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CLAIMING RACE CARD ♦ Latonias Program of Ordinary Type and Devoid of Feature. — i Even Calibre of Contestants Responsible for Spirited Racing — Heat Reduces Attendance. i LATONIA. Ky.. June 4— Todays racing at Latonia had an off-day aspect, the card as a whole being devoid of a feature and for the most part made up of contests with claiming clauses. The exception was the fifth race at five and a half furlongs, which brought to the post some fast ones. The Idle Hour Stock Farm Stables Betelguese enjoyed a big following here and he made good, but only after a stubborn battle with Old Slip. The winner was ridden cleverly by the diminutive G. Johnson, who hustled htm into a good lead at once, pursued by Keegan and Tilka. with Old Slip far in the rear. Betelguese held on grimly when forced to stand off the challenges of Keegan and Tilka for the first five-eighths and la*er from Old Slip, which had closed an immense gap. then came with his determined rush and it brought him up steadily to the leaders, but Beelguese had enough In reserve to win hy a short half length. Tilka finished in third place. The intense heat caused a reduction In the attendance and it was below the crowds of the opening day and yesterday. The fields for the most part were made up of ordinary horses, but their even calibre were responsible for the close contests that came with nearly all the races. LONOCHAMPS DISAPPOINTS. There wei-e no outstanding unsets. unless Oallonlng Shoes could be o-illed such. She faced In the Interests of the Mrs. Ceo-ge B. Cot Park View Stable and the finish found her fitting it out with Afris. owned bv Mrs. I.. Vinu. The pair of contenders bottled stnbhornlv .ill during the finl eighth, with Oalloning Shoes the victress hy a small cargin. T.ongchamps was the surposcd good thing here, but he went di=inoointingly and was ridden out to lind in third place. The Parkview Static furnshed the favorite in the sixth race, which brought to the post pome good two-vear-olds. Its representative. P.hinock. proved a dis-rml failure. The colt was hard ridden and punished with the rise of the barrier and he refused to keeD pace with the others and dropped out of it until well along in the stretch, where he came fist, hut was unsuccessful in getting a portion of the nurse. The winner was Dedans, carrying Ilarry Payne Whitneys colors. He | showed a game performance to wear down Bulletin during the stretch run and win going away. Musician, a good looking youngster that carried the colors of Payne and West, finished in third place. CniCAGO OWNEB WI *EIl. The sport began with a victory for Ksca- nader, carrying the colors of G. F. Croissant. That owner came from Chicago to witness ; his running and departed again tonight. 1 Kscapader proved much the best, for he came away readily during the stretch to win from Headache, with Brinkley in third place. Estln, well backed, won the second race from eleven other two-year-olds. Trinket was the favorite, but he was ridden wide j and weakly and never figured seriously at , any part. Street Liz, saving considerable ground at the stretch and coming strong at the end, got Into second place, with Delco Light leading the others. The best finish of the afternoon came in the third race, which brought twelve starters to the post. John Lowes Mikado furnished the surprise hy coming like a shot in the last eighth from far back to get up in the last stride to down ; Sandalwood, with Smudge In third place. | Sandalwood appeared to have the race at his i mercy after he had taken command in the stretch, but his rider allowed him to swerve I at a critical period and it helped Mikado In I his victory. The closing race found High Trlnce the | winner. He was much the best and D. Hum rode him hard and skillfully, forcing ] him through a small opening at the first turn, secured for him an advantageous position. He then followed Despard closely and . came away in the stretch to win with much in reserve. Post Dispatch raced well to secure second place and Dona Vera was up in j the last strides to beat Despard for third j place. Despard showed a high order of speed ! for three-quarters, but tired badly there-j after. Dandybrush was another to go dis-j appnintlnsly.
