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SURPRISES AT LATONIA Heavily Backed Favorites Defeat ¬ ed with Unfailing Regularity Mickey Moore Takes Harold HaroldStakes Stakes Weight and Going Too TooMuch Much for Old Rosebud LATONIA Ky June 2 Muddy going and the continued downfall of favorites were the two out ¬ standing features of todays racing at Latonia Anything like consistency of form seems to have departed for the time being This was strikingly exemplified in the running of the valuable Harold Stakes for twoyearolds Last Saturday By Golly had beaten Mickey Moore in a canter on a fast tmck and had previously won in mud Quite naturally he was an oddson favorite But today Mickey Moore simply rail away from the others and won by six lengths giving an exhibition of the inconsistency that lias cropped up in his rac ¬ ing before By Golly was interfered with and badly ridden and Sam Freedman finished second Altogether it was a singularly unsatisfactory race Another blow to the talent was the defeat of Old Rosebud in the Gibson Hotel Handicap which immediately preceded the stake feature In spitu of ills heavy impost of 133 pounds Old Rosebud was a warm favorite and while his weight told on him in the going his race was about the worst he ever ran in his long and noted career 011 the turf turfPastime Pastime paying 72 for 2 in the mutuels started the downfall of the favorites when he won the opener the finish of which was a thriller less than a half length separating the first three horses Sans Peur II finishing second and Money third Trusty fifthThe the favorite was a badly beaten fifth The firsttime starter The Swimmer was the medium of heavy backing In the second and appar ¬ ently was much the best but acted green and was far back to the last quarter where he closed with a sensational burst of speed that landed him a neck in back of the winner Catania at the end The Swimmer will undoubtedly Improve with racing and may be a youngster of more than ordinary merit June Penriybaker which won her only start as a twoyearold last year came back to the races to ¬ day and surprised every one by scoring a well earned decision over F D Weirs Toto In the third race The fillys victory however was discounted by the fuct that Toto bled and quit after going five eighths eighthsXITTLE XITTLE DAMAGE TO JTTAREZ TRACK TRACKCol Col Matt J Winns Juarez representative writing from that point furnished minute particulars of the fighting that resulted in driving out of the Vil listas by United States troops According to the correspondent the full damage to the plant will not exceed 500 but while the battle was in progress shells were literally raining in the vicinity of the track Many fell in the grounds mid penetrated the walls and lodged in the offices The huge water tank was struck by a big shell and badly damaged Accompanlng the report was part of a shell that fell in ringToto the betting ring Toto which has lost several races here due to bleeding when nearing the finish again had a purse won this afternoon but succumbed because of bleed ¬ ing when nearing the finish finishW W C Weant will ship from here to Empire City with six of his racers His lolite is at present on the ailing list as a result of his attempt to savage Top o th Morning when both were grassing Top o th Morning rounded on lolite after feeling the iatters teeth in his shoulders and kicked him severely before stable attaches could drive him off Pete offPete Coyne will take a dozen of the George J Long racers to Saratoga at the close of the La ¬ tonia themJefferson meeting and campaign them Jefferson Livingston is replenishing his stable with young stock and has recently purchased from Piatt Carr the bay colt by Assagai Hawksora the chestnut filly by Rock View Helena C the bay filly by Rock View Zenobia and from J S Wig ¬ gins the bay colt by Vulcain Hester Blue Mr Uvlngston is also negotiating for ten others and expects to consummate their transfer next Thurs ¬ day The horees from his consignment to be dis iwseil of by auction next Saturday are to make r jom for the youngsters
