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SPIRITED LATONIA RAGING L- I Fast Track and Pleasant Weather Have Their Due Effect. Abadane Again in Front American Ace Wins in Fast Time Todays Big Contest. LATONIA, Ky., September 23. Todays pro-Emm was one of the best weekday offerings of the present racing term and resulted in spirited finishes following earlier elose contention. A better grade of starters as a whole furnished the contests and the medium-sized fields contributed extensively to make the racing interesting. Weather and track conditions were of a superior sort, fast time being recorded in all the dashes where the better racers met. Disappointment wns in store for a large part of the visitors in many of the dashes. Their wisdom with respect to winners was all awry and frequently miscalculations spelled a considerable loss to them. They began auspiciously enough when Abadane won the initial race in the hollowest fashion. The three-quarters sprint, in which some good short-distance performers met, found American Ace showing a return to his best form and decided improvement over his three preceding races here, although two of them were on a muddy track, considered to be against him. His victory was never seriously in doubt this afternoon after traversing the first quarter, where he parted from the others to win with all ease. Centimeter, racing prominently from the start, but cut off just before reaching the stretch, finished, a fast going second. The surprise of the race was the good performance of Peace Pcnhont, which got up in the last stride for third place, but he was aided to this portion of the purse by Aec nigh uwcrving out badly in the last eighth. The mile and n, sixteenth claiming race furnished an exciting finish of three, with Blanche Mnc the wlntier from the suddenly improved Brotherly Love, with the poorly ridden Kewpie ONeil following. Blanche Mac had been tested a bit high in her former races at this meeting and met today opposition more in line with her own class. At that had Scobie not ridden Kewpie ONeil so wide for the entire distance lie might have won. Lady Mother, carrying F. J. Kelleys colors, again ran a consistent race and won from the heavily backed Martha. Fallon after a strenuous stretch drive. The pair met in the ,600 five and a half furlongs purse and they had the race between them after Birdie G. dropped out of contention. RADIOS IMPROVED RACE. Radio, a disappointment in a preceding race, when ridden by Lunsford, ran in much improved form under Pools guidance this afternoon and just beat Ace home. The latter was unlucky to lose and his failure was due to Garners action in taking him wide and forcing Omer K. out. Had Garner gone about his own affairs he would have won. The E. R. Bradley jinx still persists and Black Betty, substantially supported, was beaten decisively in the second race. Margaret Winsor was the victress here over Georgette, Black Betty taking third place. The concluding race also found betting wisdom far astray and the running of this mile dash was attended by quick improvement on the part of Bunga Buck, which won from Easteside and Wick-ford. United Verde and Legal, two that were ex-pctetl to figure prominently in the race, were in the rear brigade at all times, the latters showing being much out of line. High interest is taken in the outcome of tomorrows big, race. H. E. Coleman has drawn place one at the post; Black Servant two; Jouette three; Behave Yourself four; Firebrand five; Advocate six; Woodtrap seven; Midway eight; Sands of Pleasure nine, and Rouleau ten. oN jockeys have been named for H. E. Coleman, Firebrand. Woodtrap or Midway, but L. Lyke will be on Black Sen-ant, A. Collins on Behave Yourself, E. Pool on Jouett. G. Fields on Advocate, E. Barnes on Sands of Pleasure and M. Garner on Rouleau. Jockey Lunsford was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the stewards for appearing at the scales in an unfit condition to ride. W. A. Dahlgren, auditor at the Jefferson Park truck, was an arrival this afternoon for an indefinite stay. With the expiration of daylight saving time next Sunday post time for the opening race, beginning Monday, will be 1:45 p. m. 6. A. COCHRAN HORSES ARRIVE. Trainer John Evans arrived this morning with five horses belonging to Gifford A. Cochran. The consignment included Bersagliere, a four-year-old; Smoke Screen, Cimarron and St. Michael, all three-year-olds, and the 0,000 two-year-old June Grass, which the stable recently acquired from Emil Herz and which is eligible to the Queen City Har.dicap. All of the horses arrived in good condition. Smoke Screen, rated as a topuotcher among the three-year-olds, has no stake engagements in Kentucky, but he will be seen frequently in action in overnight races. He will be a valuable addition to the handicap division. It is the intention of owner Cochran to race his horses in Kentucky for the remainder of the fall season. According to trainer Evans, Mr. Cochran will not come to Kentucky until the Churchill Downs meeting. At present be is enjoying a cruise in his . private yacht. G. W. Carroll, the stables rider, accompanied the horses here. T. J. Murphy, well known Kentucky breeder, whose farm is located near Louisville, was a visitor this afternoon. He stated that he has disposed of all of his Golden Maxim yearlings except six. If these are not sold shortly he will turn them over to Joe Umensetter to be broken and trained. Jockey H. Burke has been forced to abandon the saddle temporarily, owing to an illness lie contracted while riding in Canada. He expects to be able to resume riding in about a week. Jouett, a carded starter in the Twin City Handicap Saturday, was worked a mile and a quarter, after the races Thursday. He covered the distance in 2:08. Advocate, another probable starter In tbis race was seat a fast mile tw morning.
