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FAVORITES WATERLOO Followers of Form Have Disastrous Day at Latonia. King Tut, Just David and King Gorin II. in Best Finish of Afternoon. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 7. Backers of favorites experienced disaster at Latonia Tuesday when the first choices were bowled over with regularity, in many cases their failure to get part of the purse entrailing additional heavy losses for those with a penchant of "playing safe" and getting small returns for their investment. The card on the whole had an off-day complexion, the two-year-old races being the only contests not having claiming clauses. The mile and a sixteenth, a high-priced claiming dash, brought to the post six good ones and it likewise furnished the best finish of the afternoon, with King Tut the winner by a matter of inches over Just David, and King Gorin II. also "an inch" away and about the same margin in advance of Breakfast Bell, with Brunell following directly in their wake. Breakfast Bell was a pronounced favorite and she might have been the best in the race, but she suffered keenly as a result of interference, partly for which the diminutive Hay, who had the mount on her, was to blame and partly because of D. Merglers action on Just David in coming over and forcing her back while she was attempting to come through next the inner rail at tho half-mile ground. In attempting to ease her back to avoid interference, Breakfast Bell became surrounded by her nearest followers and she lost a good place. She was going fast again after rounding into the stretch when those on the outside came over and forced her out of it again. King Tut, standing a determined drive and racing in his best style near the end, outstayed Just David in the last few strides. King Gorin II. went to the post with a slight limp but he raced well and finished going gamely. The failure of Breakfast Bell to get a place in the race was particularly costly to those who confine their betting operations to place and show plays. BEAUTY SLAVE DISAPPOINTS. Another that jolted the public strongly was Beauty Slave, another Idle Hour owned one. She failed of getting a place in the sixth race for which she was well supported. She was never formidable during the running and finished far back. The winner turned up in Rural Route, energetically ridden by J. Heu-pel. Rural Route came away in the stretch at her leisure to beat home Tesuque, with Deeming in third place. Ideal weather was a contributing factor in bringing out one of the best mid-week crowds of the meeting. The racing was interesting in the main. The opener brought with it an upset when Miss Rosedale failed badly through a combination of bad riding and a dull showing. She was laggard after the first quarter and brought up far in the rear. Muldraugh, an outsider, ridden by the beginner, E. McClung, won in handy style from Watchful, with Queen Bess in third place. The winner run kindly and raced prominently from the start. Watchful also showed an improved performance over a previous essay. SARAZENS BROTHER WINS. After many trials, Adolphus, own brother to Sarazen, emerged from the maiden ranks with an easy success over the dozen maidens he met in the second race. His triumph was in hollow fashion, for he raced into the lead soon after the start and drew out in the stretch to win with much in reserve. Up and at Em came with a rush in the last eighth to down Sir Peter, which had previously been fighting it out with The Smasher for third place. The third race found Opulent, running in M. Shapoffs colors, the winner, mostly due to the good racing luck he enjoyed at tho start and the bad luck that Lily M. had. Lily M. began in a jam and went to her knees. She retained her balance but raced off stride until the last quarter, where she came steadily and forced the winner to a drive, but could never get up. Wida showed a good performance and landed in third place before Nulli Secundus. Another upset came with the running of the fourth race when Blanche E. led for the entire way and just managed to outstay Billy Klair. The latter was far out of it in the early stages but moved up fast in the stretch after having lost ground by a wide turn. Ho was going the gamest at the end and would have won in a few strides. The closing race was taken by Arabian, a recent arrival from Aurora, which drew out in the last sixteenth after he had forced II. E. Coleman, his strongest contender, over against the inner rail and caused Pool to take him back. II. E. Colerrjan might not have been good enough to beat him homo but Mooneys action was deserving of censure. Sagamook, the favorite, finished in third place.
