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OLD HONESTY IS IN FORM. LOUISVILLE HORSEMEN NOW SAY HE WILL WIN THE LATONIA DERBY. Blacksheep Makes Good foe E. R. Bradley the First Time Out — Pat Dunne Buys Back Warner Griswell. Louisville. Ky.. May 21. — A. J. Coreys good three-year-old, old Honesty. ojaalMed handsomely at Churchill Downs today for the rich Latonia Derby, lie showed his heels to il good company of sprinters in the handicap at three quarters 0f a mile, thai featured the card. Some doubt existed as to his fit condition for a bruising race, causing the layers to favor Cablegram and Morales in Unbelting. Shrewd speculators, however, pinned their faith to old Honesty. J. Lee got him away from the post in a good position and. maintaining a speedy pace, he led for the eutire distauce and won by a good margin from Cablegram, Morales under hard pressure taking third place. On his show jn- today Old Honesty lxuns up as the favorite for the I.a Ionia Derby and belief is firmly ex-prieacd thai the one that beats him in that race will hind the pri/.e. The ring was in a panic for a long time after the opening prices were displayed on the third nice. There was a tip broadcast on E. II. Bradleys Blacksheep. by Sir Hampton — Glad Eyes, makiug his first starl. 0a some slates there appeared o and 8 lo 1. but these figures were only "feelers." When the inomy came there was a grand rub and the 2 to 1 finally posted in several of the books was eagerly accepted and the price was steadily forced down to 4 to r at post time. Blackaheep won like a good colt, although running green, and is crtain to improve. Condi.-o, which finished thii-d is npactod to have outworked It. C. Rami i!: bin trials. He showed much speed for three furlongs, but |liii and is much the inferior of the atableaaate he is credited with having beatea. Aside from these incidents there was little to the racing, pOOC fields constituted Hie majority of the races, altbongb the finishes were close and exciting. Ihe victories of Request. Blacksheep and Old Honesty gave the lab-nt an opfwrtaaft* to stand off looeea sustained by the defeats of May Jetie, Haaghty and Harold D. A. B, Maginnis. who claimed Warner Griswell yesterday fr P. Dunne sold the horse back to hi* former owner al an advance. J. F. Davis received word today that Luraligliter had slipped twin colts, sired by Cesarion. She will be bred back lo Cesa-rion. J. S. Hawkins announces that he has purchased all the two-year olds leased to him last spring by Clarence Mackay. They iuclude Man Chester and Banagher. T. P. Hayes is contemplating selling off his entire string of horses. The Baahford Maaor stakes for two-year-old ealta and e-eldings is the main feature of tomorrows card and with Heater /.orra. Mammy Dink, Lady Flora: Webber. Good and Hieh. Bert Osra: Miss; Lida. Polry Prim. Fleming: John Marrs. Great Pirate. Honest: Sopano. Alencon. Beatrice K.: Jacqaln, Devout, and Envoy showing among the entries tiie racing should be viewed by a great crowd. .1. L. Dempsey.
