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PLEASING PROMISES FROM LATONIA Features That Will Star the TwentyFour Days of Racing There This Spring Latonia Ky May 22 It is not so long now until the hoof beats of the highmettled racer will again be heard in races on the beautiful course at Latonia as the summer meeting for twentyfour racing days begins there on Tuesday June S and continues until Monday July 5 the date of the celebration this year of Independence Day fourth of July coming on Sunday in 1015 1015The The great feature race of this the longest meet ¬ ing held on any track either this spring or next summer in Kentucky is the Latonia Derby with its 10000 in added money This event has always been a test of the crack threeyearolds for stamina as well as speed as it like the Epsom Derby is run over a mile and a half course In the last five years of this rich stake which lias been won in turn by Joe Morris Governor Gray Free Lance Gowell and John Gund the time recorded has beaten 254 which is faster than the Kentucky Derby was ever run in the twentyone years that race was decided at a mile and a half halfThe The mark scored in this event by Governor Gray ami John Gund 230 is the Kentucky record for this distance at the present time Free Lance also ran the Latonia Dcrbv in 231 and this mark at a mile and a half has also never been beaten over this route of ground on any other track in this state stateIt It will surely be a great field that will go to the post in the Latonia Derby this year and will be beaded by Kegrct Other crack threeyearolds that are being specially pointed for the race are Emer ¬ son Coehrau Pif Jr Dortch Little String Rancher Hoyal II Leo Kay Mnnager Waite For Fair Ed Crump Goldcrest Boy and Brigs Sister while from the east Iron Duke and The Finn may be scut west to run in the race raceThe The Latonia Derby of this year will be run on the fifth day of the meeting Saturday June 12 while the feature for the opening day will be tho Inaugural Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth with 2 0o added and which has sixty nominations from which to nick the field The other stake events to be decided during the meeting are the Clipsetta Harold Merchants and Valuation Stakes the Quick ¬ step and Independence Handicaps and the Cincinnati Trophy which with its 4000 i added money will be richest twoyearold event run on the Ken ¬ tucky tracks In 1015 1015The The Trophy this year will be run on Saturday July 15 and the Independence Handicap follows on the following Monday July 5 on which day the meeting closes The latter race has 2i 00 in added money Liberal overnight purses and handicaps will rule at the Latonia track this year and every days card during the meeting will lie marked with one or more big feature races racesMany Many and costly improvements have been made at the Latonia track since last fall and when the gatix are thrown open on June 8 racegoers will be amazed at this plant with all its uptodate comforts and convenience with every arrangement made to accommodate an mormons Dirbv crowd which is sure to lie on hand this year This early Manager John Ilailiiniislir has received many orders for box reservations on lliat day on which low excursion rates will be in force on all the roads leading into either Cincinnati or Latonia from all points in Kentucky and Ohio Similar low rates have been HKured bv him on other big days of the meeting notably the afternoon tin Cincinnati Trophy is to be riuj 3141 alto yu Juijunuuayuvi p pv v
