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MUDDY TRACK AT LATONIA Downpour of Rain Brings Changed Conditions and Betting Woe Dancing Spray Wins Feature Race Racein in Easy Fashion Favorites FavoritesProve Prove to Be Badly Selected LATONIA Ky June 8 Mudlarks wore given full opportunity this aflernoon as a result of the tracks conversion by steady rains during the night unil early morning hours The downfall again came before race time and most of the afternoon found intermit tent showers sending the exceptionally large crowd considering the adverse weather scurrying for cover Small fields were the order due to numerous withdrawals but the racing did not suf ¬ fer and several close finishes enthused the visitors visitorsIn In lieu of something better the claiming handi ¬ cap at a mile and a quarter served as the feature and Dancing Spray won with the utmost ease She took kindly to the going showed the most speed from the start and always held Willow Tree her earliest and most stubborn follower SJife wli n it came to the deciding battle for the purse Of the two others in the race P G King proved best us Matinee Idol ran a bad race in tit ir r rBackers Backers were far astray in their calculations in eome of the races and they experienced lar r i tlo field day of yesterday Their inauspicious beginning came at the outset when they centered on Sea Court and British Maid as the ones most apt to laiuUtlit nursfl JCeitlier cncceedcd in being placed Napoo winning by a comfortable margin from the outsider Guvnor with General Agramonte in third place placeFrank Frank J Kellys Atta Gal had preference again in the second raco but she ceased to figure seri ¬ ously after going the first eighth The Avinner in this turned up in the firsttime starter Helen Rog ¬ ers a daughter of Delhi The Spirit running in the silks of N Macfarlaue MacfarlaueAnother Another youngster that was successful m the course of the afternoon and sired by Delhi was J S Wards Colossus which took Win Oldt the pronounced favorite into camp Colossus showed the most speed from the start and in the sipinted drive that came in the stretch held the favorite safe to win by a half length lengthAlex Alex Jr in the third race appealed strongly to the backers as a judicious investment but again their judgment was faulty for Harlock showed him the way home after having led all the way waySergeant Sergeant York figured extensively in the bet ¬ ting calculations of the fifth race but Advocate never loft the result in doubt Lillcy who had previously ridden Helen Rogers took the Hewitt representative into a good lead at once and won nil the way Dona Loriotte taking second place by virtue of Barretts superiority as a rider over Allen on Sergeant York YorkGRACE GRACE DATJGHERTYS CLOSE VICTORY VICTORYThe The closing dash developed the chief incident of the afternoon in the victory of Grace Dangherty by a full neck over Trooper A number of mis ¬ guided ones began voicing their dissent about the award There was no question as to the correct ¬ ness of the decision for Grace Dangherty wore Trooper down and headed him in the last seventy yards Had Trooper kept a straight course he would have won easily The showing of Hurwst King in this race was decidedly off color in viev of his winning performance in his previous race in the mud It marked Porrettos first victory in Kentucky he having the mount on Grace Daugh Daughjockey jockey II King was suspended for five days by the starter for disobedience at the post in the Hixtli race and jockey Lilley was suspended for three days for a similar offense in the fifth race raceKny Kny Spence is arranging to send his horses to Windsor at the close of racing here and campaign them during the summer on the Canadian tracks tracksInterest Interest in the running of the litonia Derby which will have its decision next Saturday con ¬ tinues unabated but there is some misgiving that the field which will line up to the barrier will be Finall Present indications are that the E It Bnidley pair Behave Yourself and Black Servant will be big favorites Botli colts were given a mile and threeeighths trial this morning Behave Yourself finishing far in advance of Black Servant and it caused B R Bradley to remark I have always been of the opinion that Black Servant dis ¬ liked the mud and now I am convinced of it His good performances at Lexington in the mud was due to the firm bottom that the track had hadNews News of the sudden death of Alvin T Hert was a great shock to the horsemen here who looked upon him as a stanch friend to racing and many knew him personally personallyJockey Jockey S McGraw while galloping Simonite this morning crashed through the fence when the colt IICCMIIIC fractious and sustained a fractured arm nnd also had several ribs broken brokenlockev lockev D Connelly who sustained a bad injury by a fall on Nominee at Churchill Downs is about again and if lie continues to improve as steadily as he has in the past week will resume riding Sut unlay A unlayA telegram from Algernon Daingerfield of the New York Jockey Club was posted in the secre ¬ tarys office this morning warning owners and trainers not to harbor jockey T Jnrvis who has left the employ of J W McClelland without a discharge dischargeThe The second of the series of military races of the reason will be run here next week the winner of which will be subject to purchase for 1500 by the United States Army Remount Service The purse will be 2000 2000Bud Bud Fisher is negotiating for the purchase of Knngoon from J N Camden It is understood that 25000 is the price asked for the colt coltTom Tom Welch trainer for Thomas Monahan stopped off this afternoon on his way to Lexington where he goes to inspect some of the yearlings owned by Mr Monahan MonahanMost Most of the members of the New York Giants in ¬ cluding manager John McGraw were visitors at the track thin afternoon the wet weather resulting in no ball game iu Cincinnati
