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LATONIA RACING SPOILED Heavy Rain and Resultant Mud Changes a Pleasing Prospect. Firebrand Helped by the New Conditions Wins the Latonia Handicap From Kinburn. LATONIA. K.v.. September 3. Kentuckys autumn racing wis ushered in this afternoon at Latonia ivitii a good attendance on hand to welcome the return of the thooroughbred to these parts. This, too. in spite of the threatening weather and a certainty that there would be an absence of most of tin; horses named overnight to start in the different dashes, due to a heavy storm of last night. The deluge centered around the Latonia plant and converted the course into a lane of mud. The difficult nine was responsible for numerous withdrawals and. in tiie ease of the fourth race, riddled it so badly that it was necessary to declare it off and substitute another dash to complete the seven race offerings. Present in the throng were the usual representative persons and the club house and reserved section were comfortably tilled. Had better weather conditions prevailed earlier in the day the opening attendance would have been considerably augmented. Betting activity was as heavy as was expected, no money stringency being apparent. .7. S. Hawkins Firebrand, which during the spring meeting furnished several surprises by beating stars in stake Rices, came right back after his summers absence from racing and accounted for the Latonia Handicap, featuring the opening days card and giving ,420 net to the winner. Kinburn finished iiipeond iliieeinHl United Verde was third. The. track was exactly Miltabjl,ftir Firebrands way of going, the same that prevailed when he won two successive races in the spring, and Kennedy, who made his reappearance in these parts for the first time since last fall, rede him in faultless style. His margin of victory was only a scant half length, Kinburn pressing him closely at the finish, though having apparently given up the struggle when about midway of the stretch. The Gallaher representative had shown the most speed in the earlier running, hut Firebrand was constantly at his heels and when reaching the stretch took command to never relinquish it. United Verdes showing -was a good one and lie held on grimly in third place during the entire race. BEHAVE YOURSELF A DISAPPOINTMENT. The Kentucky Derby winner, ltehave Yourself, was again a disappointment and ran poorly in the stiff going. Sands cf Pleasures showing was far off from his best form, and lie has seemingly entered the ranks of unreliables. The openingxlnsh found betting wisdom all astray, general opinion favoring Herald, but he cut a sorry figure, both in the running and in the result, the lightly regarded Wild Flower triumphing in a spectacular finish over another outsider, Easteside, with White Star just outstaying the others. Cinderella, making her first start in some time, showed a good flight of speed and. but for an eighth of a mile gallop at top speed while going to the post, might have succeeded in landing the purse. C. W. Clarks Tom Hare Jr., brother to Jack Hare Jr., which has been rated by his connections a one of the seasons best, but which lias been forced to bo absent from racing on account of an ailment contracted at New Orleans, made the ecoml start of his career this afternoon in the second race, showed real form and a facility for running well in muddy going. He showed fine speed frcm the start and won with consummate case. Washington was the favorite, but he slipped and almost fell in the first eighth and lost hh rider as a result of his saddle slipping. Smiling Lad took second place and Tulane brought up in third place. Cheer Leader, whose victories have been few in past years, showed seme old-time form in tin; third race, at a mile .and a sixteenth, in which he was slightly favored and von easily from Grace. The pair dominated the running for the entire race, Radio and Whirling Dun never figuring and at I hi; windup being far back of the leading pair. Whirling Duns showing was particularly dull and was beaten off in the stretch. RACES TO HER SARATOGA FORM. Jeanne Bowdre was the first of the recent Saratoga campaigned ones to land a purse and her victory was in line witli her showing in the Spinaway .SI ukes. Her triumph came in the sixth race, in which some speedy youngsters were engaged. She whs ridden by Barrett, who scored his first success in a long time. Former senator J. W. Baileys hina Clark Was the runner-up after having followed the winner closely throughout. Montfort Jones Rockminister finished in third place. He seemingly was at a loss in the going, for he sprawled and slipped continuously. The start in the race was perfect, with .ill the horses running on even terms for nearly seventy yards before there was an advantage on the part of any of them. The closing race witnessed the downfall of an outstanding favorite in Harvest King, which was beaten in a canter by Cantilever. The latter showed high speed in the going, enabling him to win in runaway style. Jockey Lyke, rider of Harvest King, came to grief ir. the race and was suspended for five days by the stewards for rough riding, lie bothered Melvin considerably, which finished third, also Kallipolis. The latter was not persevered with after the interference, Murray taking her completely out of contention. Jockey K. Barnes lias signed to ride for the stable of Hal Price Headley. This will be his firt appearance in the saddle in Kentucky. His home is in Peoria, III., and he rode with success at Havana last winter and on the Canadian tracks during the summer. Jack Flanagan, well-known Kentucky trainer, arrived today from the East and will remain for the entire meeting. Swift Grass, the only thoroughbred he owns at present, was left in Sew York. Pat Knebelkamp will make the engagements for both jockeys Hejuisch and A. Wilson, under cu- tract to him. Wilson is still in the apprentice class and can make ninety-six pounds. The horses that J. O. Ferriss campaigned in Canada this summer for G. R. Diggs and Geo. J. Ixjug ai rived from Windsor today, in charge of Geo. Molesworth. TJiey include Orlova, Sam Reh, Frank F., Magikon, Nordeck and Quito. Hal Price Headley has only seven horses in training here, tltese being Romance, Dad, Rright Leaf. Florida Rlossom. Rright Trash, Lugs and Shakealay. Among todays arrivals from Lexington was Geo. Watts, who unloaded Royal Diek. Lady Morrow. Isola, Gold Hank and Daniel Roone. Rrownie McDawell, Rritish Liner, Lord Allen and others in the T. J. Pendergast string, which have been resting here this summer, are going along in fine style. Parader, which was bought from the late S. A. Clopton, is also showing good form and should be a winner here before long. The racing stable of Rome Respess reached here today from Windsor, after au unsuccessful invasion of the Canadian tracks, due mainly to the fact that a majority of the horses were incapacitated from racing, on account of illness. The arrivals include Make lp. Iiord Wrack, Miss Petite, Dimples, Suave Prince, Shipmate, Ronnie. Crest, Mocking Rird, Tidy, China Doll and McGoodwin. Morriss-y, the stable rider arrived witli the horses. J. O. Whitlow has again acquired possession of his former good horse Westy Hogan and brought him here with the remainder of his string, which consists of Clio Clio, Mabel G., Ruggles, Settle, Damar and Finder Peal,
