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SENSATIONAL RIDING FEAT OF JOCKEY PARKE : - - DUPLICATES SUCCESS OF TUESDAY : . Again Scores With Five Winners, Bringing His Total to Ten for Two Consecutive Days, Seven in a Row Noisy Demonstration for Youngster After Each Victory LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 17. Jockey I. Parke, the diminutive Idaho youngster, whose riding experience has been limited, he being with horses less than a year, duplicated his success achieved yesterday when he piloted five of his mounts home in front. His followers, who ar a legion here, were delirious over his good work and gave the youngster a noisy demonstration on each occasion of his return to weigh in. There have been brilliant riding achievements, but Parkes feat of riding ten winners in fourteen races has seldom been duplicated. He rode seven .winners in succession, counting the two winners on yesterdays closing card, for he began where he left off and won tha first five races today. He was expected to make it six, for he was on a popular favorite in the final dash, Brotherly Love, but was beaten by Fancy Free. Walter Miller, when he was the riding sensation in this country, piloted nine successive winners on a California track. He rode six in one day and three the following day. Other good riding feats included the six straight victories by jockey Lee at Churchill Downs, a like number by Monk Overton in one day at Washington Park and Herman Phillips at Reno on July 5, 1916. 65 Parkes achievements began in the opener and was followed successively in five races. With each victory the applause for him became more pronounced, even the ones who had backed the losers paying tribute to his riding skill. It was not all physical effort that Parke used in winning. At times it required a mental effort that was thought impossible in a youngster of his years. His rivals were confounded by his generalship. Hastings and Fronk were his particular victims. Both seemingly were astride superior mounts, but were beaten out by inches. SUPERIOR RIDE ON METRIC. Parkes best riding during the afternoon came with the running of the mile and seventy yards purse in which .he had the mount on Metric, owned by Mose Goldblatt, who is making engagements and looking after the youngster for his contract employer, Harry Payne Whitney. There were four starters in the race and Parke soon after the start hustled Metric Into the lead, but was closely pressed by Widgeon, on which Scobie had the mount. Lord Granite also joined the pair when a half mile out and at this stage Parke began taking back with the evident view of giving his mount a breathing spell. Widgeon and Lord Granite continued a fast pace and seemingly Metric was out of it, but rounding the lower turn Parke began riding desperately and succeeded in getting through next to the inner rail and almost joined Lord Granite, which had disposed of Widgeon. Metric raced with a faltering stride, though, and Lord Granite seemed to hold him safe, but Parke persisted and Metric succeeded right at the end to snatch the victory. Fronk seemed to be spellbound witnessing Parkes effort, for he maintained a statuesque pose on Lord Granite all during thelast seventy yards. After the finish it was apparent why Metric had faltered on several occasions. He was pronouncedly lame and Parke had to dismount from him at the club house. The diminutive F. Hastings had victory assured on Tulalip in the third race when he suddenly became rattled at the approach of the strongly challenging Winner Take All, ridden by Parke, and he lost in the last stride. Just before rounding into the stretch it did not appear evident that Winner Take All would overhaul the fast going leader. McDERMOTTS HESITANCY COSTLY. Parke had the mount on Erlanger, owned by J. B. Respess, and he won easily in the opening dash from Grande Dame, ridden by Mc-Dermott. Erlangers success was in a great measure duo to McDermotts hesitancy in going on with his mount when he had opportunity to take the lead. Parko beat him to tho stretch turn, while McDermott was making up his mind whether to go through next tho inner rail or go around. Grando Dame finished fast and .had she been sent Into tho lead when she had an opportunity to do so she would have won. On Quotation in. tho second race Parke had an easy time of It, for tho Williams Brothers owned filly took tho load at her leisure and Parko only had to sit steady in the saddle to guide her homo In front. Parke was astride John S. Wards Meadow Lawn fn tho sixth raco. but hero ho novor floured seriously at any part, for tho filly was far out of It througlumt. Tho winner was Simula, ono of tho most consistent Juvenile performers in Kentucky this year. Sho was an ovorwholuilng favorlto today and Justified tho confidence, for sho led by u good margin during all tho way and bout out Margaret Lawrence. Tho concluding dash found Parko astrldo Brotherly lovo. u froquont disappointment under tho handling of other riders. U was In this raco Unit MeDorniott got soma ro-vengo on Parko when ho beat him homo astride Funoy Kroo by u margin of a nook, both driving hard.
