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MY OWN REACHES LATONIA Great Rival of Zev Arrives Safely at Scene of Saturdays Championship Race. LATONIA, Ky., Oct 31. Delayed several hours on the road by a Avreck a few miles out of Washington, but with no other incidents to mar the trip from Laurel, Admiral Cary T. Graysons great three-year-old My Own, one of the outstanding candidates in Saturdays Latonia Championship race, I cached the Latonia railroad yards at 11 oclock this morning. He was accompanied by the three-year-old Scotch Broom and a grey stable pony. The colt arrived in splendid condition and stood the journey of over twenty-four hours in splendid style. Colonel M. J. Winn was on hand to witness the colts unloading. Seldom has any equine star ever landed at a Kentucky track with a more numerous entourage. The ordinary precautions taken to safeguard the health and comfort of My Own was evidenced by the fact that six employes of the Grayson stable accompanied him here and will remain with him until after he is shipped back East. The number included W. H. Brooks, in active charge; Wi P. Burch, advisory trainer; Andrew S. Duvall, the stables special blacksmith ; jockey McLean, Avho gallops the colt, and two colored Grooms. He will be guarded by four detectives. These men took up their vigil as soon as the colt was placed in his stall. Heavily blanketed My Own and the other two horses were walked from the railroad siding to barn 41, one of the new structures, at the extreme southwest end of the main enclosure, where track superintendent Charles Nolte had already bedded down spacious stalls. For the entire distance of about a quarter of a mile the crowd that followed in the wake of the horses resembled a parade. Trainer Burch left the train at Cincinnati to hasten to the telegrapph office to notify Admiral Grayson of the colts safe arrival. Prior to being entrained at Laurel Tuesday My Own was given a mile and a quarter preliminary canter in 2:08. His work was accomplished with ease. Carl Wiedemans In Memoriam, the main hope of the Westerners in the championship race, Avas given his last pretentious Avorkout prior to the great event this morning over a.heaAy and difficult track. He galloped the first three-quarters of the on mile and a quarter route in 1 :15. Jockey Mack Garner, Avho has been engaged to ride In Memoriam in Saturdays stake, had the leg up this morning and he sent the colt the first quarter in 24, the half in 48, five-eighths in 1:02 and the three-quarters in 1:15. He then took a good hold and the colt galloped the seven-eighths in 1:31, mile in 1:46 and mile and a quarter in 2:16. Trainer Gilmore Avas Avell satisfied with the Avork. Indications point to the great race being decided over a fast track, for it is believed that the interval between now and Saturday afternoon Avill afford the track abundant opportunity to dry out. Colonel Winn Avas today notified that James ItoAve, Jr., had left Laurel this morning with the Greentree Stables Latonia Championship candidate Rialto and Avould arrive here Thursday morning. It is said that owing to an engagement to ride in a stake at Pimlico next Saturday that L. McAtce Avill not come here to ride Rialto and that trainer Itowe Avill call on jockey Earl Pool to pilot the colt Barney Baruch has notified Colonel Winn that he Avill be here Avith a party of friends to see the big race. He will be accompanied among others by Herbert Swope of the New York World. E. B. McLean, Cincinnati and Washington newspaper publisher, will come in his private car Avith a party of friends. The great interest in the Latonia Championship Stakes by easterners is reflected in advices that seven private cars will be attached to trains leaving New York Friday. The fast trains Avill all be run in sections to accommodate the excess crowd that is coming to A-iew the big race. Post time for Saturday, AAhen the Latonia Championship Stake is to be decided, Avill be 1:15 p. m. J. McPherson had to be absent from the track today on account of illness. Mose Gold-blatt saddled the McPherson trained starters.
