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PLEASING DAY AT LATONIA ♦ Capital Racing Rewards a Big Crowd in Attendance. ♦ Lcochares An Easy Victor in the Main Race — Believe Me Boys Is Retired. I .ttoiii.-i. Ky.. June 17.— A tedious delay of eighth ii minutes, while tin- ctartera wore sit the post for Hie f..tirlii race, caused liy the erratic action of Ri-liov.- Me Roys, was an outstanding incident of the ■ftnWi racing, il ma i kid her final appearance niiiiiT colors, according 1" Ii.-,- iiwiKT. who stated :ift«T tlie race that slie would Ik- immediately retired from racing and In- shipiicd to the Idle Hour Farm, where she will serve as :i stud matron. Bc-li.-v Me Roys might have won. hut for her post lichavior. fir she wore herself cut there considerably and ll-. n only was l.-atoii ■ nose liy the overwhelming favorite Troilus. after a hard and vigorous drive. The steward* tried tu eonvey word to starter Dade to dispatch tlie field without Relieve Me l.oys. hut the starter failed to hear the hell, else she would have in all probability Is-cn left at the harrier. Intense heat was the order here this afternoon, hut tli - racing patrons were unmindful and the atteiidanee was again surprisingly large, considering it was Monday. The seven race program was a good one. quality r:Uher than piamity malting up m-rst of the fields. This held good partieiilarly in the last four races. Tn- fourth race was the mile handicap, having a purse of ,000 and it resulted in an easy victory for tlie veteran L-ochnres. carrying the silks ..f HatKj I:. .McLean. The horse carried 123 painds. indulged J. J. Murdoek with the lead for UiM -quarter* and p.i ■».! him in the stretch with great ease to win with speed in reserve in the fast tini-- of l:Sv.-.. Kr.-oeuttor hind.d in third place. * and after the finish worked out an extra throe- eighths us a preliminary to Ma start in the Derby nevt Saturday, lie covered the mile and three eighths in 2:22. The McLean ciders were also conspicuous during the afernoou in two other races, his first timers. The Six Hundred and Fencer, both landing in third place in their respective ra-es. the first and last. T. *. McDowells American Kagle earned his first vi - ry ahaM leaving Lexington, when he accounted 1 for the mile and seventy yards race for three-year olds exclusively. His success was achieved in stcr-■ns fashion and was mainly due to the nervy ride ■ that Johnson gave him. in practically forcing him i tin. ugh a small owning next to the inner rail in the ! stretch and gaining the lead hy it, to ultimately outstay Auriiin and Hollingcr. The opening race, in which twelve maidens made • the -ontcst. resulted in an iriset when Marse John. ■• .ishtly regarded lliat he was groii]H-iI with others - in the field, won hy a small margin from linger, . with The Six Huudr.il following noses apart. BUSY JOE WINS FOR BRADLEY. Busy Joe earned the first nurse for E. K. Bradley at this meeting when she won in the second. Orenzo landed in advance in the filly race for r two year-olds, the favorite Iwin finishing third. Marion iooshy. a crack of former days, showed 1 some of his old-time form when he came home an i easy winner in the last race. Jockey OBrien was taken ill after riding Leo-el - ares and Connelly had to be substituted on I Fencer. Trainer Cliff H.-imnion. anticipating that Relieve p Me I toys would •«• barred from starting here in i future. because of her bad l»ost action, requested I the stewards to make no ruling against her. as she :• was intended to lie sent to the farm at once. I*. J. Sullivan was an arrival today from Xew f Orloans. He stated that the racing situation at t present has been sufficiently clarified to make it t certain that there will be meetings held at Jefferson - Iark and the Fair Grounds next winter. Kathle.-u cam.- out of her race Saturday injured 1 and it will require several days to determine the full extent. John n and Exterminator are exiiected to arrive tomorrow to fill their Litouia Derby engagements. Jo.:ren has now displaced Escoba as favorite for r tlie Derby, his latest triumph, when he accounted I for the Belmont Stakes, accorded him the [Kisition 1 of honor, even with the F.scoha adherents. The good sprinter lhocion. owned by II. Perkins, • broke a leg while at work at Latoiiia Monday and 1 v.-.-i destroyed to end his misery. V. F. Poisons .rack two. vear old Billy Kelly, is :lt work after having been on the shelf for a time, • as :t result of injuries received in a collision with another horse during the running of the Spring : Trial Stakes at Douglas Iark. Ladies who avail themselves of the invitation of the Litouia Jockey Club to witness the racing on 1 Wednesday fr«- - of the usual admission charge, wl.-n accompanied by an c-eort. will lie required t -pay a war tax of ten cents each, iui|ksed by the Kovernmcnt.
