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. ALL PURSE DAY AT LATONIA Pif Jr. Is Beaten at Odds-On Through a Stupid Ride. ; Luke Dillon Captures the Military Handicap Texans Uncover a Good Thing in Trust Official. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. LATONIA, Ky., October 21. While the Military Handicap, at one mile, was the outstanding race from a monetary view, the purse in "this being ,500, several of the other .dashes, notably the mile handicap, the closing race, overshadoWed it in so far as better class starters were concerned. John W. Schorrs Luke Dillon accounted for the 1 Military Handicap in somewhat easy fashion, with Grey Eagle following and Rapid Stride, the favorite, third. Luke Dillons vistory gives the government an option on him. and as he has passed the necessary inspection, it is more than probable that he Avill pass from racing. An outstanding upset came, with the running of the ralle and a sixteeuth purse, in which Pif Jr.-was a pronounced choice and failed, to earn a portion of -the purse, the winner here turning up In General Glenn, which managed to last just long enough to finish in the van of Legal, with Grand Slam a short distance away. Pif Jr.s failure was diredtly due to the incompetent ride he received from Willis. The latter, without any seeming ex- cuse, took him back sharply on the first turn and permitted "his -mount to wait, until on the lower turn," where herrucedi up.intorji good position., but. in the stretch, beyond striking him twice with his wliip, iie" wasted little energy in any effort to urge Jiis mount strongly. The combination of a slow rider and a loafing old horse proved disastrous, and General Glenn retained command, although his margin of victory was a narrow one, for Legal, coming with a rush after saying much ground on the last turn, almost got up in time. The stewards questioned Willis as to his instructions, being of the opinion that the boy used bad judgment as to pace. Trainer Baker told the stewards that while he thought Willis used bad judgment on the horse, he did not think that he did so purposely. Owner R. L. Baker was none too well pleased with Willis ride and announced that he would refrain from riding him on any more of his horses. The Texans uncovered a real good thing in the second race when Trust Official scampered home in advance of a good band of maiden two-year-olds. Trust Official is said to have beaten Mus-kallonge in private and he ran today as if he was capable of doing it, for he won like a good one after having led for the entire race. Clieer Leader, backed confidently, won the mile and a quarter dash, but had to be ridden hard near the end to outstay Kimpalong. Ernest B. in tills came out of the race In a bad way and will probably not start any more during this meeting. WOODTKAPS CONSISTENT RACE. Woodtrap again gave a consistent performance when he won from the good band starting in the final race. He had to be extended to his utmost to overhaul Claymore, but came away in. the last eighth. Iwin suffered from considerable interference in the race, but managed to overhaul Pastou-reau right at the end for third place. Social Star showed the way to the two-year-olds starting in the sixth race and won easily-from Artisan and Acclaim. Tim McGee furnished the upset in the fourtli race by winning easily I from Serbian and Larry B. The favored ones here were never serious factors. Jockey Jarrell was suspended for five days by the starter for disobedience at the post. Should the Remount Bureau exercise its option on Luke Dillon, it will cause John W. Schorrs retirement from the turf, as it leaves him without any horses,. Jake- Holtman having purchased from him on private terms this morning the horses Frank Moody and Joe Mancini. It is Mr. Schorrs Intention to retire from the turf for several years and give Ills attention to business Interests in Memphis, Tehn. Jockey CoUiletti, who came to ride Damask in the Latonia Champion Stakes, signalized his arrival -by landing Luke Dillion In .front In the Militay Handicap. Jockey Fairbrother, "who will have the mount on Cleopatra, arrived last night from New York. "If Cleopatra should win the Latonia Championship Stakes it will mark her final, appearance under colors," said trainer Will Knrrick. "At any rate this year will mark her final racing, for she is destined for the stud next year." Hal Price Headiey, president of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, will not be at the meeting of horsemen to be held tonight, as he is l present in New York, en route to Europe, where he is going on a business mission. George W. Loft and party will arrive tomorrow to be present to view the running of his representative. On Watch, in the Latonia Championship Stakes. A quartet of eastern eligibles for the rich Latonia I Championship Stakes, composed of John P. Grier, i Damask. Cleopatra and On Watch, were given long trials this morning in preparation for that race. , John P. Grier, with jockey Eddie Ambrose in the I saddle, worked one and one-half miles in 2:34; j Damask, with Frank Coltiletti up, ran the same l j distance in 2:35; Cleopatra, with C. Fairbrother up, indulged in a work-out of one and a quarter miles in 2:07, while On Watch, under the guidance of I jockey J. Pierce, was given a slow gallop of one " and one-half miles in 2:42. The easterners are - in the best condition possible, with the exception of Fair Gain, of the J. E. Widener stable. This ; colt has been ailing since his arrival and will, in I all probability, be among the missing In the big , race. . I The gold cup which will be presented the owner I of the winner of the Cunmpionship Stakes was ; received by the Kentucky Jockey Club today and was on exhibition throughout the afternoon in the stewards staud. The distribution oti Saturday will ; total 4,000 in added money, the greatest of any day of the fall meeting.
