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MINIO II TAKES HIS RACE Outfinishes Dr Ciark in a Fast Run Mile Contest Suave Prince Wins Another Eace Eacefor for Borne Respess Light LightRose Rose a Victress BY J L DEMPSEY LATONIA Ky June 9 The veteran Mlnto II whoso return to racing came this spring after a long retirement earned hla first purse of the meeting when ho ac ¬ counted for the mile handicap having a value of 2200 and featuring an interesting card Following him closely and extended to the limit under terrific persuasion came Dr Clark and Parader noses separating the pair at the finish The time of the race pair at the finish The time of the race 1 37 marked the fastest mile so far at this meeting meetingDr Dr Clark under an energetic ride by Con ¬ nelly caused the Goldblatt representative to set a great pace in the early running but ho was pressed closely by Parader with Minto II close to the pair under restraint Dr Clark and Parader continued striving to shake each other oft when reaching the stretch turn but here Mlnto II made his challenge and found no great difficulty in heading the leaders and once in command ho held sway for the rest of the race In the final drive Dr Clark proved the gamer and beat Parader for second place The disappointment in the race was Bit of White This good daughter of Sunstar Dreamy II was held in high regard by her owner E R Bradley and his large following but she raced in ordinary fashion throughout Barrett her rider eased her up when going to the first turn and she never figured prominently afterward afterwardSURPRISINGLY SURPRISINGLY LAKGE CROWD CROWDTodays Todays weather was of the delightful variety and the improvement in the racing offered was a contributing factor in bring nig out a surprisingly large attendance The racing also showed betterment there being more snap to the different daslies Finishes were close and hard fought Speculation con ¬ tinued heavy and as favorites and second choices were outstanding contenders in nearly all the races the public fared well wellThe The first disqualification of the present meeting came in the fourth race a mile and sixteenth dash when Tomahoi was displaced out of second place after having furnished a spectacular duel to nose Red VVingfield out of that position The sufferer by Toma hois fouling was Chacolet the early leader Tomahoi was under a hard drive when ho ranged alongside of Chacolet and interfered with her Red Wingfield was also a sufferer to some extent by crowding in the stretch and it probably was responsible for his failure to outstay Tomahoi Chacolet land ¬ ing fourth enabled her to benefit by third money The race was won by Light Rose In E F Simms colors It was the first start of a representative from that stable here at this meeting and the victory was a popular one oneThe The opener brought to the post the limit number of starters a band of maiden three yearolds and over It resulted in a vic ¬ tory for Spats grouped with others in the field Cautious finishing second and Glen ¬ garry third Cautious had shown the most early speed and seemed in a fair way to earn the purse until she began swerving out and it enabled Spats to wear her down in the last seventy yards yardsHOPELESS HOPELESS EASY VICTOBY VICTOBYHopeless Hopeless carried Hal Price Headleys colors to an easy victory in the second race In which some speedy youngsters started Hope ¬ less displayed a fine burst of speed and rac ¬ ing into a long lead at the outset increased his advantage with every stride Hughes Graham under hard riding outstayed Skee zix for second place The latter began slow ¬ ly but showed a fine exhibition in closing an immense gap and landing third thirdJ J B Respess added another purse to his credit this time with his Suave Prince which won the third race with Inquisition in sec ¬ ond place and Dolores third The winner was well up from the start and raced into the lead when called on onThe The closest finish of the afternoon came In the sixth race when Kent L under a vigor ¬ ous ride by Connelly got up in the last stride to overhaul Leslie The latter ap ¬ peared a certain winner after he had headed Continued on twelfth page MINTO IL TAKES HIS EACE Continued from first page Ten Sixty but Kent L camo with a sen ¬ sational rush in the last sixteenth There vras some crowding on the first turn in Which Dearie and Antonia were the suffer ¬ ers Kent L was the longestpriced winner of tho afternoon afternoonThe The concluding race found most of the starters in a huddled group at the finish with Jlillersburg under Garners good guid ¬ ance leading Arravan at the finish with Ollio Wood in third place placeJockey Jockey J Owens who had tho mount on Tomahoi was suspended for five days by the stewards for rough riding ridingModo Modo is the latest to be entered in tho 50000 Kentucky Special which is to have its running June 24 24S S C Nuckols had to be an absentee from the stewards stand during the afternoon on account of the death of his brother brotherNews News that the ways and means committee of the Louisiana house having before it the Butler bill had reported it unfavorably was gratifying news to horsemen here They find In this a hope that the measure will fail when it comes up for a final vote in the house next Monday
