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SAMS BOY IS UNCLE SAMS Wins Military Handicap and Becomes Government Property. . Viva America Beaten by Belgian Queen Chicago Owner Captures Two Latonia Races. 1 BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LATONIA. Ky., October 14. The United States Remount Bureau automatically secured an option on a desirable stallion for government cavalry breeding purposes when Sams Boy, a three-year-old colt by Voter Light Opera, came home in advance of five others in the Military Handicap, having a purse of ,200 added, the winners share of this being ,900. Having passed the necessary inspection to qualify in one of the governments breeding depots, it now only remains for the remount bureau representatives to take over the colt by payment of 50. Sams Boy was best of those he met this afternoon and his victory was achieved in easy style. Candle Light taking second place and Luke Dillon third. The race was the first of its kind and others of a similar nature, to be run in. Kentucky this fall, are designed to assist the remount bureau in securing desirable stallions for cavalry breeding. Todays assemblage was on a par with former large crowds that have witnessed the sport at this track; in midweek and the summer temperature was again a contributing factor in an enjoyable outing. The racing was wholesome and featuredvby , Reveral.olose fiiijshej:, that kept the hig crowd Jhort oughly .enthused. - " The one-time highly rated Viva America indicated by her running this afternoon a considerable loss of good form, for she was beaten easily in a field that she supposedly held at her mercy and in which she ruled an overwhelming favorite. Belgian Queen carrying the silks of the Chicago sportsman, F J. Kelley, beat her to the finish somewhat easily after Viva America had led for seven-eighths of the mile dash. Form backers were jolted at the outset when Anna Gallup was off badly and showed a disappointing performance in the initial race and fin islied far back, the purse being won by Ruby, which came to the finish a nose better than Pyx, with Military Girl and Pullux slight distances away. John Lowes Cigale, under energetic riding by Lyke, accounted for the second race, in which maiden two-year-olds started. . Pongee, the favorite in the fifth race, had to give a fine exhibition to succeed and was ably benefited by Collins good ride. . She got up in the last stride to win by a head from Natural, with Peppery Polly following in third place. Jetsam, in this, was coming like a shot in the last sixteenth, when forced to pull up lo avoid going over the inner rail as a result of the field bunching. DOUBLE FOR, F. J. .KELLEY. The F. J. Kelley silks made it a double for the afternoon, when his Pnstoureau got up in the last few strides to overhaul Bradleys choice in the mile and a quarter dash. Cheer Leader finished at the necks of the pair, the finish here dieting much interest. Bradleys Choice came out of the race limping. Jockey F. Smith was suspended for ten days by the stewards for rough riding in the fifth race. Pastoureau was claimed for ,500 by Mose Gold-blatt, represented in the sixth race by Docod. Several good horses are listed for sale at auction next Saturday, in the Latonia paddock, including Ginger, Herald, Harvest King, Ina Wood and Captain Burns. jlurry Morrissey, who succeeded James Milton as starter on the Canadian association tracks, was among the visitors en route to his Kempland Farm near Lexington. He was loud in his praises of Man o Wur and stated that the Riddle champion effectively disposed pf Sir Bartons pretentious in the first five-eighths when Kummer let Man o War go at his best pace. Morrissey will again do the starting at Tijuana nxt winter and he stated that there would be 120 or more days of racing there. Tuck Atkin, who is coming from California Monday, Will do some missionary work for the Mexican course. Frank J. Bruen, general manager of the Havana track, was among the visitors and began doing preliminary missionary work among the horsemen here. He will remain until Sunday, when lie goes to New York for a conference with owner Stone-ham and will later on go to Maryland and return here near the close of racing, with a view to assist in the shipment of horses from these parts. Manager R. S. Eddy of the Fair Grounds track. New Orleans, sent word iiere that he would arrive October 20 for an indefinite stay and advised owners desiring to race at the Fair Grounds to make thilr stall reservations now with Julius Reeder in the Latonia secretarys office. Trainer Tom Welsh, in charge of the J. E. Widener horses, accompanied by jockey Clarence Turner, arrived this morning from New York. The horses in the consignment included Fair Gain, intended to start in the Latonia Championship Stakes, Wernier, Pilgrim, Yung Ching, Neap-Tide and Castlereagh. Up to a late hour manager Winn lias been unable to get any reply with respect to the 0,000 offered for a race between Exterminator and Man o War at a mile and a half. Iu compliance witii instructions from the Internal reveuue department at Washington, the Latonia management lias been -compelled to collect a war tax from the lady patrons of Latonia at the same rate as that collected from the men, so that now the ladles are required to pay a 20-cent war tax on their admission.
