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j i -S! ASPIRATION SPEEDY Runs Fast Mile to Beat Some Fast Two-Year-OIds. Granite Ware Duplicates His Recent Good Performance Bad Day for Favorites. LATONIA, Ky., October 27. Two-year-olds of the better quality furnished the feature this afternoon in a mile dash and it resulted in one of the fastest races that juveniles have engaged in this year, the track being covered ; in 1:38, -with Aspiration the winner by a; scant half length from Oui Oui, with Bo McMillan close up and just beating Chitta-gong. Eight started and support was diversified and plentiful for at least seven in the field. Triumph, because of his easy success in his previous race, was favored over Prince K., with Oui Oui, Great Luck and Aspiration also receiving steady attention. Prince K., accompanied by Oui Oui and Aspiration, made the running, with the others closely grouped, excepting Chittagong, which had gotten away tardily and was still far back for the first three-quarters. The Marshall starter cracked when he rounded the lower turn and at this stage interference developed, Bo McMillan being the extensive sufferer from it. Oui Oui and Aspiration continued their battle . and prolonged it through the stretch, Oui Oui tiring slightly near the end and enabling Aspiration to land the purse. An element of luck accompanied his success, for with equal racing luck the finish would have been between Bo McMillan and Chittagong, the latter displaying slightly the better performance, for, in addition to getting away slowly, Kennedy made the mistake of guiding him wide, which entailed a big loss of ground for him, more than the distance he was beaten. JOCKEY LUJfSFOltD PUS1SHED. H. Lunsford, astride Oui Oui, was held responsible for the interference and was suspended for the remainder of the meeting. He had previously been suspended for five days by the starter for disobedience at the post. The succeeding dash, also at a mile, but for three-year-olds, was another interesting race and shared with the preceeding one as a feature. Granite Ware duplicated his success of his former start and won with speed in reserve from Adonis and Be Good. There was a bad jam at the first turn, which for a moment threatened dire consequences, but luckily none of the starters went down, though Be Good was a keen sufferer by the interference, as was Cap Rock. The latter was almost lifted off of the ground. It was another disastrous day for the backers of favorites, the difficult program giving opportunity for some of the more mediocre ones to earn purses, bringing about disappointing betting results. Favorites were downed in steady succession after Sir Lawnfal had beaten Bullion in the opener. The winner had considerable support The H. II. Hewitt stable accounted for a double, Grass Maid, a long-overdue one, assisting Aspiration in the dual victory. Grass Maid was given support by some of the sharps and she won from Golden Billows, with Miss Collette, the favorite, in third place. WICKFORD A SURPRISE. Bill and Coo had the call in the third race, but she failed in even getting part j of the purse. The winner turned up in Wickford, which, probably knowing that this was to have been his last chance to engage in racing, was on his good behavior and, getting off with the others, proved easily best and won as his rider Corcoran elected. Huen and Mary Maxim accounted for the minor portions of the purse. Inquisition was luckiest in the fourth race and led for the entire way, Avispa, the favorite, after a stormy trip, getting second place and Lugs third. "Wayward Lady had considerable attention in the race, but she was almost thrown after going three-eighths. Avispa was claimed for ,400 by C. F. Clark, who had Ogarite as a representative in the race. More rough riding came in the final race when the field rounded the first turn, and it caused the elimination of North Tower, while Mechanic, an extreme outsider, proved the winner after a close finish with "Walk Up and Gem. Walk Up would probaly have won had she succeeded in getting through before reaching the stretch. Mechanic was Continued on sixteenth page. ASPIRATION SPEEDY Continued from first pasc the longest-priced winner of the present meeting. The ideal weather that prevailed was responsible for an immense attendance being on hand this afternoon. The volume of speculation was heavy despite the difficult card. Jockey Kennedy was held to blame for the roughing at the first turn in the closing race and was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the stewards. Mrs. Estelle Moyer writes from Jackson, Tenn., to secretary Will Shelley Inquiring as to the whereabouts of her brother, former jockey W. H. Dennis, whom she has not seen since 1912, when he was riding at Saratoga. Jefferson Livingston came here from Chicago Friday to witness the running of the Covington Handicap Saturday afternoon. James P. Ross, track superintendent of the Havre de Grace track, was another arrival. He recently had charge of the Atlanta, Ga., five-day meeting. E. L. Snyder has taken over the horses belonging to A. S. Eastman and will handle them in future. William Kinney has arranged to ship four horses on the Havana special. Milton Meffert, who will have charge of the pari-mutuel department at the forthcoming meeting at Dade Park, was among Fridays visitors.
