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STILL MUDDY At LATONIA Attendance and Racing Little Im ¬ paired by Adverse Conditions Nearly All the Favorites Over ¬ thrown as Usual Jorice Wins Again LATONIA Ky June 24 Mud racing was the order here this afternoon but there was no notice ¬ able decrease In attendance The sport likewise did not suffer for finishes were close hard fought and enjoyable even If favorites did not fare to expec ¬ tations The first five races witnessed the over ¬ throw of choices the defeat of Basillus In the principal race proving the severest jolt that the talent experienced He was probably best of the starters swerved into the deep going in the stretch drive and it proved his undoing for Diversion suc ¬ ceeded in winning by a head from Drastic with the latter a half length before the favorite Diversion vas supposed to be handicapped by the going at least that was a reason advanced when she made a bad showing sit Jef ferson Park last winter She showed speed In plenty this afternoon and Boyle gave her si good ride rideJorice Jorice which recently passed into Mose Gold blatts ownership scored her second victory in hia colors when she won the fourth race from Joe Stahr with Sway following the pair Linden was the favorite in this but the colt lacked dash in the stretch sprint sprintFiring Firing Line was the choice to succeed in the sixth race and his victory was an easy one over Wise Man and Walter II Pearce with Obolus fol ¬ lowing lowingThe The sport started off badly for the backers when Marse John failed in the opener He landed third with Lady Rachel beating Sam Reh for the purse The barrier failed to function properly at th start and it caused Wostenholm to be unseated from Buster Clark ClarkRarenka Rarenka was regarded as a good thing in the sec ¬ ond race but Maize and Alsace fought out the finish with Military Girl in third place placeBurgoyne Burgoyne was given the call in the third race lint he too was unable to get a part of the purse Friz winning witli Hobby Allen second and Ameri ¬ can Soldier third thirdTlie Tlie stewards during the afternoon handed down the following ruling For using abusive language lo D Vititoe another horseman while on the course 11 J llrannoii is fined 100 100W W J Abrains member of the Kentucky Racing Commission paid liis first visit to the track this year this afternoon afternoonMost Most of the horses in Kay Sciences establishment are on the ailing list and Avill be transferred to Louisville at the close of racing here and rested until fall rating arrives arrivesHaving Having served his five days suspension Jockey Connelly resumed riding ridingJockey Jockey Robinson again carried off riding honors with three victories his successes coming with Lady Rachel Jorice and Redland
