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FAVORITES FOR A CHANGE Latonia Choices Do Well for the First Time This Fall. Sway Wins from Iwin in Easy Style- Gossip Avenue Defeats Bettina Luckily. . BY J. L. DEMPSEY.. LATONIA, Ky October 4. C. W. Clarks colors scored their initial success of the present meeting when Sway triumphed in the mile handicap, having an added purse value of ,200 and featuring todays card. Iwin lauded in second place and Woodtrnp led the other four starters in third place. The time of 4the. race, 1:38, marked a good performance and indicates that Sway has returned to his best form and henceforth should be formidable in races In which he may .start. Woodtrap, showing the most early speed, held command until the stretch turn was reached, where Lunsford, substituting for the regular stable rider, S. Wida, gave Sway free rein" and the Clark color-earrier speedily sprinted into a winning lead and it was little effort for him to stay in advance of Iwin. The latter closed a gap after being forced to race wide most of the way. Blackie Daw made a threatening rush on the stretch turn, but the last sixteenth found him giving away steadily. Suramerlike weather was the order here this afternoon and it contributed largely to the immense attendance that witnessed the sport. In comparison with tlte recent experience of favorite backers, they fared in excellent fashion during the afternoon, for most of the first choices aui sharpest bacjiinl- ones- figured ia-.the-results and in a majority of instances were the successful ones. Their success began with the victory of Legotal in the opening race and was followed in quick succession by Airdrie, My Rose and Sway. Bettina in the sixth race furnished an upset by her failure, but it was not wholly her fault that she succumbed by a short margin to Gossip Avenue, for, had she had a clear course when moving up on the stretch turn, she would have probably been the victress. C. H. Knebelkamp, who is gathering an extensive stable for winter racing, added Alberta S. by private purchase this morning from John W. Schorr. The latter does not. intend racing next winter. The second edition program book, embracing seven .day.s from next Thursday, was distributed to owners this morning. There are two military handicaps, designed to aid the remount bureau in securing stallions for government purposes. One is at a mile and tlie other at three-quarters and each has a purse of ,000 added. Jockey Lyke is spending his enforced vacation at the Idle Hour Farm, near Lexington, and will resume riding as soon as his ten days suspension expires. Pat Dunne has disposed of the contract he held on jockey Kings services to John Good. Frank J. Bruen, writing from Havana to Charles Lansdale, stated that he would leave the Cuban capital shortly for New York and Maryland lind expected to reach here about October 20, to assist in the shipment of horses intended to take part in tlie Havana meeting. Rogers and Masterson shipped Anticipate, Bubbling Louder, Honolulu Boy and Dr. A. to Kenilworth Park, Windsor, where they will be raced during the coming meeting. Pat Dunne and J. Coffey were both fined nominal sums by the stewards for their failure to name respective riders for Judge David and Old Broom, ay the rules require. Track superintendent Tom Young came over from Louisville this morning to take stall reservations for the Churchill Downs track. He stated that there were many applications for stalls from owners now racing at Laurel, including the Pelican Stable and Montfort Jones. The latter, because of his failure to get tlie necessary sanction to winter at Oaklawn, Hot Springs, will quarter his horses at Churchill Downs for the next winter. Nine eligible have been secured for the Military Handicap, of ,000 added, at one mile, to be run here October 7. They have passed the government Remount Bureau inspection and the winner of the race qualifies for a place in one of the various government breeding depots. In addition to the purse, the Remount department will pay to the owner of the winner 50 for the horse. Those eligible to start and on which assignments of weight will be made are: Waterwood, Sams Boy, Rameau, Luke Dillon, Sir John Vergne, J. J. Mur-dock, Duke of Lancaster, Candle Light and Tim MeGee.
