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JOHRENS LATONIA DERBY i 4 ♦ Whitney Star Wins the Big Race with Exceeding Ease. ♦ Exterminator Outstays the Others for Second Place — Great Crowd Views Contest. i • i Lttoni.-i. K.v.. June 22. — Harry Payne Whitneys . highly rated English -bred Johren. conqueror in the i Sul-irh ni Handicap :i!nl Belmont Stakes, added fur-tli -r ljiurels to his account by winning the Latonia Derby ;u decisive s.yh- fr««;n Exterminator, with Free-cutter in third place. Ilollinger coming next. Auruiu and American Eagle, tl ly two other starters, far behind. The race hai ■ net value to ti,e- winiiT of ,925. exterminators |Mirtioii was .* 1.750. Fri-ocutter. Iiy virtue of landing third, re-e 1 ived :.- 1 ." us Iiis share and Ilollinger g-_-ts 00 for finishing fourth. As a contest, the raee could not Ik- termed sensa tionsil. Joltren outclassed the others, that expresses it an 1 he assumed command when jockey Koliin son called on him. to win nntimately as the rider elected. The pace was fairly ev-u all the way. .Hit not overly fast, the last half mile l» -iiifi covered in Til!.-.. The first mile was done in l:4d .,. Robinson. having orders to restrain tiic colt in the early running, i-aiiied them out as far as he could, hut after ;: irig three-quarters, it was necessary to allow the coll I iie lead, for he was somewhat unruly and the other- wor: not equal to maintain the pace. One;-he took tne lead, the race was practically over in so f:.r as f ir-t money was concerned, for Johren only hid to lie kept at a stiff gallop t i hold hi-lead and lie finally won by two lengths. Tin- fight for second place was a good one for a brief slac*-, but Kxterminator. under Kn.r ■ps steady urging, gained steadily on Freecnttcr and passed him in the last sixteenth. Freeeutters showing was easily the l»est of the western brigade, for he kept American Eagle, the early ojceuiaker. close company and. after the latter retired, he still eon tinned to give battle to Johren for a part of the way. The placing of the Latonia Derby to the credit of an easterner, marks a clean sweep for the east of the thr.-c leading fixtures decided this spring in Kentucky. Exterminator had oreviously placed the Koulucky Derby to his account and Cudgel followed Willi a vir.-tory in the Kentucky Handicap. As on previous occasions, applying to this years winners of the principal stakes. Johren will be returned oast at once. His trainer. Alliort Simons, having made preparations for his departure tomorrow. Without detracting from the merits of the winner, but in the estimation of the experts, had Escoba liecn left to start in the race and thoroughly fit. he would have Iteaten Joiireu. In this opinion, jockey W. K:iapp. rider of Exterminator, concurred when he s-iid: "Escoba is a better horse than Johren. ami had he remained sound and started in the raee, lie would have beaten Johren handily." That Johren is a good -olt there can be no question, but there are any number in these parts who would wager heavily ou The Porter taking his measure, particularly at a distance. The thirty-sixth running of the Latonia Derby was witnessed by an attendance that compared with the largest crowd that has ever viewed its decision. • onditioiis were i»erfect. . The weather had an autumn tinge and the course was in the best condition that it has lie-en in this year. Personages prominent in all walks of life were in the throng ■ad they i * k a keen interest iu the s|H rt and tending featiires. The army was particularly well i- prcs ntol. The speculatively inclined found full • : | ortunity to indulge, for the full battery of machines, fifty-four iu addition to the extras ex- lu.-ively for "use iu ante Ih-rhy betting were in operation. The betting pavilion was a seething mass of good naiured humanity the entire afternoon. They were unmindful of the crowding that they had to endure in their effort to get to the ma- liiues. The total wagered fell below expectation*, for only S4."»7.0*K» was handled during the afternoon, of which 0,000 was | et ou the Derby. GREATEST CROWD IN HISTORY. General Manager John Hacluueister, in discussing the general aspects of the day, s.iid: "It was the biggest crowd in all the history of racing at Latonia. and had it not been for the increased facilities which last fall.