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SPEEDY SWEETHEART Figures in Winning Performance in Erlanger Purse. Heremon Suffers Through McDer-mott, hut Claim of Foul Is Not Allowed Cool Weather. LATONIA, Ky., Oct 4. Brownell Combs diminutive and game three-year-old filly Sweetheart again figured in a winning performance ovr some of the sprinting cracks hero when she accounted for the Erlanger Purse, featuring todays card at Latonia. She was under restraint at the end, with a lengths margin over John B. Maddens Heremon and Great Jaz in third place. Sweetheart was one of the shortest-priced favorites of the meeting, and her backers experienced some concern when jockey Pevic, the rider of Heremon, lodged a claim of foul against the winner because of supposed interference Heremon appeared to have suffered through the stretch racing and attributed to Sweetheart coming over. The stewards did not allow the claim, but Heremon appeared to have suffered as a result of McDermotts rough riding on the winner, not alone during the stretch run, but previously he shut Heremon off when he attempted to go through next the inner rail. Great Jaz, showing a capital performance and most speed in the early part, outstayed the others for third place. Pindar Peel, which had been considered a contender be-1 fore the race, did not figure seriously in the result. He was ridden wide all the way. An autumn tinge prevailed here this afternoon and topcoats and wraps were a comfortable adjunct to the big throng that occupied the spacious grandstand. The attendance was again of big proportions. The racing was interesting, with large fields contesting in most of the dashes. Several spirited finishes had the crowd in an excitable mood. Favorites did not fare so well, the majority being beaten decisively. RESPESS GOOD Tilled. .T. B. Respess uncovered a "good thing" in the second in his Seclusion, a maiden filly by Colonel Vcnnie Undaunted. She smothered the others with her speed and won in a common canter from Elusive and Baldine. The opener brought together an ordinary hand of platers, with Kindred proving the best and winning under restraint from Ben Bolt and Green Gold. Amanda, under a vigorous ride by J. Pevic, who had also ridden Seclusion, landed the third after having led for the entire mile and seventy yards. Lieut. Colonel finished in second place, driving hard to outstay Mayor Carrel. Finday, benefited by a good ride from I. Piirkc, showed the way throughout in the fourth and beat Orlova, with My Valet in third place. There was little change from the placing during the running of the trio throughout the race. Johnson N. Camdens Clarence held sway throughout the sixth race, which brought to the post a dozen youngsters. There might have been a different result had A. B. Han-codes Cloister been more alert at the start. He showed a winning performance to land in third place after being far out of it. Some good platers concluded the days racing with Who Knows Me the winner over Tippo Sahib, with Isosceles third. In a preceding start Who Knows Mo was overlooked at the barrier and was left. Hoy was given consideration in the race, but seemed unable to get going freely until reaching the stretch, where he came fast. W. J. Salmon sent word here that he -would bring a party of friends to witness Vigil perform in the Kentucky Special. Rocket, which came here with Enchantment, will be turned over to M. Goldblatt to train. Joseph A. Murphy has been added to the stewards that will serve during the nineteen days Huntington, W. Va,, meeting. T. Hoffler, who died yesterday, was not a jockey, as has been stated. He owned the filly Belle of Elizabethtown. Jockey Harry Lunsford, because of increasing weight, is contemplating abandoning the saddle and has applied for a trainers license.
