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FREE LANCE EASY WINNER GEORGE J LONGS THREEYEAROLD SCORES IMPRESSIVELY AT LATONIA I C Milams Horses Fresh from a Rest at Lexing ¬ ton Take Two Purses Track Still a Bit Soft but Improving Rapidly Cincinnati O May 31 Small fields were again the rule at Latoiiia this afternoon The track was still a bit soft but Improved as the afternoon pro ¬ gressed There were no outstanding features and good sport resulted from most of the contests The allowance nice at one mile and seventy yards Intro dnccd a quintet of threeyearolds including tins lalonia Derby ellglbles Free Lance and Presump ¬ tion The former made a splendid showing by an impressive victory and now looms up as a danger ¬ ous factor in the big event to be decided on June 8 IreMimption was a sharp factor for the first three quarters but tired thereafter as if disliking to go a king distance distanceJ J C Milam who freshened his horses at Lexlns tou while the Churchill Downs meeting was going on scored a double during the afternoon with Frederiel L jitid ills old campaigner Merrick Incidentally it marked the fiftyfifth success for Merrick Fred ¬ erick L was tin medium for an attempted betting toup mi the occasion Of a former start at Charles ton S C but be failed on ihat occasion He never left the result in doubt this afternoon and won com aiamliitKly Both the Milam horses were handled Ity jockey Shilling ShillingS Shillingeculatars S eculatars fared well as most of the winners tame from the Phort xlds class classDuring During the afternoon Worth and Sir Denrah were worked a mile going the distance in 145 145Martin Martin Nuthanson who will officiate as racing secretary hundicapper and associate Judge on the I tabMontana circuit was among todays visitors and will remain Several days iu the interest of the associations he represents Ten stakes are listed jo be run n the tracks at which he will serve as an official and horsemen are responding liberally with sitries sitriesSeventeen Seventeen betting ootbs were operated this after ¬ noon noonThe The patronage Ibis afternoon was again of large proportions and in excess of expectations The betting was tilrited tilritedBefore Before leaving for New York Dr W A McEnery tried to persuade J W May to accompany him 10 Ktiglqnd and ultimately to Germany where Oueida and Forward jvill be sent after a brief campaign in England It is Dr MeEnerys intention while in England to secure among other horses a long dis ¬ tance racer which he will import to this country with a view of winning the Kentucky Endurance Stakes next fall He has authorized J W May to take a subscription to the Endurance Stakes iu Ills liehalf and he will make an effort to secure in England a racer good enough to win the big prize prizeMatt Matt J Winn will leave tomorrow night for Louisville to take up the supervision of the many contemplated improvements at Churchill Downs He will return here to witness the running of the La Kinia Derby on 1 lino 8 8Another Another big batch of horses arrived today from Louisville and the consignments included part of the division trained by W II Karrick KarrickOnly Only a few horses were worked this morning The bent trials were wereBuckhorn Buckhorn Threequarters in 117 117Foundation Foundation Half mile iu Til TilJ J W Carter Fiveeighths in 107 107Lcamence Lcamence Threequarters in 123 123Melton Melton Street Threeouarters in 123 123inck inck Threequarters in 121 121Spring Spring Board Fiveeighths in 105 105Stanley Stanley II Fiveeighths iu 107