- improvements provided, the congestion would have been well nigh unbearable. As it was. there was plenty of elbow room for everybody and I a 1:1 sure from the expressions that have reached me. that the day and its attendant incidents, were thoroughly enjoyed by the huge crowd. No more striking tribute to the popularity of racing, as one of the grcatos; outdoor diversions of red blooded Americans, could have lieen paid than that of the assemblage of the thousands of representa tive citizens of Ohio, Kentucky and neighboring states, who gathered at our track to pay homage to the winner of the Derby. Secretary Campleell had surrounded the Derby with a diversified number of races and all re-sulted iu interesting contests, though upsets were frequent. The worst disappointment came when Squealer showed an acrobatic jM-rf oriuanc e and won from some fast ones starting iu the second race. The It. J. Brannou colors made it a double for the afternoon when Colonel Livingston, running coupled with St. Bernard, won the third race. Tie* op. aor enabled Gallahc* I.rc.s. filly tamo flour to earn a purse, when she beat a band of maidens iu easy style. Perugino scored the first victory that fell to I. M. Chills share in a long time- and John W. Klein did a like service for John W. Schorr, when lie won t lie- sixth race. It was the first success that Schorr had gained this year ou Kentucky tra-ks. The final race found Legal Lodge, recently acquired by V.. E. Apple-gale, the- winner from Miles Kinlen in a close fit. I legal Lodge will lie shipped with Johren cast, to be placed in trainer Prank Weirs charge-. Col. Dristol and Major Strawbridge. of the Remount Division of the Iuited States War Department, were at the track this afternoon, accom-jtanied by A. It. Hancock. Edward B. McLean donated to them the three-year-old Ettah. by Lovetie — Indian Lass. I r. Boots, owned by W. O. Parmer, was also presented to the government for breeding plir|Kises. Jockey Robinson left tonight for Cleveland, where iie will is,t Ma family for several days itcfore gee i:ig on to X. w York. Mrs. Stanley, wife of the governor of Kentucky, ac-companied by Miss Sophia Stites. witnessed the Continued on second page. JOHRENS LATONIA DERBY Continued from first page. decision of the Derby from the stewards stand. In the absence of Governor Stanley, who was im-voidalily |ireveiited from l»eiiig present on account of a prior engagement. Adjutant General J. Tandy Ellis presented the customary hoqtiet of American Beauty roses to Frank Robinson, the winning jockey. in appropriate and well chosen words. Robinson then gracefully ftresented the lioquet to Mrs. Stanley. It probably was the first occasion in the history of racing in Kentucky that a lady graced the official stand with her presence and establishes a precedent that may be followed on future occasions of the same sort. Mayor John Galvin of Cincinnati was another important personage who saw the race from the stewards stand as the guest of General Manager John Hachmelster. Earlier in the day. Mayor Galvin had beeti entertained at dinner at the Gibson hotel In Cincinnati by Governor Stanleys iwrty. of whom his chief of staff. Col. Charles Norton of Louisville and Col. R. C. Oldham, were prominent members. Both of the gentlemen named were guests of Manager llachmeister in the stewards stand during the running of the Derby, as were E. B. McLean and W. F. Wiley. Among the distinguished visitors who enjoyed the Derby day racing from the verandas of the clubhouse, were barbs P. Taft. Bayard Kilgour. Mr. and Mrs. Polk Lafoou, United States District Attorney Edward Gatliff, John C. Sherlock, William Stewart, Wiliam Ramsey, John Schuff, R. P. Ernst and Col. A. S. Labold. Capt. Arthur B. Hancock, of Lexington, was a visitor, in company with Major Robert E. Straw-bridge. U. S. A., and Capt. F. Ambrose Clark, of New York, in search of thoroughbred stallions to be nsed in the United States Army Remount Service. Thomas II. Cromwell, secretary of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, was among the visitors from L-xiiigtou. If. D. Brown, general manager of the Cuba American Jockey Club track at Havana, came from New York to see the running of the Derby.
