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LATONIA MEETING TO OPEN TOMORROW. 1 l Continuation of High-Class Sport Provided at Louis- . I ville Assured at Kenton County Track. CTllh— ll. ».. June »■— When the 68,666 Latonia i Derby is nm nexl Saturday. Jane 13, at the beautiful course of the Latonia Jockey Club, it will 1 1 mark the thirty second raanlng of this important I event for three rear-oMa. 11 is the only Derby still I being run in America at the same distance us its s famous prototype of the Britlsfa turf. Hie Kentucky Derby was run at the mile and a half dia-tame for twenty one seasons and was then changed to its present distance of one mile and a qaarter. The distance of the Latonia Derby has. always re mained one mile and a half, froin the pane of its tirsl running in 1883. I The indications now are that one of the largest I ■elds that haa a*er gone to the i osi in the Latonia Derby will face the barrier in this event this s season, [be abnusl certain starters embrace Bronze wing winner ot the Ashland Oaks. Blue Crass s Stakes and Kentucky oaks: BeUoc, wlader ot the e- Clark Handicap: John Cuud. second in the Bine .■ Crass Stakes and winner in high class company as s a three-year-old; Ivan Gardner, winner of the ■ Palmetto Derby: Ralph, which may in this event make his tirsl star! of the season: Hodge, second ,1 in the Kentucky Derby to old Kosebud: Reach Comber, K. R. Bradleys 4,000 maiden: old Ren. Bulgarian and l r. Samuel. There are several other cligihlos that may go 0 to the |K.st, Including J. N. Camden* Caanarina a and Bringhurst, B. C. Arnolds Tenor, and William ii Gerstx maiden colt, Briekley, ..,„,, The race record far the Latonia Derby is 2:..07f.. made bv Governor Cray in I.HI when he hnished 1 in front of Star Charter and Mt ■stager Roy. Ureal .1 as this performance wan, with fair weather and d good track conditions, it is likely to be eclipsed d By the winner this season, as there is an al.unil 1 aiice of speed a ng the eliglbies and l lie event it tnis year will omioesttoaabiy he a mm from start t " to tiiiish. .,, . A full list of the possible starters, with their lr owners and weights, follows: Horse owner. Weight, Bapnzewlag A. I*. Humphrey, .Tr 1212 « Belloc lames Mai. Manns 123 John Gand A- Raker 12- ii Ivau ;urdner C 8. Wilson 122 • Ralph George J. Long 123 1 Bulgarian T. J. Brown 122 2 I Hodge Kay Speiico 119 J ot,| Ren W. G. Yuuke ID , In. Samuel Crosthwalte and Rodgera 1 li ! Bringharst I- N.Camden 119 J i , uariaa I- N. Camden 11. Beach Comber B. It. Bradley IIS -, Rlickby William Cerst 115 -, jeior K. C. Arnold 118 r Re ides the Inaugural Handicap, to be run as the feature of the opening day. and tlie Derby, there are seven other rich stakes to be run during the twenty four days of racing at Latonia. making ■ nine such events in all and with the rich purses and overnight handicaps of a value from $ on to J SHOO in added money, great Holds may be expected in all the races throng boat the meeting, which is IS to l»- the longest hehi on any track in Kentucky 1 this spring. The Cincinnati Trophy, with its s !f:; mo added, is set for Saturday. June 27. and the * Independence Handicap, .5oo added, will he the If attraction for the closing day on Saturday. July 4. The success of the Kentucky meetings this season " at Lexington, and at Churchill Rowns and Dong-las J" Park. Louisville, is sure to be repented at La l„ tonia during the coming meeting, as Manager John Hachmel Id- baa snared no expense or effort to j° make this the greatest Season of sport at this popular course. Patrons of racing from all over America can be assured if Ihey visit Latonia Ibis s season thai they will see as high clam raring as ■ is to be had anywhere. Latonia never looked better than it daea tins 1S spring. The heavy rain of Thursday night was 2 just what was needed to put the track in good ." ; liiion and improve the appearance of the whale course. . , Superintend tit Keegan has installed a telephone * to the big board which displays the prices, opposite the ■.rand-land, and this will l c a big improve in. nt. It means thai the people in the grandstand id Will know the prices the winners pay as s.x.n as IS those iii the betting shed. Toe automobile road to Latonia has been I poor ;■ one in the past, but this year it has been greatly lv improved. The track management has oiled the " load Ironi tin car barns to the track, and it i now W ■ good as any boulevard in this section of the " c oiintry
