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BEST PAL IS VICTORIOUS Wins a Capital Race with Fleet Marjorie Hynes Second Bill and Coo Also Takes a Race Racefor for Owner Bradley Virgo VirgoFirst First but Disqualified LATONIA Ky June 28 Todays 2000 mile and a sixteenth handicap attracted a field that was equal to any that has competed in rich stakes at this meeting and it was productive of as keen in trest Best Pal was victor but he had to do his t est to outstay the vastly improved and consistent Marjorie Hynes with another sturdy one Jouett just getting up for third place placeUnlike Unlike in his last previous race Lyke kept Best Pal restrained until he was fully settled for the stretch racing where he called on him an the Bradley representative parted company with the others and won comfortably although before reach ¬ ing the finish Lyke found it necessary to apply his whip sharply several times to make the colt keep on at his best pace Marjorie Hynes had also been saved in the early running and found it dif ¬ ficult for a brief period to weave her way through but she found an opening in the last eighth and set in swift pursuit of the winner The entire field with the exception of Sands of Pleasure was closely grouped until in the last eighth where there was a general dropping back particularly by the early pacemakers In preparation for his race next Mon ¬ day in the Independence Handicap Sands of Pleasure was worked out the additional distance to a mile and a half If he runs then like he didpday ho mtehtraK well be kept in hiastrible The fourth race brought about the first dis ¬ qualification of the meeting when Virgo was set back for Pools action in striking British Liner a strong contender at the time across the head causing him to lose ground The incident came in the last seventy yards of the race in plain view of the spectators Virgo had been the leader from the start with British Liner attending Him closely The pair joined by Pit near the end were fighting it out closely when Pool resorted to his whip and landed it across British Liners head The Pendergast representative with the feel of the lash threw his head up and dropped back almost losing second place Virgo in the meantime kept on and being of the belief that British Liner would have won but for Pools action the stewards disqualified Virgo gave the purse to British Liner and Pit second place Miss Nell which had landed fourth was moved into third place Pool was suspended for ten days This precludes his riding here for the remainder of the meeting meetingThe The E R Bradley stable made it n double for the afternoon with the victory of Kill and Coo in the second race a fiveeighths sprint for maiden twoyearold fillies She was much the best and overcame interference Bill and Coo is a sister of Best Pal both being by Helmet Vadula She raced promisingly and drew away with ease in the stretch to win from Marimba and Scandal ScandalRAIN RAIN FALLS DURING LAST RACE RACEA A brisk shower before race time tempered the atmosphere here noticeably but in no wise affected the track for good time was the rule in almost all of the races In the sixth race came another down ¬ pour which sent the big crowd scurrying for cover and the rain continued during the running of most of the last race raceThe The opener brought an upset in the victory of Surmount and incidentally it registered the first success for former jockey Roscoe E Troxlers silks silksBy By Golly had no difficulty winning in the third race with A N Akin close in pursuit of him himBright Bright Trash was another unexpected winner His victory came in the sixtli race for which Tula lip and Alverida both finishing unplaced were favorites The final race run in a heavy down ¬ pour fell to High Gear with the suddenly im ¬ proved Harvest King in second place placeStorm Storm Bay came back after the second race badly bowed bowedThe The program book embracing the period of July 1 to morningJohn July 9 was distributed to owners this morning John F Russell will not be allowed to start here in future the entry clerk being told by the stew ¬ ards to reject his entry in the future The specific cause for his debarment is his apparent unfit con ¬ dition having been beaten approximately 110 lengths in his race yesterday He had made three starts here this spring and on each occasion was beaten off In his last two starts he has served as the medium by which a claim for another starter was made The two horses claimed were Apli and Wlckford WlckfordAfter After her working trial of a mile and a quarter this morning Bit o White showed pronounced symptoms of lameness The extent of her ailment is unknown at present and owner Bradley lias sent to Harrison Ohio for a noted veterinarian to ex ¬ amine her It was the intention to start the filly in the Latonia Oaks next Saturday over any kind of track and unless the veterinarian advises against her going to the post she will be started startedA A sensational fiveeighths trial by Miss Joy and Fair Phantom in r S this morning makes it rea ¬ sonably safe to infer that the Cincinnati Trophy will be carried off by the Montfort Jones Stable StableJ J IS Respress will ship his horses to Windsor next Saturday and campaign them at the three tracks there until next fall when he returns for the Kentucky racing
