Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-22
EVENTS ON THE RUNNING TRACKS
Crystal Maid wins Louisville Han
dicRp In Close Finish.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May pa steady
rain kept the crowd away from Churchill
Downs today and though the track was
muddy, some good sport resulted. The
feature was the Louisville handicap at six
futlongs, with. $1,000 added, and eight of
the best mudd.rs' at the track faced the
barrier. . The finish between four horses
was so close that only the judges could
separate them. Crystal Maid was given
nrst. money, Charlie Eastman second and
Sea Swell third, while Al Muller was not
more than a head behind Crystal Maid. II
was one of the. most spectacular finishes
ever seen here. In the last race Tom Hay
ward, the winner, was pulled to a walk
Three favorites won. Weather rainy and
track muddy. summaries:
First race. four and a half furlongs:
.ChanticIeer (95, Taplin, straight S9l won,
Canbronne Geo, MCGEE, place $10r4 ) second.
kichii Tanaka 900, Warren. show $42. 45)
third. Time: 0:56b. Amanda Lee. Sterling
Lass, Emmy Lou. Grace Dixon and Ran
sack also ran.
Second race, five and a half furlongs:
lrfaneh Q0l, Martin, straight 1910 won,
Tom McGrath Q05, Fase. place So 30 sec
ond, Marbles 200, Williams, show $3.50
third. Time 1:06%. T. Il. Henry, Camel.
TASTY, Waddy Lee. Usury and Acquia also
Third race. one mile and twenty yards
added race. regular third race declared
off on account of scratches: Alice C3
Martin, straight SPA 2) wen, Lady Vie u02,
Taplin, show $3.50 third. Time: 1:4f4S.
Billy Pullman, Bannock Bob. Orlando,
Roseburg II, Harriet Rowe. Maid Militant,
Grenade and Mamie Gall also ran.
Fourth race, purse, 1900 added, Louisville
hotel handicap, 3-year-olds and up, six fur
longs: Crystal Maid QW. Page, straight
S2.D, place Sll.T5. show $500 won, Charlie
Eastman Q0S, Powers, place SIS. show $500
second, Sea Swell Q5, Taplin, show S7.26J
third. Time; 1:14h. T. NJ. Green, All Red.
Melissa, Al Muller and Jacobite also ran.
Fifth race, five furlongs, 2-year-olds, al
lowances: The Fad QO6, Austin, straight
1855, place SI.d5, show $500 won. st. Deinio,
t99, Rice, place $l450, show S7.15) second,
Calash 100, Page, show $3.50 third. Time
l:Olh. Frank q. Hogan and Black Boy also
ran.
Sixth race. purse $500, g. year-olds and up.
one mile and a sixteenth, selling: Tom
/ Hayward 1893. Taplin. straight $6.y5, place
$50, show $500 won, Silver Ado t95, Bran
non, place $3.50, show 5000 second, Denver
Girl Gb, Davenport. show $945J third. Time:
l;blts. Conville, Huerfano and Waldorf
Belle also ran.
Summaries at Belmont Park.
BELMONI rAhk, Aay -v.-sulnLnarles
FIRST race, colts, lualuen z-year-olds, tive
turiOnss, straight cours=. sweep uIU, but-
wen, Ia To lVJ won, Beau Nasn (iLU, Mem
tyre' . 10 y second, tneDoX uIJ, ia. nor,
10 10 - third. lime: O:Oe75. Chopper, bTusn-
broom, big SticA and lndot also ran. Beau
Nasn ana ,BIs Stick coupled.
second race, Times and geldings, maiden
2-yeai-oids, tour and a haif fuTOngs, SJVJ
auded. straignI course; GreenNaie uUt, h.
Duban, - W % won, AnaVrl OlUt, SmlLn, &
10 y second, Grouse QVi, Scoville, 8 to u
third. Time; O:5276. Christina, Responseful,
Decker, talr Louvre, Eta May. koiand ana
Black Annie also ran.
Third race, the Norwood, 3-year-olds and
up, selling, $500 guaranteed, six furlongs,
straight course: Chapultepec QiS. Howard,
TO y won, Dreamer Gil. Nicol, 3 TO II
second, Horace + Qll, Butwell, 10 to ID
third. Time: HOS. ROstmiro, / eming,
Roseben. Sundance and Monfort ala ran.
Fourth race, the Ladies', filiies, S-yesr-
olds. colts Of 1906 $500 added. one mile
Maskett QZ, Putwell. TO a won, Lady
Bedford a2i Mcintyre, ] to y second, Field
Mouse u2l. Dugan, o to u third. Time: 1889
coupled.
Fifth race. steeplechase. 4-year-olds and
up, maldens and nonwinners of one race
only, about two miles. 800 added: Ken
lucky Beau Q49, Allen, EVEN won. Jill
Jitsu u39, Sampson, s to ID second. Time
400. Helen She and The Dane fell.
Sixth race, S-year-old and up. selling, siS
furlongs: May River Q03, Nicol. is to ID
won, Racquet Dol. earns. 5 TO ID second
Taboo (S, Drummer, s TO u third. Time
I'LL. King Sol, Adrieuche, Waponooka,
Sherlock, Witehing Hour and Pills also
ran.
Summaries at Norfolk.
NORFOLK, May 20-Summaries:
! First race, 2-year-olds, four and a half