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HAROLD TO ADDED STARTER MlVOR BEATS GOVERNOR GRAY A NECK IN LATONIA STAKE FEATURE. Patronage Almost Equals That of Derby Day — Jockey Griffin Severely Injured — All tlie Favorites Go Down to Defeat. Cincinnati. ., June is. — Todays racing was alx.ut the Ix-si tli.it lias beta witnessed in Kentucky this -• a-oii. Si overnight races. besides the Harold Slakes. engaged sonic of the lwsl horses iii training liere. The at tendance alniosi 1 «-.« h, ,| Derby day proportion- ami speculation was of -orrcs|ioiiding volume. John Wallers Melvor. added at the clc ciith hour, laiuleil the feature race liy a small margin over Coventor Cray, with Bobby Boyer in thini place. In ■ previous atari Melvor was the medium of an attempted brtthag eoup that failed only tx- au-c the youngster was practically left at the aaat. He had all the luck in today s event and it enabled him to heal Oovcriior Cray a head. The latter, in the estimation of the critics, was Beat and hut for a tangled heginning would have won. In the third race, al a mile ami seventy yards, rami a mishap that put fsehaar Crirlin out of commission. Belle rlein earroniing into the others at the start and unsealing her rider. Crirhn. while prostrate, was stepped ,in hy the Milam filly and severely injured. I lie stall was a lagged one. Jeanette M. getting oft with a big advantage. She retained the lead until the last stride, when she was passed liv Sticker. Belle Clem, which had taken after the others rider-les-. rinisheil nearly fifty yards before the St hers and continued to circle the course several additional miles before sin was caught. 11. ;. Bedwell boosted Sinker from t,, .Sl.-Jtt». at which figure he became her owner. Tin tabled history of the Harold Slakes since 1900 i- gi aaj l» b.w: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. V.il. Time. Ml June Civic lo:. lb rling . . .$ «.»4." 1 :ir_". MO* Pentecost U3 Hupee 1.010 1:01 MB Mjertt Bell 113 Coburn I.M6 1 : »2 MM 1-msdalc MS J. OConnor l.-lKii 1:03J l.mt Olaeaa 12.! Maarac 1.385 1 : 2 MSM II i 119 Trader 1.430 1:004 VMM, Holdfist lor, 1. Austin.. l.fKG 1:015 MM Tackle MS I. Austin.. 1.745 1:001 11MIN Whit. Face us Mckean ... i.iur, l.-OO-i H*tn En Whin WT Mountain .. I.08T 1:00 g M10 Melvor lor, Warren ... 1,150 1 :iio: Tills was another disastrous day for favorite players, not a single first choice landing. I.ouis kat/.. Itainty Panic. Jeanetle M.. Coventor Cray. Meadow. Lychrigut and Molesev were the lieateu favorites. T. C. McDowell will ship Kings Daughter. Hurk. Berwick. Ellen a Hale. Star Actor. Dodson and two maiden Hire, year old- to New York tomorrow, having had assurances from an authoritative source that racing at Khccpshead Bay will continue until Julv 4. Ceorge Head, in charge of H. I.. Shaws horses. countermanded his order for stall room and will remain at New York. Jeff Bernstein was re| orted in a had way this morning after a fast work-out and probably will tto thrown out of trainitig. Turncoat was purchased by M. GeMMatt from I". J. Pons at a paddock sale held liefore the racing this afternoon. Jockey .rithii i- considered badly hurt and will he taken i" a local hospital tonight. Clasner is showing but slight improvement, and it is almost certain thai if he does recover he will In- unfit to resume riding. There was a big visiting delegation from Louis Title this afternoon, head.il by Slate Uacing Com missioiiei Ceorge J. IMig. Charles F. Oraingcr. Col. W. P.. HaliJeman. 1liil Igoe. H. Coriiian. 1". 11 an Ion and I. iv Pawhaa. Tlie only !«•■ Inns.- start, r William Murray h.i on tin- schooling list at l,aloni.i are .New Star aim aplam Glare, and neither will race again at this meeting. Tlie list i- the smallest that was eve* known on a track with as many horses as. arc ijuir-cie.l at Latonia.
