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JUST DAVID BY NOSE Beats Pegasus in Exciting Finish in Latonias Main Race. Queen Charming Again Triumphs Seclusion, Speckled Beauty and Parader Disappoint. LATONIA, Ky., Oct 16. Latonias racing offer for Thursday was decidedly below standard and it brought to the post in the different races some of the more humbler ones to strive for the rich purses. The sport did not suffer to any appreciable extent, for tho even caliber of the contestants brought about hard fought contests with close finishes. Favorites were not particularly successful, most of them going down to defeat The principal race was the Stationers Claiming Mile Handicap, in which five of tho high grade platers met and it furnished an exciting duel between Just David and Pegasus, the former Avinning by a nose. Mergler rode him exceptionally well and he also saved much ground for the entire way. Pcgasua looked like the winner an eighth out, where he had attained a slight lead, but in the final drive he tired slightly and Just David managed to again regain the lead he had relinquished to Pegasus in the stretch. King Gorin II. finished in third place after a hard race. Quince Garden was expected to cut a prominent figure in the result, but he was done after going three-quarters. Queen Charming, which has been racing consistently, was victress of the fourth race, in which she met some ordinary ones that included New Gold and Elusive. New Gold finished in second place, showing superiority over the others. Elusive kept Queen Charm- ing close company for the first half mile, but when Martin began using his whip the filly swerved all over the track and tired perceptibly in the last eighth. Queen Charming was the first successful favorite of the afternoon. ODONNELL AT FAULT. Jockey S. ODonnell, who came here heralded as a crack rider, suffered considerable in reputation, when, through his blunders, Seclusion, an outstanding favorite, went down to defeat by an narrow margin, the inexperienced Hoagland beating him home with the outsider, Phil McCann. Seclusion was pounds the best, but ODonnell took her far out of contention in the first three-eighths and only began to move up just before reaching the stretch. The filly found a clear course next the inner rail which saved her considerable ground and she responded in game style, but missed the victory by a head. After the finish M. Shapoff claimed her at a cost of ,500. P. T. Chinns Speckled Beauty was supported to the exclusion of the others in the second race, comprising a dozen maiden youngsters, but after flattering in the lead until reaching the stretch, she began fading fast and Dr. Tanner, hard ridden and holding on well, won by a small margin from Rocky with Bad Luck pressing the pair closely and just in advance of Backbiter. The finish here was spectacular. The leaders all driving hard changed leadership during the last sixteenth and it required the last stride to determine the winner. GRIFFIN HIDES WELL. Parader was the third successive favorite to go down to defeat. He was beaten home by Elias O., on which the diminutive Griffin rode especially well and succeeded in over coming considerable interference at the first turn. He kept him in close proximity to the leaders thereafter and came away in the stretch to win with much in reserve. Parader attained the lead at one stage and looked to be the winner at that time, but he tired steadily when urged hard. Tender Seth, showing the most speed for three quarters, retired thereafter, but was good enough to land in third place. Riviera, which in a preceding start won handily, came right back with a good performance to beat some fast youngsters in tho sirth race. Bridesmaid was close on her heels with the favorite, Kitty Pat, following. Riviera displayed a high order of 6peed from the start and she was given a hustling ride by HeupeL Bridesmaid and Kitty Pat were both laggards in the early stages, but they moved up determinedly and finished going faster than the winner. The trainer of the latter tried to have the filly excused from starting but as he gave no justifiable excuse for wanting to withdraw her after the usual scratch time, the stewards declined to grant his request The concluding race, in which some ordinary ones met, produced a spirited finish after Miss Mazie, Yorick and Kindred had fought a hard duel from the start Miss Mazie showed improvement in her running from a preceding start and she got up to win in the last stride, Yorick beating home Kindred also by tho narrowest margin.
