was sufficient to stave off the bid of the Greentree colt, and the Shandon Farm representative reached the end with something left. Arabs Arrow held on for third place as Flying Lee faltered. TEXAS ROSE EASILY. Texas Rose, from the A. G. Tarn stable, was easily best of the ten lowly platers clashing at six furlongs in the opening event, in which he was lightly regarded. The veteran daughter of Rhinock and Our Carrie reached the line three lengths before Jadva, representing Mrs. E. Oros, and the favorite, as Molaskys Kentucky Jane was another two lengths away. Under Nunsio Pariso, Texas Rose enjoyed a forward position right from the beginning as Kentucky Jane set the pace. She started moving up on the turn and, getting to the front in the stretch, drew away readily as Jadva ran down Kentucky Jane for second place. Dixie McKinleys Miss Co-Ed, a slight second choice to Baby Lamb, won the second event in a driving finish, which saw the daughter of Jock and American Molly out-gaming C. C. Van Meters Valeo by half a length. Shakertown, owned by Mrs. Roy Carruthers, was at the heels of the leaders, as Maebrille was fourth among the dozen maiden juveniles meeting over the Headley course under claiming conditions. SCOTCH TRAP TO FORE. G. W. Peaks Scotch Trap defeated several other Kentucky" Derby eligibles in the field of eighth three-year-olds called for the third race, a six furlongs dash. Installed a. slight favorite, the gelded son of Clap Trap Scotch Bess came away in the stretch to triumph by two and a half lengths over A. L. Fergusons Epidor, as Mrs. J. L. Dodges Wise Decision was another head back and a length before Utica. Rapid Way became the first two-time winner at the meeting in taking the meas- j ure of five other likely two-year-olds in the fourth event. Ridden by Johnny Oros, the ! son of Whiskaway My Carolyne, owned by . William F. Morgan, completed the Headley course in :47 to score by two lengths over Queens Advice, representing Knickerbocker j and Dunn, as H. P. Headleys Ambuscade and J. E. Wideners Town Boy, the favorite, were j noses away. Town Boy appeared to have finished third. A bad start was effected which gave Ambuscade an advantage while minimizing the chances of Town Boy. Joe Greenock went with Ambuscade until tiring entering the stretch, at which point Rapid Way moved up fast on the outside, taking command . upon reaching the final furlong. Several Kentucky Derby eligibles were among the nine contestants in the Buck J Pond Purse, fifth on the program, and one of them, Joharie, turned up the winner, to give A. G. Tarn and jockey Nunzio Pariso a double. The son of Jacopo Happy Gal took the six furlongs sprint by a length and one-half over W. U. Ridenours Morcarine, as Ferguson and Herndons Dock Jock was another two lengths back and closely before Detector and Elma H. Rule All, the favorite, was soundlv beaten.
