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j QUITE APPROPRIATE Acirema,-Reverse of America, Is Winner of Latonia Feature. - Easily Carries Off Principal Eace of Flag Day Program Cloudy and Chilly Weather Prevails. LATONIA. Ky., June 14. The featured attraction of Kentuckys Flag Day program at Latonia had a very fitting culmination when Acirema, which derives her title by reversing the spelling of America.; was returned winner at the end of the one mile and seventy yards of deep mud over which the race was run. Aciremas triumph was one of many registered without a full expenditure of energy during the afternoon, the winner leading Scimitar to the finish by eight lengths. The latter enjoyed the comfortable margin of four lengths over the "well backed Parco. The placed trio was followed by Nairbec, Profiteer and Frank McMahon, as named. Except for a brief stage in the vicinity of the three-eighths post, where Scimitar offered a meek challenge, the winner never left the result in doubt. Scimitar was never in serious danger of losing second place, as Parco, after racing prominently for a half mile", tired badly the entire final quarter. The day was a repetition of the previous afternoon for weather, an overcast sky and chilly breezes making necessary a continued usage of top coats and other heavy garments. Heavy rain fell during the morning, but only an occasional light fall annoyed during the afternoon. HAPPY TIME SCORES. The Hillcrest Purse, which engaged seven of the leading two-year-olds and resulted in a victory for the Island Farms Happy Time, furnished the most interesting race of the day. Happy Time, making his first start, and the second two-year-old winner from the L. T. Cooper establishment. during the afternoon, defeated Miss Lee by a neck, while the latter had little more than a nose to spare over Cartago. A half length further back, Royal Pennant finished in fourth place. After Happy Time had" raced clear of his rivals at the stretch turn there followed a bunching of the leaders in the next eighth and during the final eighth they fought it out stubbornly, the winner gamely sticking to his task like a seasoned veteran of quality. Dedans found the soft track much to his liking and scampered to an easy victory over Widgeon, Helen T. and four others in the; opening dash. After racing under restraint in the first three-eighths, during which he closely followed the pace of Widgeon, the winner responded to urging, to take command reaching the stretch turn. Helen T., which was beaten only a short margin for second, might have been a keener contender if C. Allen had not taken her back at the end of the first quarter. She was in no apparent danger of being crowded, yet Allen took her back suddenly and she was fully half a dozen lengths off the leaders. . Upon reaching the stretch she closed with a rush and. while she could not overhaul Widgeon for second, her finish was indeed a courageous one. AT HOME IN GOING. The muddy track and G oldie Johnsons good riding suited H. P. Headleys Sea Drift, and she made a runaway of the third race, at one mile and a sixteenth. She raced into a long lead in the early stages and finished racing under restraint, six lengths clear of Nabisco, which had raced in closest pursuit of the winner all the way. Nabisco was not closely pressed for second place, almost two lengths separating him from Kiyi. Public Continued on twentieth page. QUITE APPROPRIATE Continued from first page support was rather liberally scattered over five of the eight starters, with Duckweed the choice. He was never a factor. The Island Farms Charley J. S. and W. H. Whitehouses Co.onel Shaw fought it out doggedly the entire five-eighths of the second race to a head finish, in which the former was victor. He was the leader almost from the start, but, after drawing into a lead of a good half-length in the last eighth, he began tiring when taking the last few strides and only lasted to hold Colonal- Shaw safe. The latter was rapidly forging to the fore when he crossed the imaginary wire. Third place fell to Kentucky Ace and he proved himself best of the others, among which was the first-time starter Gold Handle, another from the stable that furnished the winner. The aged Pindar Peel added another victory to his long list when he easily accounted for the fourth race. He was the most fancied one in the field of seven and, after following Ritters pace for a half-mile, raced past the early leader after entering the stretch and easily held Susan Rebecca safe when the latter also made her way past Ritter. Three Sixty got up with a rush in the last eighth to account for third place. While unsaddling Susan Rebecca after the race jockey. Mack Garner had his left foot stepped upon by the filly. He had to bo carried to the emergency hospital, where the injury was dressed. Royal Sweep, under the hustling riding of F. Maguire, was returned a rather unexpected winner over Nettie Sweep, Alloy and four other platers in the final run. After drawing away at the end of five-eighths, the winner was forced to a hard drivo in the final eighth to stall off Nettie Sweep. The latter suffered greatly from being taken under restraint on the upper turn and after dropping several lengths back of the winner, finished with fine speed after reaching the stretch. Alloy raced from last place in the last half mile, but was not good enough.
