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STERLING BEATS BEST PAL Wins . the Covington Handicap from the Bradley Crack. Angon First in the Autumn Handicap at Long Odds Great Crowd Present. HY J. L. DEMPSEY. LATONIA. Ky., October 2. Trainer C. C. Van Meter, whose luck this season has not been of the best, experienced the joy of saddling Anson and Sterling, respective winners of both stake races featuring todays card, incidentally Sterling, the vjctor of the Covington Handicap, haying a net value of ,620, was his individual property. The latter was in with some highly regarded three-year-olds for these parts, including Best Pal, which ruled an overwhelming favorite, but Sterling took him into camp easily when it came to the final drive. The earlier stages of the race found Best Fal in command and at one time he appeared a certain winner, but the excessive use made of him in the first three-quarters caused him to tin?. Captain Mae raced well, but tired a trifle right at the end, when it seemed he would pass Best Pal for second place. The running of the race brought about the suspension of Jockey Pool for a period of ten days by the stewards because of his action in cutting across In front of the others with Best Pal at the start. t R.- H. Anderson?! Rangoon, with C. Buel in Jhe, saddle, was the "other stake victor, when he leu home a fleet band that contested the Autumn Handicap, worth ,560 net to the winner. His success yas entirely unexpetced and he rewarded his supporters richly. Flags was the one considered best and lie flattered highly when he raced into the lead and rounded into the stretch the seeming winner, hut his heavy impost of 132 pounds told on him and he was passed with ease by Angon in the last sixteenth. Flags had second place safely to his credit until right at the end, where Taylor permitted the favorite to move out from the rail mid in a flash Miss Jemima had slipped through to beat him home by a nose. Taylors ride on the favorite was amateurish and in addition he subjected Jorice to .keen interference when he forced her against the inner rail just before reaching the stretch turn. Tile stewards promptly suspended him for ten days lor this and also served n warning that a repetition of the offense would mean a revocation of his riding .license. Todays good racing offering, coupled with delightful weather, resulted in a record attendance and splendid sport. Favorite backers again traversed a difficult path, for Bama, owned by the Chicago sportsman, Frank J. Kelly, was the only one to reWard confidence. His success came in the second race, contested by a dozen maiden juveniles. The .downfall of the choices started in .the initial race, when last Coin and Out the Way, backed to the exclusion of all the others, failed to get a part of the purse. Korbly proved the winner here after a hard fight with Blushing Beauty. i Cujit. Itces", the favored one in the third race, was another to lie downed decisively when he failed to finish in the first three. Lady Mountjoy won from Gourmand in a close finish. Muskallongc was the choice in the fourth, and though away with an advantage .and showing high speed,, succumbed right at the end to Behave Yourself. Cheer Leader furnished the upset in the final race and his success, came as a result of being able to slip through next to the inner rail and save much ground. E. It. Bradley today at private sale disposed of the filly Better Believe to A. B. Hancock. Believe Me Boys has been donated by E. R. Bradley to Colonel Whitehead of the remount bureau for the government breeding bureau. Jockey F. Paul, astride Court View in the second race, was suspended by the stewards for a period of five days for rough riding. j
