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r ;•■.■•- •■-*■: ••;:::; •?:■:• .■• ■ "• -. _■ :# I ■ | I //. P. Whitneys Great Colt Meets and Defeats Best of His Age in 0,000 Kentucky Special Before Crowd of 50,000 Spectators WHISKAWAY LATONIA, Ky., June !♦.- Whiskaway is King. His diadem was attained today over the Latonla track in kingly style, before a multitr.de of over 6MM that viewed the running of the mile and a quarter Kentucky Special, which brought to the post a quintet of racing stars— the cream of the three-year-old division, including the heretofore charm. ion. Morvieh. ! The hitters dethronement was complete and was foreshadowed before the horses hud traversed one mile of the trip. The finish found him failing and having raced In disappointing fashion, although at the outset he nattered the hopes of the thousands who had placed faith in him. Unlike V.hhl-avavs former triumph over Morvieh. there will be no excuses to dim Die luster of his .successful feat this afternoon. lie carried equal weights with Morvieh, raced closely in hie rear during the lirst three-quarters, responded gamely to Penman s call to displace the Block champion from the lead and. later, fought out the finish stubbornly with the menacing Thibodaux. The latter, neglected in a belting way. furnished the oostanding surprise of the race. This slightly-regarded one raced like a crack of the first magnitude, lie never allowed Morvieh and Whiskaway to get far away and moved up with a challenge in the stretch which for a while threatened to be successful. Whisk a way. however, in the last sixteenth roused up mightily to his task and withstood Thibodaux to ultimately cross the finish nearly a length in front. Morvieh was eight or ten lengths off and three lengths before Pillory, which was a dozen lengths in advance of Deadlock. There was no time wasted at the post. Whiskaway, from an inner position, began in advance, closely attended by Morvieh and Thibodaux. Deadlock followed and Pillory got away tardily and was a bad last. There was some bumping. Morvieh was caught in a vise, but he bumped his way clear and instantly shot into a two-lengths lead, Whiskaway being his closest attendant with Thibodaux next and Pillory and Deadlock following. The first three-| quarters found no material change In the running, excepting that Morvieh seemed to shorten his stride and instantly the cry of "Morvieh is beaten!" became a shout of thousands and i swelled when Whiskaway, under Penmans application of the whip, displaced Morvieh and ! took full command just before reaching the last turn. The shout of jubilation of the Harry | Payne Whitney following v,as for a time vociferous when he mowed down Morvieh, but 1 became stilled as Whiskaway rounded into the stretch with the menacing Thibodaux closely ■ pursuing and holding to his task in such resolute style that an eighth from the finish I Penman began riding in desperation. Still Thibodaux kept coming and, in the last sixteenth, I the humble and lowly cne in the race became a mighty force. He held on gamely and it j took Whiskaway*! and Penmans best to hold the margin which lie had at the finish. Morvieh was completely out of the picture, as a contender, when reaching the stretch. Either he is not a mile and a quarter horse, or his trainer had indulged him too much. He retired thoroughly beaten In the last quarter. Pillory found the pace too fast throughout and Deadlock never got out of last place. The tumult when the pair of leaders were fighting out the result was deafening, and it continued long after the horses had been returned to the scales to unsaddle and even while Governor Morrow of Kentucky, on behalf of the Kentucky Jockey Club, presented James Rowe with the gold cup that went with the 2,550 net to the victor. Owner Block took the defeat of Morvieh in sportsmanlike style. "My colt was beaten," said he, "by a great horse and I sincerely congratulate owner Whitney and trainer Rowe on their success." Trainer Burlew. before the race, said: "This race will decide whether Morvicif is a mile and a quarter horse. There is a possibility of my having indulged him too much and not given him enough work, but I dont think so." There is a feeling that Morvieh would have shown better if he had beta given a few more stiff trials, instead of /he short sprinting he was allowed. Morvieh was an overwhelming favorite for todays race. His defeat by Whiskaway In Continued on twelfth page. THREE-YEAR-OLD CROWN if U IS WON BY WfflSKAWAY the Carlton Stakes was regarded as in the | y nature of an accident and due to the fact * that the Whitney colt was in receipt of fifteen pounds. Whiskaway was slightly more in esteem over lillory and Thibodaux. was practically neglected. The fractional time for the rare was heartbreaking, and it was inevitable that the leaders should tire during the latter part of the contest. The 2:02% that the mile and a quarter was run in is ! n only one-tilth second slower than the track . s record, made by Busy Signal. The frac- j fa tional time follows: Quarter 22 %. half mile t to 46Vs, three-quarters 1:11%, and the mile in g 1 :26%. J a a The Cincinnati Trophy, a dash that f or j s two-year-olds gives the youngsters an oppor- 1 tunity at three-quarters and annually gives ti a line on the prospective three-year-olds of b merit, preceded the Kentucky Special and d brought ten starters to the post, including the h crack Dcngcs. for which J. S. Ward recently I paid the reported price of 0,000. lie per- I g formed In a manner that forced admission ]d that he was a bargain at this price. Todays A race had a net value of ,180 to the winner •«, and a handsome trophy of considerable value. I g of Pool, who had the mount, restrained DongCS v after the start and, showing amazing confi- g dence, took him far hack of the leaders and contenting himself with staying in the rear , I division until three-eighths of the race had; been run. Then he allowed the colt free rein ; j . ! and Donges bounded forward like a flash and ; J in a twinkling displaced Certain from the , lead and. finishing In gallant style, easily!* ! held Dust Flower safe. Kent L., which hadj* been far in the rear during the first half.1 mile, came with a great rush through the last J a quarter and Jus failed to secure Becond place. -Taylor Hay also ran a good race to finish j fourth after making a slow beginning. Ban- | j "• ter ran disappointingly and Certain and.r a Sweetheart showed themselves to be non- j ■ t stayers. j 1 Thomas C. McDowells superb mare Dis-1 tinction added fresh laurels to her many j I * ■ notable victories by winning the Quickstep IJ i Stakes, valued at .S2 net. in easy style and i .1 fast time under the crushing impost of 132 , pounds. Braedalbane was second, a scant,! I head before Angon, and Miss Jemima wasjl pressing the pair closely. Distinction was restrained while Braedalbane was making it the pace, but she passed by the latter with 11 the utmost ease when called on and won in j a canter. Calamity Jane, which was de- ; I pended on to duplicate Whiskaways sue. ess | for the 11. P. Whitney establishment, raced ;] disappointingly and was fur back through- J out. The preliminary races leading up to the j I cluster of fixtures served as appetizers for j I the big crowd and were well contested. The ! j Bmt race found High Cost, again installed an V overwhelming favorite, and for the third con- | j secutive time be proved a disappointment, i Naughty Nisba. under a hard drive, winning from Ararat, with High Cost in third place. . The dash for two-year-olds proved an easy i | ! J affair for Regent Queen, which won as her 1 rider elected. It was a different kind of ! j riding that Kennedy gave her today from that j j she received from Zoeller in her last race. j I The latter took Iter wide and gave her a bad i I ride. She began fast today and, showing ! j speed from the start, was never in difficulty. Monfort .Tones was virtually presented with j I a purse when his Bitty Star, so lightly re- . ! garded that he was grouped with others in I | the field, finished a scant neck before Ked j I Legs. The latter was much the best, but his | ■experienced rider permitted him to lose ! j much ground when he rode him wide into ! j the stretch. With good riding he would have won off. Opulent just managed to get up in the but stride to account for third place. The con* hiding race found Ashland the victor. He was an outsider and showed improved form. Paris Maid, under better riding, mi;Th! have won. Wayward Lady ran a good raee.
