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REMAINING ATTRACTIONS AT LAT0NIA. Mooting Closes Next Wcdneslay with tho Decision of tho Independence Handicap the Feature Latonia, Ky., June 30. Only three more days remain of the 1917 spring racing reason in the Bluegrass state, the sport winding up on July 4 at the Milldalc course with the running of the ,500 added Independence Handicap for threc- year-olds and over at one and three-sixteenth miles. . When the curtain is rung down on the final race on next Wednesday afternoon it will bring to an end the most successful meeting financially in the history of the local plant. The Independence Handicap will be run for the seventh time this year, it having been originated in 1910, but it was not run in; 1912. For the past four years it has been at one and three-sixteenth miles and the first year it was made this distance, it was responsible for a new American turf record being set, Milton B. being the horse to make the new mark. He ran the distance in .1:50 and since that time it has never been, run slower than 1:57. Its most recent winners have been Dick Williams. Prince Hcrmis and Black Toney and it has always served to bring out a field of good class staying horses. The first two years that this race was put on it was at one mile and it was won by Pinkola and Round the world. This year the Independence Handicap closed with seventy nominations and with a fair-sized field to contest it. It will be worth close to ,500 to the winner. Included in those eligible are Pif Jr., R. L. Bakers high-class long-route stake horse King Gorin, winner of the Kentucky Handicap at Douglas Park; Embroidery, a stayer par excellence; Colonel Veiinie, a four times stake winner this year to date; Faux -Col, which was recently beaten in a mile and an-eighth race in 1:50; Manager Waite, Prince Hermis, which won this stake in 1915; Marlon Goosby, which is now in his best form; Cudgel; the second horse in the Latonia Derby, and one of the best three-year-olds of the year; Hodge, Kay Spcnces good gelding; Opportunity, tho "iron horse" from Will Woodwards stable; Lady Rbtha, the Baker boys standby; Midway, one of the best three-year-olds in the West, and which finished third in the Kentucky and Latonia Dcrbys; Royal II., a Latonia Derby winner, and which now is ,in good form, and many others too numerous to mention. Fourth of July to Bo Memorable Occasion. General Manager John Hachmeister is planning to make the fourth of "July a memorable occasion jind. lia expects to. -entertain,"- a -crowd second only In size to that of Derby Day. Patriotism will run rampant on that day and John C. Webers concert band will render a program of patriotic airs throughout the afternoon. As was the case last year when Dick Williams won the -stake for- John W. Schorr, the winner will be presented with a silk blanket made into a United States flag. Owner Schorr has won many cups and other trophies with his stable, but he. said that the flag blanket is one of the most cherished . in his possession. Turf patrons from many cities within a radius of two hundred miles always flock to Latonia for the racing on Independence Jay, due to the unusually low rates offered by the various railroads. Racing Secretary J. B. Campbell will put on a program of the highest class on that day, including two handicaps, one at three-quarters for three-year-olds and over and the other at five and one-half furlongs for two-year-olds. John W. Schorr and the Wickliffq Stable were the largest nominators to the Independence Handicap this year, each naming six horses for it and Jefferson Livingston was next in order with five. The- Schorr stable will place its chief reliance in Cudgel and this horse will have an excellent chance. His race in the Kentucky Handicap, in which he finished second, beaten by a heck by King Gorin, stamps him as one of the best stayers in the west. Trainer Mose Goldblatt will, in all probability, send Colonel Venule and Royal II. to the post, as the Jefferson Livingston representatives. The latter was on the shelf for a long time, but since he came back to the races he seems about as good as ever. Colonel Vennie has had a long rest now and is fresh after a strenuous winter and early spring campaign and the route of one and three-sixteenth miles will suit him to perfection. King Gorin is being given special preparation for the big stake by trainer Jack Baker and the Blue-grass region is pinning its faith in him to repeat his race in the Kentucky Handicap. In "a recent race, King Gorin was defeated when he carried 124 pounds and gave away weight to everything else in the race and, in addition to that, he was not given as good a ride as he might have received. It is more than likely that he will have a stable-mate in the race, Pif Jr., as the son of Water-boy Anna Bain has completely recovered from the injury that he received on the opening day of the Douglas Park meeting and which prevented him being a starter in the Kentucky Handicap. Pif Jr. has started only twice this season to date, once at New Orleans, when he Avon the Rex Handicap and equalled the track record for a mile and an eighth, and the other time at Douglas Park, when Hodge kicked him while at the post and injured him so badly that he was on the shelf for a long time. Anxiously Await Announcement of Fall Dates. Kentucky horsemen, as well as the thousands of turf enthusiasts throughout the state, are anxiously awaiting the meeting of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, which will be held in the clubhouse at the local track on July 4, when the dates for tho fall meeting will be given out. The horsemen, who race on this circuit, shape their plans as soon as they; know just what dates will be given and all of thum are hoping for an increase of a few days, especiilly at Latonia. The patrons of the Milldalc traclt from Cincinnati and other nearby cities, are also hoping for an increase, as last fall the meeting, which was the best fall meeting on record here, was broight to a close just when the weather was excellent for the sport and the attendance was showing an increase daily. Prince S., John Li Pauls six-year-old son of Campus Sympathetic has developed into the most consistent horse on the Kentucky circuit and a strange thing about .his numerous victories is the more he wins the better the odds against him hold up. He has won four races at Latonia in the first fifteen days, and when he scored for the fourth time he paid better than 7 to 1. He has shown that lie is by far one of the best selling platers on the bluegrass circuit and he won one race at a sprinting- distance when it seemed he. was away over matched and had little or no chance to beat the sprinters against which he was pitted. Charley Rowe finjilly managed to get Alert back again after losing him in a claiming race and this made the second time that Rowe lost him and the second time that lie got him back via the same route. At Hot Springs, II. Neusteter claimed him, but at the first opportunity Rowe got him back. Walter H. Pearcef grabbed him this spring, but he did not munch oats long in the Pearce establishment, even thcfigh it cost Rowe ,900 to get him back. t Jockey N, Barrett, who is under contract to Pat Civill, bids fair to develop into one of the sensations of the year; among the apprentice jockeys. The boy has beeij showing excellent form at the .Continued, on second .puge. REMAINING ATTRACTIONS AT LATONIA. Continued from first page. Louisville and Latonia meetings and wins as frequently as anv other ttiprentice rider in this section. He is alert at the post, is a good judge of pace and can put up a strong finish. He gets on an average of four mounts a day now and has been riding some good horses. The colors of Amos Turney, Paris, Ky., turfman, were seen for the first time in a long while in a race at Latonia recently. They were carried by Little Buss, a bay colt by McGee Maude Gonne. Mr. Turney has practically retired from active participation in racing, but lie cannot get away from it altogether. He at one time raced a most formidable string of horses and, until two years ago, his stable was always up among the leading nioney winning owners of the year.
