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STAGE TERRIFIC DUEL Sunspero, Beau Butler and Little Celt in Thrilling Finish. , First Named Victorious in La-tonias Feature Race After a Sparkling Contest. 1 LATONIA, Ky June 24. The Mt. Auburn : Handicap, at one mile, bringing out a splen- -did band of thoroughbreds and featuring a well-arranged card at the Latonia course, resulted in a thrilling finish of three, with Sunspero and Beau Butler, three-year-clds and potential Latonia Derby candidates, di- , viding stellar honors, but Little Celt, which finished in third place, emerged as the hero of the hard struggle by virtue of his splendid performance under trying difficulties. Seven started in the race, with Beau Butler and Modest the favored ones, but Sunspero and Little Celt likewise engaged considerable attention. The bad acting Moonraker delayed the start and when they were dispatched it was in close aligned order, with the alert Hum, on Sunspero, hustling his mount promptly into a lead and avoiding possible interference at the first turn. It was this that won for him. Beau Butler got caught in a slight wedge and the diminutive Woods, on Little Celt, tcok him completely out of contention. Sunspero was pursued by Pindar Peel for three-quarters, the latter then retiring fast. Beau Butler and Little Celt had steadily moved forward, though both had lest ground going wide and in the last eighth they joined with Sunspero and the three staged a terrific duel, Hums superior riding skill prevailing and he won out by a nose, with Beau Butler the same margin in front of Little Celt. Modest, another three-year-old, finished fourth. He was gaining also near the end. LITTLE CELTS GREAT RACE. In view of the 122 pounds that Little Celt carried and the bad ride he got, he clearly proved himself to measure with the best in these parts. The improved weather and fast track were factors in bringing out an immense crowd this afternoon and also served as an aid for splendid sport. Most of the finishes were of tho driving variety after closely run racing from the start The speculators were off stride and some of tho successful ones came from unexpected quarters, enriching their supporters extensively. The consistent Lee O. Cotner, which is figuring in frequent winning performances and is attracting only moderate attention, again beat home a good band, incidentally making it three victories for him in succession. He showed nervousness at the post but began well and getting clear of interference followed Seths Treasure closely until reaching the stretch, where he drew into the lead and won well under restraint Seths Treasure began tiring in the stretch and would have been beaten for second place by Bill Strap had not the latter been forced back sharply soon after the start and it eliminated him as a serious factor. He displayed a fine performance to close the big gap he did and land in third place. Another hair line finish came with the running of the seventh race when the consistent Miss Meise and King Tut battled strenuously for the purse, with the active H. Williams managing to keep Miss Meise going long enough to get the verdict by a liose. Pretty Politician, another consistently xacing one, showed the most speed, but tired in the stretch. She was good enough to land in third place. BAFFLINGS DAZZLING SPEED. The speedy Baffling, carrying the Idle Hour Farm Stables colors, was an easy victor in the fourth race, comprising the jeecondary feature and bringing to the post some good ones, including the recent track Tecord establisher Sun Flag. That Cochran representative was an overwhelming favorite, tout had his work cut out to land third place. !On his showing today and in his preceding jstart he must be put down as an inconsistent cine. Better Luck, which has figured as a winner in all his starts here, might have retained a perfect score had he been ridden competently. J. Woods took him back sharply soon after the start and thereafter he continued to ride him wide entailing a big loss of ground. Sun Flag raced forwardly from the start, but he began dropping out of it in the stretch. The early running was dominated by T. S. Jordan, but Baffling znoved by him with a rush when ready. Florence W., which raced creditably in her preceding start when she finished second, was neglected in the opening dash and she had no difficulty leading from practically the start and winning well under restraint over Klaxon, with Bye Bye following. The trio cf- placed ones were outsiders and brought joy to their backers by the liberal returns. It was an ordinary band that contested this race, but they furnished a hard-fought battle. fTstA Bye Bye not suffered interference Continued on twelfth page. STAGE TERRIFIC DUEL Continued from first page. at the first turn she might have won a purse for the Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable. The barrier did not function properly, resulting in Lady Jane getting caught in it at the start and practically being left at the post. Deceitful, grouped with others in the field, furnished an upset in the second race by leading home First Light and Backbiter. There were twelve maiden youngsters starting in it and First Light was in the nature cf a good thing. The nonstaying but speedy Patrick Sarsfield began as if he would make a runaway affair of it and took a five lengths lead in the first quarter, but after rounding into the stretch he quit palpably and finished far out of it. The final drive was spectacular, with five of the leaders grouped. Ten Sixty was luckiest at the start in the third race and it enabled her to win by the smallest kind of a margin from Dust Flower, with Guvnor and Auntie May battling it out hard for third place. Ten Sixty had a clear course throughout and, snugly ridden, she lasted just long enough. Had the diminutive J. Wood been stronger Dust Flower would have been the victress. Pleasure, under F. Hastings ride; had scant opportunity to race at her best pace, for he repeatedly kept taking her back all during the first five-eighths and in the stretch he handled her weakly.
