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LATONIA CHOICES DECEIVE Backers of Favorites Experience a Disastrous Afternoon Top o th Morning and Leochares LeocharesBeaten Beaten by High Cost and Top TopCoat Coat in the Main Race IiATOXIA Ky June 17 There was no respite this afternoon for the backers of favorites and choices again continued to be bowled over with a regularity that brought inevitable disaster for the majority of the big throng on hand Whatever the causes whether changeable weather conditions or the track being responsible form is all topsyturvy and it is an infrequent happening for starters to show consistent performances in successive starts startsIn In todays feature a handicap over the three quarters route Top o th Morning and Lcochares were given the call but the running found High Cost and Top Coat the principal contenders for the entire way with Top o th Morning many lengths in back of the pair anil J ocliares making a dismal showing He was started in blinkers today but the veteran seems to have gone back and is minus that dasli that carried him to numerous victories victoriesThe The days upsets were inaugurated with Skiles Knob On his last performance lie was held to be much the best but he was eliminated as a contender with the running of the first quarter He never was regarded seriously as a consistent performer and few were surprised at his off showing this afternoon vi viArchie Archie Alexander under Robinsons good ride managed to just last long enough to win bf a nose from the fast coming Hidden Jewel JewelLukes Lukes Pet showed much improved form in the secmnlTace ° Slhuwon easily The daughter of Luke McLuke raced into the lead at once and held the race safe in the stretch Maize taking second place and Alsace the favorite third thirdHarvest Harvest King was the favored one in the third race but he was an easy victim for Tippo Sahib SahibAnnette Annette Teller which in a former race when ridden by Morys raced poorly ran in Strikingly con ¬ trasting form in the fifth race under Murray guidance and led for practically the entire way to beat the supposed good tiling Burgoyne with the favorite Bobby Allen failing to get a portion of the purse purseIn In spite of the interference she suffered from Bonnie Tess was good enough to land the sixth race and beat Crystal Day and Antoinette Jockey Con ¬ nelly who had the mount on Bathilde In this race was held responsible for the jam that came on tin first turn and was suspended for five days by the stewards stewardsShowery Showery weather ruled throughout the afternoon and at one time a downpour seemed imminent but the track continued fast throughout and the at ¬ tendance was again of generous numbers numbersGOOD GOOD PHOSPECTS FOE CANADIAN RACING RACINGGeorge George M Hendrio president of the Windsor Jockey Club expressed the belief this afternoon that with the signing of peace there was a good prospect for a resumption of racing in Canada All the tracks in the Dominion are fully prepared for a resumption of the sport at their plants on short notice If the order in council is revoked permit ¬ ting racing there will in all probability be a seven days meeting at eacli of the tracks under tin jurisdiction of the Canadian Kacing Associations but no meeting of longer duration than seven days Windsor meetingMatt or Fort Krie will hold the initial meeting Matt J Winn was advised today by one of his representatives in El Paso Tex that notwithstand ¬ ing many shells fired into the wee track at Juarez no material damage was inflicted on the plant and that the buildings did not suffer in the slightest Jockey slightestJockey C Brown has bought his contract from Knebelkamp Howerton and has disposed of it to L Krb KrbL L Calm has purchased The Gallaiit at private terms from W Grater convey their horses to Saratoga at the close of racing here It seems now as if more stables than formerly will engage in the racing there this year After yearAfter a three lays absence from the saddle due to an injury jockey Murray signalized his return by landing three of his mounts winners during the afternoon afternoonJ J B Biley owner of Tours and M L AVeeler owner of Alula were each fined a small sum Monday for failure to comply with the rule and announce their jockeys in time timeJockey Jockey Thiirber resumed ridinc Monday after ¬ noon suspensionJockey after his five days suspension Jockey Garner will probably not be seen in the saddle for some time as he intends to leave for his home in Iowa to rest restJorieo Jorieo and Fifi II owned by Emil Herz were sold today by the owner l efore his departure for New York to Moso Goldblatt on private terms termsllanovia llanovia probably terminated her racing career in tin final race of Monday in which she fell lame after threequartersFor going threequarters For further rough riding in the seventh race Monday jockey Dreyer was suspended for the meet ¬ ing
