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SOIE LAT0NIA DERBY ANTICIPATIONS. Liberty Loan Rat Greatly Feared by Owners of the Ive.ttucky Division of Candidates. J-itonia. Ky.. June II. -Regardtea* of how many horse* start 11: the Latonia Derby or how stronglj tie- east is represent -d, the westerner* are confident that lie- lioa* share of tin prise in the big stake will fall to a horse from this section of the 1 in try. They realize that the easta chief reliance will he Libert] Loan, which is beiag prepared for tin- Derbj bj .1. W. May. Tin- owners of thorough -bred* which will represent Keatacky and the weal do not figure that he is of better class than then. charges, unless he is a va-lly improved hois,. ,,,r last year, when he raced around here. However, Liberty Loan, ns 1 M. Dick, his takea l measure of r I hoc 1 - la Um east and most of i.i- opponents have been older than three rear-olds, •nt th- -.Mine applies 1 1 tin- higher grade of three year old* on the Kentucky circuit. Those most fan eied for the race Cudgel, Midway, op tunity and Gaj Fortune, have ell ted 1 nly been n ring against older horses, bat have beaten them and in many instances the three-yesr-otd* have e.mu away weight. Opportunity, especially, ha* been meeting older opponents, not only this spring, hut all of I.1-.1 winter and his record in the stake races in the Crescent City is an enviable em-. He is an "iron horse- if there ever was one. ns h- races several times a w «k and always runs a laid and ;. 1 race. Cudgel* work of one ami oae-qaarter mDea in _.tl Tuesday morning showed he is ,-i thorough Ij fit horse , 1 1 1 1 this wis simply an ea y gallop for him. It was with difficulty that Jockey Krankie Murphy restrained him to this slow work an I be was fighting for hi* bead throughout. Owner John . Sell rr rigures that this is one year that In-will grab the big prtee and trainer .lames T. kli ..c y Is overlooking nothing thai woald all the rhance* of the son of Broomstick Eugenia Bnrch. The Latonia Derby is the last slake in Keatacky, whom vara run* into five figure* and it is the only race in America or Canada at tin- regular Derby distance, one and one-half miles. Iateresl in thi- race increase* each year and for tin past five y.ar- mw attendance re orda i., ■ been set on Derby days. Pram many points |a Ohi •. In uiana and Kentucky excursion* will be ran and sp.-i-i.il rates offered by the railroads, it is expected that a thousand or more people will come up from Louisville alone to witness the running Of the big race. "Chtef" Wilion Lang Connected with Latonia. One of the most familiar figures about Latonia is "Chief" Wilson, who has h 1 u connected with tin- track since the Inaugural meeting in iss.- aMj who number* iiis friends among tie- bom nun and Jockey* by the thousands. Chief is aeventy seven year* oil. is i itl able to get about and la tin pride of Captain .fames p. Jacobs staff. During 1 :s long service at the Lotoaia track he has not missed a day and he can recall noted races which most veteran* of th.- tarf have ion-,- sine* forgotten. Daddy Holbcrt ha* now won four race* in a low on tin Kentucky circuit and his latest achievement of a mite in 1 :8S ■-. make* bun loom up as * handicap horse. His first victory at Loafat- villi- waa regarded a- a fluke, hut his other three victories have been clean -cat, and the son of Little Dutch Cloisteres* is about ready to bid adieu to the Belling plater division. As was the ease at Douglas Park and Lexington, the combination pari matael machine* have made a big nil with the Latonia patrons ami thus futile bettor* have been quite successful in picking the winners of the two and three horse affairs, while the "field" barken have laid an little. The incinnati and northern Kentucky turfmen are fond of the combinations, because of their large returns as ■ rate for the sni ill Investment of *_• and they h! to take a chance on the long prices. "Rome Bespess" continues to cut a figure in the Kentucky ruing ami in- u gtQI marching on triumphantly like he started at Daagtes Park. Bespi ss horse* are all fresh and every few day* 1 • cat* tease one of them. Tin- latest was Pardy, which bad not started in a long while, and In-won with a length to spare. He is one owner whose horses always do well at their first online. and they are never shell. His c-mtraet rhter, jockey Lloyd Geatry, is riding better than in years, but be is having a hard time in keeping down to riding weight. He nark* hard, however, ami spend considerable time "on he road" hut it does not affect his ability any.
