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1 i ANOTHER FOR UNCLE SAM Latonias Military Handicap Gives Sand Bed to the Government. : Miss Muffins Wins in Her Style of Last Spring -High Cloud No Longer a Maiden. . . . BY J. L. DEMPSEY. . ; LATONIA, Ky.. October 29. The United States Remount Association this afternoon secured, .another suitable stallion for cavalry breeding through the-mediuin of the military handicaps instituted at track with a view of aiding the United States goy-ernment in its quest for thoroughbreds necessary to secure the proper type of army remounts. The winner on this occasion was Sand Bed, a three-year-old .chestnut fon of Ogden SandpQcket,, carrying the silks of Roscoe Goose. He proved liest of tlie six others starting and took the ,200 net that served as; the winners portion- tf the ,500: purse.. The. United States government also; pays Goose 50 whea-tlie horse is taken over. Sand Bed was a slight favorite over Grey Eagle and led the latter for the entire race to ultimately win by a length, Grey Eagle beating Rapid Stride a short distance for second place. For the first time this week bright sunshine prevailed for most of the afternoon, but the racing was over a slow track. However, it was steadily Improving. It was .particularly firm on the back-stretch, but the homestretch was. dull and, clbVe ftf: -the: "inner "rail; holding". Good tiroe,""niowefe,r, came witli the running of the opener- and the fifth, race, in which some horses of the . better grade started. - . - The attendance was surprisingly large, -with betting activities correspondingly lively.. Miss Muffins showed a return to her best form by the easy fashion in which she defeated , her speedy opponents in the fifth race, to win eased up. Her five and a half furlongs in the- good time " of 1:07 was in tlie main due to the sizzling pace that Guvuor set for the first quarter of a mile, but this effort left him exhausted and Miss Muffins raced by him In a flash and the stretch found her having matters her own way. Bruce Dudley ran a good race to, land in second place. HABVIN MAY A REPEATER. , Marvin May duplicated his previous good performance by winning the opening dash easily frohi Gipsy Queen and Sam Reh. Louis A. was the disappointment here". The highly rated High Cloud graduated from the maiden ranks in decisive fashion in the third race at a mile and a sixteenth to win as his rider elected. His showing this afternoon indicates that he can go a long distance as well as sprint. 4 . Spugrf had good racing luck to assist him to victory in the second race, with the awkward-going Slip-along in second, place. Acclaim took the. sixth race from Undine. The latter ran a capital race to land in second place after making a poor beginning. Col. Whitehead of the United Remount Association, bought the. veteran Gordon Russell, from IL W. Plant and the horse will be sent to one of " the governments breeding depots. "The New Orleans situation is steadily clarifying and the give and take spirit manifested by the horsemen and the Fair Grounds "management Is certain to result in an amicable understanding at the next assembly of the members of. the. Thoroughbred Horse Association, scheduled for Louisville. Frank H. Bruen, general manager of the Havana track, will arrive tomorrow to assist in details of the shipment of tlie many horses from- here to- tire Cuban track. He will also meet with the. committee appointed by the Thoroughbred Horse Association, which will function this winter at .the. Cuban course. ? - . Sam C. Hildreth confirmed today Ids intention of sending Grey Lag to Louisville, to start in- -the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, wortli approximately 3,000 net to the winner. ... Jockey Wilson was badly shaken up and bruised as a result of colliding with an automobile while riding a motor cycle. At first it was thought his leg was broken, but examination at tlie hospital, where he is now confined, sliowpd no bones broken, He will ride again during the Louisville meeting. "" According to advices received at Latouin day. Grey Lag will be shipped to Louisville, in start in the rich two-year-olds stakes -to be run there.
