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LATONIAS GRAND OPENING Great Assemblage Views Some High-Class Racing. - : -i Busy Signal Wins Latonia Handicap from Start to Finish Westwood Defeats Flags. - i LATONIA, Ky., September 29. E. R. Bradleys good three-year-old filly Busy Signal triumphed over a fine band that started in the Latonia Handicap, featuring todays opening of Latonia autumn racing. Ginger followed her to. the finish, with King Gorin and Minto II. fighting it out stubbornly for third place. The net value of the race to the winner was ,020. Eleven started, with the Bradley filly an outstanding favorite. This, too, in spite of the fact that she was conceding much weight to the others under the -weight-for-age scale. Her bad post behavior caused a delay of the start, but when it came Murray took advantage of her fast begin-Jng to cut across the others from an outer position, resulting in interference to many, notably Minto II. It gave Busy Signal an additional advantage, for she raced into a good lead at once and held sway to the end, beating Ginger home under mild riding. Minto II. was forced back at the start to last place and Lunsford guided him wide around the first turn. He wns going well in in the stretch and seemingly assured of third place, When the rider ceased urging his mount, enabling King Gorin to nose him out of third place. The stewards promptly took cognizance .of Mur- rajrsuofense at. ,tlie start , .and.sti?peudeltJiitB.tor. ten days. 1ft the three-Quarter handicap, serving as a sec-i ondar feature, a rattling duel developed between Westwood and Flags, the final stride determining tie result with Westwood the victor. Flags had up one liundred and thirty-two pounds and the weight was a telling factor right at the end. Big fields were the rule throughout the afternoon, hut excellent sport was the order, most of the finishes being of the close variety. Surprises came in several of the races. The victory of Muskallongt-ii the third, race over some highly-rated youngsters was particularly unexpected. He showed fine speed for the entire race and won easily from Brunswick and Rangoon. Furbelow began proceedings with a victory over soim; fleet sprinters in the opener. She began poorly, having been away slowly, but wore the others down in good style and outstayed Dr. Carmen at the finish. Todays attendance exceeded by far any opening day crowd at this course for fall meeting. In the throng were many visitors from other cities. The Chicago and Louisville delegations were particularly noticeable. Believe Me Girls, son of Helmet Love-Not, is intended for retirement and will be presented to the government, if he meets with the necessary requirements of the remount bureau. A. L. Kirby has arranged to ship his horses to New Orleans in charge of S. Hess. Col. A. J. Vennie, one of the leading stockholders in the Kentucky Jockey Club, was among the visitors this afternoon. Jockey Kennedy had to suspend riding in the foprth and fifth races on account of an eye injury n the third race, but resumed riding in the sixth and piloted J. C. Stone and Iif Jr., both R. L. Bakers horses, to victory. The full battery of mutnel machines here was in operation during the afternoon and it required a force of 270 men to keep up with the wants of those speculatively inclined.
