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LEOCHARES GOOD AS HE EVER WAS Trainer John Schorr Has Old Sprinter in Fine Condition — His Latonia Engagements. Louisville. Ky.. June S. — The rejuvenate! Le ochares. which has Is-en figuring so promincnly in tin- racing at Douglas Bark, has two stake . n-garments for the meeting scheduled to open at I-atnnia on Friday of icxt week ami doubtless will In- fre.pientlv seen under colon iu the rateable overnight handicaps and purse races which will form such an tmportaat lealure of tkc racing at "lair Litonia" from June 14 to July 13. I-ochares stake engagements Include the Morel, ants Selling Stakes, ,."iOO added, one mile, to he run on Saturday. June 1SI, and the Quieivstep H.-.iiilieap Sl.IKMl added, thn .--quarters of a milt-, to Is- run on Wednesday. July 10. Young John Schorr, who trained the horses of Ids father when the stable of that Memphis turfman was cutting such a prominent figure in the affairs of the American turf a few years ago. has ace - plished wonders in bringing the eight year-old sou of Broomstick — Lcayonara back to the races in condition to carry hS1 weights and hold his own with the lK-st of the younger sprinters. When Li ochar- s hands of Schorr last fall, ei in-- into the young it looked, in the light of his performances during the summer, as if he had just about reached the end of hi . string. But before the year ended. Schorr had brought him back to winning form and this spring the veteran sprinter seems to be about as ■aai as he ever was. ONE OF MAINSTAYS OF McLEAN STABLE Leochares is one of the principal mainstays of the bi stable that Kdward B. Mclean. Washington sportsman, will race at Latonia. Anotln-r horse that is expected to carry the McLean colors with marked distinction at Latonia is that high class three year-old The Iorter. which won with con-Kiiiumate ease in fast time upon the occasion of his i.nly start at Douglas Bark. It is to Im_- regretted that The Borter is not eligible for aay of the stakes to lie run at Latonia. with the riagll eNi--ptii.ii of the Enquirer Handicap, which has imt vet closed. But The Borter will find a prolific field fur action in the numerous high-class overnight handicaps and purse races, with which tli- Latonia program will alwiund. Mr. Mclyean has two eligibles for the Latonia Darky, to be run on Saturday. June 22, in Buhls r IL. a brown colt by Yankee -Caoutchouc, and •laplnt. a bay colt by Lovetii — Maidie. These colts are alsu eligible to the Inaugural Handicap of sl.immi added, to be run on the opening day over the mile and one-sixteenth course; for the Indejiendeuce ! Handicap of hB. •" »"• "" I,lil and three sixteenths, July 4. and for the to l«- run on Thursday. Merchants stakes and Quickstep Handicap. Tin- McLean stable is well represented with numerous nominations for the various juvenile stakes t" ! •■ run in connection with the meeting, its r.pri-M-iita lives in these stakes lieing the foreign-bred colls Mint Cat, by Catmint— Arlette; Bank Note, by Jreenback — Talavera; The Six Hundred, by Light Brigade - Galfcwla. and Candle Light, by Liiiht Brigade— Calandria: the fillies Sunstep. bv Suiistar -Ascenseiir. and Agnes Jr.. by Junior— Bachelor SkrL and the home bred fillies TromiK-use. by Von Trump Bonsetta, and Bon Jour, by Voii Tromp -Jourdain.
