No Particular Feature: Latonia Program Produces Good Sport Though Lacking Quality.; Pigeon Wing II. Runs Fastest Three-Quarters of Meeting in Winning Mount Auburn Purse., Daily Racing Form, 1926-06-11

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NO PARTICULAR FEATURE Latonia Program Produces Good Sport Though Lacking Quality Pigeon Wing II Runs Fastest ThreeQuar ¬ ters of Meeting in Winning Mount Auburn Purse LATONIA Ky June 10 Todays Latonia program possessed no particular feature the more ordinary horses holding uninterrupted sway They provided worthwhile entertain ¬ ment under a cloudy sky over a fast track The attendance was again of goodlr num ¬ ber and the gathering manifested sharp interest in the surprise producing event eventThe The Mount Auburn Purse an allowance race at threequarters brought the fastest performance over this distance during the meeting G F Croissants Pigeon Wing II j winning most impressively from J B Respesss Traymore in a sharp drive in which the two participated all through the home stretch Ho negotiated the distance in 111 Count Sprack account for the smallest part of the purse Champ De Mars one of the lightly regarded ones refused to leave the barrier with his field fieldThe The combination of L T Coopers Fuo and jockey C Yates proved successful in the opening dash of threequarters The winner was drawing out Brier Hill just managing to outstay Golden Lynn while Kittie Jim the pacemaker for the first fiveeighths fin ¬ ished in fourth place placeJANE JANE C ALL THE WAY WAYJane Jane C led for the entire way to win the second race She reached the end onehalf of a length in front of Antiquarian wliich raced prominently after the first quarter and saving ground coming to the stretch made a game but fruitless attempt to overhaul the leader AVaponoca outstayed Nell Jo JoThe The Hyde Park Purse offered as the third race exhibited one of much promise in E B McLeans twoyearold Jock son of Colin and Kathleen which expended but little energy outsprinting eleven other maiden twoyearold colts and geldings over a dis ¬ tance of fiveeighths Florida Gold was closest to the winner at the finish while Creek Indian finished third The winner was outrun the first threeeighths by Beg ¬ gar Boy brother of Black Gold which was making his first start The victor was backed to the exclusion of the others othersLongchamps Longchamps racing much improved and benefited by a chance in riders defeated seven others over a distance of one and one sixteenth miles in the fourth race Valley Light was second with Alloy in third posi ¬ tion Jockey D Dubois kept the winner within close range of the leader until the final quarter during which he raced arounll the more forward ones and after getting to the front drew away fast to win with some ¬ thing in reserve reserveThe The Shady Brook Farms Myrtle Caldwell made it two wins in a row when she led a poor band for fiveeighths in the sixth race She had to be shaken up through the final eighth when Foreclose and Wood Nymph menaced But for the latter two bumping repeatedly they might have provided keen contention for the winner winnerSpanish Spanish Rose under a snug well judged ride by E Benham galloped in front for the entire distance in the final race She won by three lengths from Oseda which finished with a rush on the inside to be second Vivandiere and Lady Von were in a tight fit for third with the former get ¬ ting the verdict of the judges The winner was the second favorite to score during the afternoon Jock was the only other choice to make good


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