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i r o n A h a as tl V s " b 1 J h 1 B e r j " j j j j j j s j f j ; j . , CAPITAL LATONIA RAGING Six in the First Dash Finish Noses and Heads Apart. Pastoureau Wins a Fast Mile Race After Seeming Badly Beaten Muskallonge First. -i BY .7. L. DEMPSEY. LATONIA, Ky., October 19. Mose Goldblatts recently acquired Pastoureau scored for his new owner at the first asking when he easily won the mile purse from By Golly and Harry B., with Viva America and Tippo Sahib the other starters following. The winners was seemingly out of any chance, a result of Buels action in taking him back on the first turn, which caused him to follow distantly, while By Golly with a good lead was setting a stiff pace. At the stretch turn By Golly seemed assured of the purse, for Viva America had fallen back thoroughly beaten, but at this stage Pastoureau roused up and coming around the others rushed by the leader in a flash and the finish found him four lengths in front. Near the end By Golly had to be ridden hard to outstay the fast coming Harry B. The 1:33 that the mile was covered in marked a fine time performance. One of the most pronounced failures of the present meeting proved to be Sun God, in the third, race, a mile and a quarter dash, in which he was considered as next to a certainty, but the finish found him in back of the trio dividing the purse, Buckboard, one of the outsiders, winning, with Warlike and Siinpne. fighting it out ior .RfCond " place". . . 7.". - . - Williams Bros, also furnished the beaten favorite in the fourth race In Marjorie Hynes, but unlike Sun God this filly fought it out stubbornly and at the end was only beaten a neck by Jorice. which, running- to her best form, led for the entire race. Cliiitonville, which was held an extreme outsider, landed in third place. Miss Jemima here showed she was far from her best form. The opening race, in which some high-class platers took part, furnished a sensational finish, with the entire six starters only noses and beads apart.. Claude Brown, the least considered, won from Lady Luxury, with Troilus in third place. In a preceding start Claude Brown was ridden by an inexperienced rider who fell off him. He showed vastly ini-, proved form under Pools energetic riding today. Au ordinary band of maidens started In the. second race, witli the winner turning up In Oralcggo, grouped with others in the field, from Ras and Biff Son, another field entry. The Texas crack Muskallonge took into camp a good baud of two-year-olds in the sixth race, but his victory inight have been doubtful hail Coyne not been interfered with when Rising Rock swerved and impeded him on the last seventy yards. Rising Rock showed fine speed, but he began tiring near the end. Trainer W. II. Karrick sent word today that W. R. Coes Cleopatra had been shipped from New York yesterday and should reach here tomorro morning. She will be a starter in the Latcnia Championship Stakes. J. T. Looney has secured a half interest . in Ginger, Wadsworths Last, Sands of Pleasure and Harold and the horses hereafter will be raced in the name of J. M. Goode and Co. Edward JV-. Sims was among the visitors this afternoon. He is on his way to his home, the Xalapa Farm near Paris, Ky. He stated that Prince Palatine and Negofol, now at Belmont Park, made the ocean voyage from England in good condition and that they would bo transferred next Saturday to Kentucky and would reach Xalapa Farm next Monday. J. E. Wideners Fair Gain has been.jilling since his arrival here and his starting In the Latonia Championship Stakes is doubtful. John P. Grier and Damask were exercised for a mile and a half this morning as a preliminary . to their start in the Latonia Championship Stakes. The formercovered the distance in 2:3G, and Da.-mask was allowed to go the route in 2:41. Jockey N. Barrett has severed his connection with the F. J. Kelley stable. Duke of Devonshire had to be destroyed when he broke his leg yesterday while at exercise. Pop Eyes died as a result of a hemorrhage after her last start. R. S. Eddy, general manager of the Fair Grounds, New Orleans, and B. C. McClelland, president of the Business Mens Racing Association, are expected here tomorrow to do some missionary work in behalf of the coming winter meeting at the Fair Grounds. They will also announce full plans for their meeting.
