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HEAVY AT LATONIA Mondays Program Run Over Difficult and Trying Course. Ballot Brush Rewards Backers Whereas Lee 0. Cotner Proves Big Disappointment. LATONIA, Ky., Sept 22. Heavy track racing reduced the field in a number of in-satnees to a few starters of the more sturdy variety and they found it difficult at times to negotiate the rough going successfully. The racing, however, was interesting in spite of the handicap of track conditions and a surprisingly large patronage was at the course. There were no particular features, the mile for three-year-olds and over and a race at a similar distance for two-year-olds exclusively, were the principal numbers with a three-quarters number bringing to the post some fairly good sprinters serving also to attract considerable attention. Ballot Brush Avas victor in the first feature. He was a pronounced favorite, made every post a winning one and came home well under restraint in advance of Sayno with Lathrop following in third place. Ballot Brush was lucky to get away fast and, showing the most speed, he sprinted into a short lead at once, pursued by Lathrop with Sayno following. Laveen dampened the hopes of her backers immediately after the start when she began dropping out of it and at the quarter was ten lengths in back of the last horse. She continued being eliminated thereafter though she did close ud some ground in the stretch. Ballot Brush on the other hand shook off Lathrop before reaching the stretch and had little trouble thereafter outstaying Sayno, which displaced Lathrop in second place during the stretch racing. LEE O. COTNER SULKS. The two-year-olds race furnshed the chief outstanding upset of the afternoon by the dismal failure of Lea O. Cotner, which brought up in last place, the winner turning up in the International Stable-owned Mark Master, which was given a perfect ride. He beat home Captain Hal with Pyroot in third place. Captain Hal tried to run out at various parts of the race, particularly on the turns and it had much to do with his defeat. Lee O. Cotner was not away in his stride and it caused him to be far out of it in the first quarter. He then moved up with a rush as if he would displace the leaders but he appeared to start sulking just before reaching the stretch and he. continued dropping out of it all during the last eighth. The heavy going was exactly to the liking of New Market and he made a show of the ordinary band that measured strides with him in the opening race. He was backed near post time with a rare confidence but he did not show very promisingly in the early stages. He settled fully in his stride after the first quarter and forged steadily into the lead to ultimately win with much in reserve. Jupiter, also coming steadily through the stretch, parted with the remainder of the field and was an easy second with R. E. Clark just managing to last long enough to get third place. ESCAPADER GRADUATES. Hal Price Headleys Escapader graduated from the maiden ranks in the second race with a clever victory over Cherrycote and No-gales. Escapader showed himself to be fully at home in the going and, given one of the best rides that Garner is capable of, he maintained a lead from the start and held on determinedly. Cherrycote also held on te-naciouely and near the end outgamed No-gales. Sporty McGee was the center of betting interest here by some of the sharps but he did not race as if he was partial to the going though he closed a good gap in the last half mile after having been far back in the early racing. Fanny De Coursy was the third successive heavily backed one to get down in advance. Her victory was scored in easy style after she had led from the start. Helen Carter pursued her closely after the first quarter but near the end she had to be exerted to her utmost to land in advance of Surprise. The latter began slowly and was far out of it for the first quarter but moved up steadily thereafter and was going fastest at the end. Barrage began with the others, but after a few strides wheeled sharply and refused to continue. Belpre was favored in the race but always far back and was claimed at a cost of ?2,400 by Stewart and Cooper. R. L. Bakers The Araucanian, which failed to score during the Hawthorne meeting, had little trouble getting home in advance of J. G. Denny and Bobs Mary in the sprint dash. Bo McMillan was the favored one here. He had not been racing in some time, but installing him in the post of honor was the result of some excellent work trials that he has displayed recently. His race today Continued on sixteenth page. HEAVY AT LATONIA Continued from first page. was far from the best he could do. He was unprepared at the start, and it caused him to be away so poorly that he had little chance of getting up. J. G. Denny and The Araucanian were the leaders from, the start. Stutts, riding The Araucanian in skillful style, disposed of J. G. Denny in thelast sixteenth to win well in hand. Bobs Mary was in third place, a short distance before Bo McMillan. Mose Goldblatts Privilege, racing in her best form and being favored by the soft going while having good racing luck, sprinted into the lead in the first eighth and continued "to show the way thereafter to win with much in reserve. Mary Ellen O. was a sufferer by interference at the first turn when Trapnct was being ridden wide, but she raced directly in the wake of Privilege thereafter, but almost lest second place as a result of the poor riding she got near the end. H. 12. Coleman was going fast at the end and landed in third place. f
