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MORE RAINFALL AT LATONIA « Heavy Downpour Makes the Going Quite Difficult Again. ♦ Lucky B. Wins the Principal Race — John I. Day and Jago First for Livingston. ♦ Latonia. Ky.. June 2S.— Another terrific down-IMnir tliis m--riiiug resulted in :t changed track and favorable l » pronounced mud performers. The unUHP in--lit for thi- rflenMi M Bat suffer ma loriall- from withdrawals, as iiiost of the entris were at home in the difficult going, leaving the program practically intacl. The fl,4M purs.- race that served as the fc.-tuiv. resulted la a victory for Lucky It., making his initial start over the track this sett won. His long rest since the early part of the Chart-kill Downs meeting, scenn-d to l«" Ihii tidal to him. for l.e displayed a sparkling cf-fort iv winning in the easy fashion he ili.l from good opponents, which Included Quietude, Uifle and Frce-cutvr. Owner Piancbi did not regard him with any cnthu-iastic tiiifitlcm-c to lie returned the winner. afcawhnj his c-mt-lusioi: from i-is tutor showing in th K-il u ky Derby iii similar going to that of this aft -riio n. lilt the colt seemed f:i!!v a! l"nuo in the Micky tfack and was drawing out steaiiily in tic- 1 ~: eighth, after having allowed Rifle to show tne amy. lanky B.s performance this afternoon iiiiM place him with the front ranks of three year-olds aid. if he eaBtfcanea in his improvement, lie will .»• a t"p -not. -her next fall. He is not intended for slimmer racing, lieing minus of engagements in the east and he will lie shipped to Lexington after the I-itonia meeting and listed there. Jefferson Liviugstons colors were prominent during the ;,fternoon a art representatives from his atakta accounted for two of tiie purses. His English «-olt. John I. Day. graduated frora tne maiden ranks when he sproadcasled the ordinary band that t started with him in the third nice, and the following race was aecotinted for by Jago in almost identically as aaay style a- his ataMeaaate had won. Doth were in high favor with the public and their victories were extremely popular. J. B. Rosness recorded his initial purse of the meeting when his two-year-old Sentimental won 1 in hollow style in the opening race. The second race fell to Words o Wisdom, which 1 showd himself to be thoroughly at home in the difficult track and overhauled Cane Run in the - l.-t eighth. TWO WINKERS FOE LUNSFOSD. Clairvoyant enabled jockey Lunsford to score his s"cond victory of the afternoon, having previously ,- ri.Vh-a Words o* Wisdom. I lie final race found KI Key a victim of a I MK:rly judged ride, which accounted for his failure i t overhaul Old Di n. which won by n scant head. Todays attendanci- was again of liberal proior-Ih-uk. - despite the threatening weather. J. C. Milam will ship eight of his horses from here ■ t Saratoga to eng::ge in the racing there. The • horses will lie sent to the Spa immediately following ■ the elosc of Latonia. The extensive string of horses trained by W. Perkins and composing these owned by M. . Moore ami . W. Poison, will In- ship-ied to the Empire City v Hack and raced Here and later on lie transferred II t" Saratoga, to take part in the racing th-re. ilalbihcr Bros, will ship their horses to Lexington 1; after the close of tin- meeting here. Jockey John McCain- sent word here this morning - that his draft board in New York hail accepted i! him for serice for overseas and that he will go 0 through his initial training at Camp 1pton. The horses trained by "Daggy" Smith will be e shipped to 1-xiugton after the racing here. An elaborate service flag is under construction ii which will, in addition to the star for each rMar, • mliody a picture of the jockeys now in Incle e Sams service. There will be at least a dozen stars s in the flag, each representing a well-known Kentucky - rider. Jockey Walter Taylor, who is now somewhere in 11 Trance. has written limic that lie is steadily recovering - from his siege of sickness and will 1 shortly be ready for service again.
