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SON OF JOHN FIRST i Qualifies as Favorite for the Coming Latonia Derby. i Accounts for Dixie Highway Purse in Decisive Fashion — Quince Garden by Inches. LATONIA, Ky., June 11.— One of the best midweek racing offerings of the prese t meeting was furnished Latonia racing p X-rons this afternoon and coupled with the ideal conditions prevailing, it was not surprising that a big attendance should be on hand to view some highly interesting sport featured by several sensationally close finishes. The Dixie Highway Purse with its ,000 added was the headliner and it introduced to local racing enthusiasts Son of John in his three-year-old debut on this track. The Livingston representative was held in high esteem and he made good in decisive fashion and on his performance this afternoon takes the post of favorite for the Latonia Derby in which he is an inteded starter on June 27. Son of John clearly indicated that he was best of the starters that he met today and it included Broadway Jones and Old Slip, two probable starters in the Derby and also Deeming, victress in the Kentucky Oaf. It was little more than a canter for £*i of John, which took the lead immediately after the start and led the others under restraint thereafter to win as his rider pleased. Broadway Jones was closest in pursuit to him and he began swerving in the stretch under pressure. Old Slip was far back for the first half mile but under continued urging he finished with a rush to land in third place. BRADLEY HORSES FAIL. E. R. Bradleys colors were much in the limelight during the afternoon and the stable had expectations to land four of the purses but the afternoons close found it with only one victory, but a poor ride on the part of Blind who was astride Brown Sugar and the rough treatment that Barcolo suffered, caused the defeat of this pair. Both should have won. The successful one to land this purse was the first timer Bagenbaggage starting in the fif;h race. My Colonel had the call here, was an outstanding favorite, but in the running he fell decidedly short of measuring up with Bagenbaggage. From a time standpoint the Bradley colts performance was ordinary-But he showed gameness and speed and stood off a determined bid by My Colonel. It is probable that he will improve with this race. My Colonel at one stage looked as if he would win handily but he suddenly tired and he had to be urged hard and steadily all during the last eighth. He races as if he is not partial to a long distance and weakens steadily in the pinch. Brown Sugars defeat came in the fifth race and it resulted in the closest finish of th.; afternoon. Quince Garden beat him home by a matter of inches under hustling tactics by his rider. Half the activity on the part of Blind would have won for Brown Sugar ■ in commanding style. Quince Garden raced in his best form. He was moved to the outer position at i the post from the extreme inner one and jhe followed Oh Susanna until the latter retired, when he took command and just lasted to finish in advance. Brown Sugar was re-j peatedly taken back and during the stretch i racing Blind sat on his mount like a statue | and he finished in that position. The slight-j est urging on his part would have caused Brown Sugar to reverse the finish with the j winner. It is probable that Blinds lack of riding caused him to be out of form. At any rate his ride today cost the Bradley stable a purse. IN SPEfTArrLAR FINISIT. The second race introduced some of tha best colts of the meeting in these parts. It was a five-eighths maiden d;ish and it produced a spectacular finish with the imported gray colt Colonel Board carrying Mose Lowensteins colors to the victory over Prince Charles with Barcolo in third place and another highly regarded one. Prince of Wales following. Colonel Board raced creditably and was aided by avoiding interference, while Prince Charles atid Barcolo were interfered with sharply. Prince Charles durin,: the early stages and Barcolo at the critical stage in the stretch when he was contending for the lead. It forced him out of it but he came on again resolutely and missed getting second place by a matter of inches. Prince of Wales displayed good speed but gave- way ln the last sixteenth as if short. By Josh furnish. .1 an outstanding surprise by his defeat in the mile and an eighth race. j He was overwhelming favorite l.ut his non- suecess was probably litu- to the Weakness . of the diminutive Mortciisen who was un-e.iual to do th. h. avy head. .1 horse justice. Bona Vera heat him home handily under tin- skillful guidance of 11. Meyen. Kit finished in third plat*. The early part found Continued on sixteenth page. SON OF JOHN FIRST Continued from firat pile. Untried in front but she began tiring after going three-quarters and finally finished in :Iast place. The time for the mile and an eighth, 1:51*£. was exceptionally fast for this field. The opener enabltd the newcomer Nayarit to take down a purse when he beat home Sandalwood and Muldoon. Nayarit was lucky to avoid interference and his early speed gave him the lead at once and he held it throughout. Sandalwood was a sufferer from interference and might have revers-d the order of the finish with the winner had he been able to secure a clear course. Muldoon raced well to finish in third place. Air Castle furnished a surprise in the closing race by leading for the entire way to win by a head from Aviette. with the poorly ridden Sincere, an overwhelming favorite, in third place. Air Castle was ridden hard. Fronk whipping him after the first half mile. He held on gamely, but was succumbing fast near the end and would have been beaten in a few strides more.
