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ONLY THREE STARTERS * Smallest Field on Record in Latonias Inaugural Handicap. ♦ — — Rolled Stocking Easily Defeats Genial Host and Royal Julian — • Winners Share ,100. ♦ LATONIA, Ky., June 5. — Racing in his best form over a muddy track, J. W. Parrishs Rolled Stocking, a pronounced choice with, the large crowd, scored an easy victory in the renewal of the Inaugural Handicap, the feature of the opening program of the La-tonia spring meeting. The son of Pennant-Mary Belle scored his decisive victory by sis lengths from D. T. Matlacks Genial Host, which led Royal Julian, the W. H. White-house colt and only other starter, by two lengths. The race was run over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth, which the winner negotiated in 1 :50. Willie Crump had him in front for the entire distance. A light shower began falling as starter William Hamilton sent the trio away to a good start, in which the winner lost no timo showing in front. He was followed by Royal Julian and in the first quarter succeeded in taking a lead of three lengths over Royal Julian, which was five lengths in advance of Genial Host at the end of the first quarter. In the run through the back stretch Rolled Stocking added a length to his margin, but on the turn into the stretch his lead was cut to three lengths as Royal Julian showed a flash of speed. The latters bid, however, was short-lived and upon reaching the stretch he began tiring and Genial Host moved up to pass him, while Rolled Stocking raced on to gradually increase his advantage over the Matlack runner. FOUR WITHDRAWALS. His fine performance netted his owner the considerable purse of ,100, ■ ith ,000 for second and 00 for third. The race originally attracted a field of seven, the withdrawals being Helens Babe, Lancer, Broad Axe and Barbara. It was the smallest field that ever started the ttake and one of the smallest in a number of years of Latonia racing. The large attendance braved a threatening sky which unleashed several showers of light proportions during the late afternoon. Despite the adverse weather the usual Latoni*. enthusiasm was manifested and it mounted to frenzied excitement on the occasion of the numerous close finishes that featured the racing. The spectacular sport made up for what the headliner lacked in the way of starters. After two consecutive nose finishes. High Score, the good colt which races for A. P. Canale, was returned winner by a head from Lee Cooper in the five-eighths mile Rosedale Purse for high class two-year-olds. Five others participated with Badger Face finishing third, a length and a half back of Lee Cooper. In scoring his triumph High Score raced from behind the early leaders and. after reaching the front at the end of a half mile was not fully urged to hold Lee Cooper safe. The latter encountered no small difficulty disposing of Badger Face after a long duel for the lead and hetd on gamely, considering the early use to which he had been subjected. Badger Face tired in the last eighth, but easily outfinished Spooky for third place. Smoldering, from the A. B. Letellier Stable, furnished a surprise when he accounted for the three-quarters selling race that opened the program. He triumphed in a driving finish, in which Little Colonel and Nick Cullop pressed him severely. While racing to the stretch he was rated in closest pursuit of the leading Little Colonel and, with a rush, passed the leader when approaching the final eighth. He was never able to draw into a clear lead and was fully spent defending his position in the spirited final drive. Nick Cullop just failed to wear down Little Colonel for second place. Rejoice, which found strong support, ran far below expectations when she failed to figure prominently after going half a mile. CLOSE FINISH. Another close finish followed with the running of the second race, engaging eleven maiden two-year-old fillies, in which A. Kanes Starry Heavens succeeded in beating Chatter Black by a nose. The youngsr* raced over the five-eighths distance and Kitty Mullally finished third. II. Gray had the mount on the winner and, after having her a good distance back for three-eighths, moved up when ready. Whew approaching the stretch turn she began bettering her position and, continuing in good fashon through the 6tretch, was up in time to score when making the last stride. Chatter Black held on gamely after having been indulged with all the pacemaking and just failed to outfinish the winner. The Kenton Farm Stables Padona, ridden by R. Russell and held at better than sixty to one. contributed the afternoons outstand- — — — i _ 1 — — — — .— — — -. Continued oa twentieth page. ONLY THREE STARTERS Continued from first page. ing surprise, when he accounted for the third race. It was a nose finish, with the winner holding the lead just long enough to defeat Wolfy. The latter was an easy second at the end of the one mile and a sixteenth, with Grand King in third place. When he bore out badly on the first turn, McComas greatly reduced the chances of Wolfy, tJrand King and Lucky Drift, which he forced far out in the course. After reaching the back stretch, McComas was taken back and J. Heupel, his rider, appeared to experience difficulty trying to prevent him from again running out on the second turn. Another small field was seen under colors in the Gibson Hotel Handicap, the three-quarters race that served as the secondary feature. But four of the better grade sprinters started here and the Keeneland Stud Stables Don Diego, running his best race of the year, made somewhat of a show of his rivals. R. Russell had him in front throughout and, although he tried to bear in through the stretch, he was always in the lead, finishing three lengths in advance of Energyr at the end. The latter followed in closest pursuit practically all the way and was well in advance of Scotland. Somewhat below public calculations was the performance of Color Sergeant, which EL Ambrose had far out of it for the entire distance. A great loss of ground added to his task. Cross TJlay, the J. S. Taylor starter, proved an easy winner from Kublai Khan, Susan Rebecca and five others from among the cheaper grade platers that tried for honors in the final race, at one mile and seventy yards. Root urged the winner past Kublai Khan with a rush in the stretch and, while the latter was just managing to save second place from Susan Rebecca, the victor drew away to win by three lengths. Seventy yards beyond the place of finish Kub.ai Khan fell, throwing jockey D. Dubois, who had a narrow escape from serious injury. Dubois was taken violently ill shortly after the fall, but was believed to have escaped without any severe hurts. His illness was attributed to the swallowing of some mud.
