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SPARKLING PEGASUS Thrills Big Crowd at Latonia by Sensational Performance. Scores by Nose Over Fast Sprinters Garners Biding Outstanding Feature of Day. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 8. Pegasus, carrying the Audley Farm Stables colors, again thrilled a big crowd by a sparkling performance in which he scored a sensational victory over some of the fastest sprinters here. His triumph came in the last stride, when he headed Ten-Lee to win by a nose. H-eremon finished in third place. The early stages found Pegasus badly outrun and his rider was later forced to go around the others, which cost Pagasus considerable ground, but he finished like a rocket and just outstayed Ten-L.ec. The latter also showed a fine performance, but she was lucky to succeed in getting through next to the inner rail, which enabled her to save much ground. At one stage in the stretch, the entire field of nine were in cavalry formation and it had the crowd in a frenzy of excitement. It marked the third straight victory for Pegasus here. Spirited racing witnessed by a bumper Monday crowd was the rule here this afternoon. It was a trifle cool, but the track was in su-rerb condition and conducive to fast time. Well-backed horses figured in results throughout the racing, but favorites were downed in a majority of the contests. The Audley Farm Stables representatives were much in the limelight. Widgeon contributing to the stables earnings by annexing the purse in the mile and seventy yards dash, fifth on the card. Garners skillful ride on him was a contributing factor in his success. He lasted to beat home Dernier Sou, with Isosceles following. Widgeon had been the leader throughout under restraint, and he failed, under careful nursing, to give way in the stretch as he usually does. BEAD LET PATE ONE, TWO. E. R. Bradleys representatives, Beau Butler and Bob Tail, finished first and second in the purse at three-quarters .serving as the secondary feature of the afternoon. Wilson handled Beau Butler in skillful style, waited on Clarence until the latter showed signs of tiring and, going into the lead, held Bob Tail safe. Bob Tail had his work cut out to outstay Clarence, which was gaining again after apparently being done for. Jockey Garners riding was one of the outstanding features of the afternoon. His skill in the saddle was responsible for Polands ability to break out of the maiden class in the second, in which a dozen met Poland is fact. He moved into a good lead, but he showed a disinclination to carry his "speed to the finish and when he began tiring lie did so with vim, and it required Garners best riding to make him last long enough to win by a nose from the fast-coming Beautiful Addle, with Black Grackle landing in third place. Garner also had to display fine horsemanship to bring home Taylor Hay in the third race, in which the colt had to battle .resolutely to outstay Atta Boy IL The pair ran as a team for three-quarters, but thereafter Taylor Hay managed to secure a slight lead, which he retained for the remainder of the way. Atta Boy IL was under pressure near the end to outstay Cash, an outsider. FAILS BT INCHES. The closing dash found Gamer just failing to land his mount. Make Up, a winner by the scantest of margins, Precious Lula getting up in the last stride to win. Rocky Mountain, the early leader, landed in third place. A good band of the better grade of platers met in the race and it was a rousingly fought battle from the start. Rocky Mountain gave way to Make Up in the last sixteenth, but the Respess starter in turn gave way to Precious Lulas undeniable rush through the stretch. At one stage of the race Precious Lula was in last place, but closed an immense gap in the last quarter. S. N. Holman, who is in charge of the shipment of horses from here to Huntington, where the meeting opens next Saturday, has already arranged to transfer 100 horses to that track within the next few days. Their departure will relieve some of the congestion that has been evident here since the opening of the meeting. Mr. Holman departed Sunday morning for his home in Cleveland, but will return here Tuesday to complete his shipping arrangements. Fifteen yearlings belonging to J. E. Madden and ten yearlings the property of Rome Respess will be sold in the paddock the last week of the meeting, on a date yet to be determined.
