Good Racing At Latonia.: Finishes Are Well Contested And Five Favorites Reward Their Backers.; Rome Respess Adds Two Races to His Spoils--Funiculaire Scores at Last--Warren Rides in Good Form., Daily Racing Form, 1908-06-27

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GOOD RACING AT LATONIA FINISHES ABE WELL CONTESTED AND FIVE FAVORITES REWARD THEIR BACKERS Rome Respess Adds Two Races to His Spoils Funi Funiculaire culaire Scores at Last Warren 1 Rides in Good Form Cincinnati 0 Time 2C Despite tlie ordinary card containing with tlie exception of a steeple ¬ chase no pronounced features a Rood attendance was In evidence at Latonia this afternoon Favor ¬ ites had their best day of tlie meeting as five well liacked choices landed their respective races They would have made a clean sweep of the card but for a bad ride that S Flynn gave Apache resulting in his defeat by Director a first time starter this year This youngster at one time gave promise of becoming good rider but several falls have apparently taken iis courage away and on the slightest pretext he now pulls his mount to the rear rearThe The steeplechase culminated in a spectacular fin ish four of the starters linishing in a close group with Jason winner by a short margin over Class Leader while the extreme outsider D G Taylor landed third place slightly in advance of Mcllvain Throe of the starters Coal Black Lady Don Irent and Horseradish came to grief the first named by unseating her rider and the others by falling Jockey Wickline on Coal Black Lady sustained bruises about the face and eyes The other rider escaped injury injuryJockey Jockey Warren showed a return to good riding form by piloting the winners of both of the races for tWoyearolds On Mabel Henry In the opener lie was interfered with several times through Pow ¬ ers foul tactics on Mercadel but ultimately man ¬ aged to land his mount in advance of Cowdin J II Iteed showed a surprisingly improved performance over his previous effort and spreadeaglcd his op ¬ ponents Warren having him well in hand at ithc finish finishJ J B Respess managed to annex a couple of purses with Director and Still Alarm Both were well ridden by the stable jockey K Martin Funl ciilalru outclassed his opponents in the fifth race iiinl enabled T P Hayes to score another victory ffsetting part of his losses sustained In backing M encadcl encadclThere There mire a number of departures of race fol ¬ lowers today for Windsor Among owners to ship horses there this afternoon were A C Bellow M A Ncff and II Oots On Tuesday next 1 Markleln T Walters II U Baker and M C Moon will ship their horses to the Canadian track 7 T Combs arrived this afternoon from Douglas 1ark with tlio twoyearold Splendida and the four yearold Smiling Tom TomFrom From reliable sources it is learned that racing this fall will be conducted at Douglas Park Louisville 1 reparations stud improvements are being made at the Cella track and those who raced at the iuaiign nil meeting will hardly recognize the plant Among other Improvements that have been made at th course is the building of a six furlongs chute which will reach completion next week weekJockey Jockey J Hoggs apprentice allowance expired today Gilpin which started in the closing race was slightly cut by beiug jumped on and Warner Griswell in the same race failed to show his best form on account of picking up a nail nailOwner Owner Labold stated today that n injury Chulita sustained yesterday during the running of the Oaks and while at the post from kicks by Lady Martha was of a graver nature than at first supposed and it will be a long time before she will again be fit to race EllenaDale is showing slight improve ¬ ment and is expected Jo round t shortly shortlyEdward Edward Corrigan returned today from Lexington He will go to New York shortly to be in attendance at the sale of his horses listed for auction July 1 1The The admission to the track will remain at tin old figure despite rumors that it will be reduced to one dollar


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