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PROVING A GBEAT SUCCESS SUCCESSLATONIA LATONIA MEETING BEDS FAIR TO BE BEST IN HISTORY OF TKACK Tremendous HalfHoliday Crowd Sees Helene Win Rosedale Stakes John Griffin II De ¬ feats Good Opposition Cincinnati O OctolHr 20 With moderating weather ii bij crowd turned out to witness tlic rac ¬ ing at Latonia tliis afternoon Small fields scrted to liiruish trui run contests and speculation exceeded nt volume tliat of any former day tliis year with the single exception of Derby Day Tin Rosedalc Celling Stakes for twoyearolds was intended as the feature a d while it furnished a spirited con ¬ test it was of less iut rcst than the handicap which lollowed engaged in which were some of the fastest sprinters here including John Grittin II The latter was limiting Ills debut at this track and his introduc ¬ tion was made notable by the taking of Uis opposi ¬ tion into camp In handy fashion There were two additional outstanding features in the race namely tin jHtor showing of Mcrrlek and the improvement f Helmet The latter went away from the barrier a trailer due to sulking but gained steadily after going a quarter and finished fastest of all to land iu second place with Ximbus third thirdThe The consistent Helene won the stake race and was learly best for the wore clown John Pendergrasl when called on and held Mclvor safe when the Utter lomcd up dangerously in the stretch with a determined cliallcnge Danger Mark again ran dis ipHintingly ipHintinglyThe The surprise of the afternoon came with the running of the third race won by Turncoat He was but slightly considered awl paid his backers 70no for 2 Klla Bryson showed the way to a fair iiaud of juveniles that starte l iu the second raw Fall IUCK in a betting way included Quagga Sidnov H Miss Xott Pirate Diana Danger Mark Merrick and Claudia They were accorded the supiwrt of the supposedly smart sot sotS S C Hildreth sent word that he would leave Bal ¬ timore tonight for Cincinnati but that he would IK unable to secure cars for his horses until tomor ¬ row when tliey will be sliip d dThe The P Ciirmau consignment failed to arrive ihiiiglt advices fmiu Baltimore were that the horses bad been snipped yesterday They will probably arrive late tonight or tomorrow morning morningStarter Starter CapsIOy will permit T Koenier to rjdc fount less Monday in the Bowie Stakes and he will Itttvo for Baltimore tonight Ueorge J I ng member of the Kentucky State llucing Commission was among todays visitors and expressed his pleasure over tt healthy condition of the present meeting All that is necessary to make tills tb banner meeting of LatoniaH history is gooil weather was his concluding comment commentHepresentatives Hepresentatives of the Juarez and Oakland tracks report satisfactory entry lists to the stakes at those trucks which close Monday Joseph McLemian tt sgtimt secretary of the Jacksonville track will arrive here nest Monday to receive entries for the s tikes at the Florida track closing on Tuesday TuesdayTiieo Tiieo Cook was scratched by permission of the judges His owner was inclined to believe that he would not run up to his l ost form and Judge Price readily consented to his withdrawal as a measure of protection to the lietting public publicI I ll Bradley announced his intention of shipping his entire stable to Juarez Mex at tho close of the meeting liere
