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LATONIAS ROUTINE RACING No Outstanding Feature but a Large Crowd Attends Marjorie Hynes Surprises in De ¬ feating Wyoming John Finn Wins Like a Good Colt LATONIA Ky Juno 0 The mile dash with its purse of 1800 served as tho feature of todays curd and in it came the downfall of Wyoming a heavily supported favorite which succumbed to Marjorie Hynes The latter had dominated the running from the start witli Inquiry and Wyoming her closest attendants Just before reaching the stretch Inquiry was done and Wyoming moved up with every appearance of being able to pass the leaders but his many backers experienced chagrin when Marjorie Hynes stuck to her task in game fashion and in the last seventy yards again drew away decisively from Wyoming Mint Cat coming fast in the stretch was well in the van of Lord Wrack for third place placeThe The Florisant Stable backers had confidently ex ¬ pected to break its long losing streak with a vic ¬ tory by Wyoming and were somewhat surprised when its representative Repeater broke the ice and won the first purse for the stable of the Ken ¬ tucky campaign Repeaters success was only achieved by a matter of inches and another stride over the finish found Corson heading him It was an ordinary field that the pair headed at the end wltU Mercliant an outstanding choice He had to be ridden to his utmost to land in third place placeIn In addition to saddling Repeater Ed Trotter also superintended the equipping of his own representa ¬ tive A N Akin winner of the opening race It marked the first start for A N Akin this year in Kentucky and he raced in his oldtime good form formFavorites Favorites were again elusive the majority going down to defeat and in some instances their failure entailed considerable loss to the army of big back ¬ ers The defeats of Wyoming and Merchant were particularly costly to followers of form formJOHN JOHN FINNS IMPRESSIVE KACE KACEJohn John Finn which scored impressively in his initial start at Churchill Downs again raced as if he might be the best colt in these parts for he went nlxiut his task in businesslike style and won with great ease after it appeared as if he might have his troubles in succeeding on account of being forced back to last place immediately after the start He was lucky to find room enough to slip throuch next to the inner rail and through the stretch he drew away with apparent ease to win easing up The battle between Quince Garden and Prince Welles throughout was spirited with Quince Garden just managing to land second place by a nose Lord Allen came in for a good deal of consideration but he got caught in a jam soon after the start and could never fully recover recoverThe The recent eastern arrival Starella had the call In the second race with Atta Gal next fancied but both were downed readily the winner turning up in Little Polly with Bright Leaf and Birdie G following followingMorris Morris Waldens Fallacy engaged most at ¬ tention in the fourth race in which threeyearold fillies exclusively took part but she was beaten by Miss Muffins The latter captured her first jiurso in many months Her victory at that was a lucky one for had not Aphie Dear got away from the post stumbling she would have taken tho purse purseTodays Todays attendance was surprisingly large and the condition of the track was conducive to fast raring raringThe The stewards imposed a nominal fine on W Walker trainer of Jane Pennybnker in the open ¬ ing rare for his failure to have the filly in the paddock on time timeJockey Jockey J Roberts rough riding in the last race when lie came across with Korbly in the first earned him a five days suspension from the stewards stewardsJockey Jockey E Pool was suspended for three days by the starter for disobedience at the post postJockey Jockey Lunsford carried off the riding honors with a double on A N Akin and Repeater Jockey Barrett resumed riding this afternoon and piloted Miss Muffins to victory victoryWickford Wickford was claimed by Baxter and Veicht from the last race at a cost of 1800 1800NEW NEW DIRECTORS AHE ELECTED ELECTEDThe The board of directors of the Kentucky Jockey Club met Saturday morning and elected Col Marion E Taylor and Samuel A Culbertson both of Louis ¬ ville to positions on the board to succeed Alvin T Hert and Judge R W Bingham who resigned some weeks ago agoThe The fractious acting Flags furnished excitement Saturday for the spectators on his return to the Judges stand when he began scattering horses grooms and jockeys He was much subdued after a 150Hund groom mounted him and sent him around the course at top speed and was willing enough to return to his stable witli docile style styleA A party consisting of Capt F M Deeds Mr and Mrs Collis S Ormsby Guy and Samuel Shields came from Louisville Saturday in a hydroplane piloted by Bob Cast The trip from the Falls City to the suspension bridge spanning the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Covington was made in one hour nnd forty minutes After witnessing the racing they returned to Louisville in the hydroplane hydroplaneOne One of the interested spectators of Saturdays afternoon and intends visiting the farm recently secured by John A Payne and Robert West to look Into needed improvements at the place and advise with regard to their incorporation incorporationOne One of the interested spectators of the day Sat racing was Judge W Perkins who controlled the Latonia course more than a score of years ago Judge Perkins is now living in Washington D C CW W O Parmer who came here to attend the open ¬ ing departed this morning for his home near Nash ¬ ville Twin He stated that the Windsor Jockey Club of which lie is secretary is making exten ¬ sive improvements at its course and that lie ex ¬ pects the racing there to be on a par with that of last year
