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DISTINCTION DISAPPOINTS Fast McDowell Filly Unexpectedly Beaten by Darjeeling Rockminister Wins Like a Star StarTwoYearOld TwoYearOld Big Crowd CrowdViews Views Latonia Racing1 LATQNIA Ky June 14 T C McDowells Dis ¬ tinction which has raced brilliantly on occasions this spring anil In some instances proved a disap ¬ pointment again offended this afternoon when she failed in the feature dash a threequarters allow ¬ ance race bringing to the post some good ones in ¬ cluding St Augustine also McDowellowned and making his first start in nearly two years The pair ruled overwhelming choices but the main dependence was placed on Distinction She did not show her customary dash in leaving the barrier and appeared to be off stride for the first half mile but she settled down somewhat In the stretch racing and was going well at the end but she missed the victory by a lensth Darjeeling turned up as the winner He raced in better style than he did in his previous race and began faster The early running found the speedy Clio Clio having things her own way and she maintained a stiff pace until well along in the last eighth before Dar ¬ jeeling succeeded in getting in front Distinction gave stern chase to the latter but found the task too much A AThe The Montfort Jonesx vned TZbckminlster again showed that he is a superior colt for he carried 120 pounds and won in game style from Lord Allen and ICekab with Topmast the only other starter far back The four met in the fourth race and fur ¬ nished an interesting contest with the victory In doubt until near the end when Rockminister com ¬ ing with a great rush overhauled Lord Allen Slie latter had gotten off tardily but at once raced by Rekab into a good lead and held on resolutely until Rockminister which had been ridden hard from the start came gamely and won by a scant neck neckAnother Another large crowd was on hand to view some excellent sport during the afternoon but there was a slight decrease in the total of speculation The frequent downfall of favorites is beginning to make an impression and resulting in a curtailing of betting operations Weather arid track condi ¬ tions were of the best bestSweet Sweet Liberty started the talent off in good style when she came home an easy victress in the opener It introduced A Wilson to racegoers lie had the mount on the filly and rode her well Mary Fonso grouped with others in the field landed second and Eyes of Youth an outsider brought up in third place placeBIRDIE BIRDIE G NO LONGER A M AIDEN AIDENBirdie Birdie G carrying the silks of 1 Greenberg and trained by J Kverman graduated from the maiden ranks in the second race There was con ¬ siderable surprise as to why she should have been so neglected in a speculative way in view of heir consistent performances in all her races Alverida landed in second place and The Colonels Lady just managed to outstay Forestall for third place placeRepeater Repeater which broke the Florisant Stable bad luck streak by winning on the opening day Here raced right back to the form that brought him success and won from an ordinary band that started in the third race British Liner an outsider ran a good race and finished second being well in ad ¬ vance of Nordeck Miss Patty in this ran a disappointing race raceJ J C Stone which has been an absentee from racing for some time won the sixth race from Kx horter and Mali with considerable ease easeJockey Jockey Burke offended in this race by his rough riding on the first turn He had the mount on Simpleton and bothered Mab and Exhorter Sim ¬ pleton broke down after lie had gone half a mile Burke was suspended for five days by the stewards stewardsDr Dr line won easily from an ordinary band in the last race Gourmand beating Cantilever for second place placeBefore Before departing for Windsor last night Bradley Wilson manager of the Devonshire track announced the following to serve as officials at his track during the two coming meetings there thereStewards Stewards Joseph A Murphy S C Nuckols and W R Hewitt Hewittriacing riacing judges Herman Conkling and W II Norvell NorvellStarter Starter A B Dade DadeClerk Clerk of the scales W R Norvell NorvellRacing Racing secretary Malcolm N Macfarlan MacfarlanT T J Peridergast whose British Liner and Lord Allen started during the afternoon was an arrival this morning from his home in Kansas City He will make an indefinite stay before going on to Atlantic City and Saratoga for the remainder of the summer summerThose Those who left Churchill Downs to engage in tlio racing at Omaha Neb returned this inortiinsr Tlioy stated that the meeting there was successful and that the mutual form of betting was well ta ceived by the patrons of the track
