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UNSETTLED WEATHER « Fails to Affect the Attendance at Latonla Track. «. . Course Beep in Mud and Fields Small — Handicap Falls to Roxie Wcidel in Easy Fashion. ♦ LATONIA, Ky., Jun.- 6 —Unseasonably cold ■Mettled weather that followed a right of heavy rah s and kept the track in a very muddy condition, again prevented the La-tonia meeting, which opened yesterday, from getting into full swing. Weather conditions were the most disagreeable that have been encountered lure at this season in many years and the exceptionally large crowd that braved the elements did so in near-winter dress. The track was again suited only for .the most sturdy horses and the small fields that were entered overnight were further reduced by withdrawals today. A claiming handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth, for which there were five starters, served as the principal race and when the Four Oaks Stock Farms Roxie Weidel proved the winner it marked a double win for the colors of that stable, maintained by H. C. Murnam of Mobile. Roxie Weidel won without much effort and by five lengths from Royal Omar, with Orman third. The race had its disappointment in the temperamental Aftergl w, Which refused to fully extend himself, despite the vigorous efforts of jockey A. Abel. He finished in fourth place, yet was never a serious contender. FROM LAST TO FIRST. A rush on the last turn took the winner from last place into the lead and. after taking a big advantage quickly, she had little to do to retain it through the stretch. Royal Omar and Orman fought it out bitterly during most of the final quarter, with the former outstaying the latter, which he passed in the last eighth. Orman was indulged with the early pace making. The time of 1 :",3 in which the winner negotiated the distance reflected the holding qualities of the muddy track. Nine of the lowly platers raced in the opening number, over the three-quarters distance, and the Viking Stables Theo. lied, ridden by Abel, proved the winner. He led Blue Granite by a length, with Seminola. the early pacemaker third. The others of the field, which incidentally was the largest of the afternoon, were well strung out as they trailed the aaccessfnl trio to the end of the water-soaked course. Abel sent the winner around the faltering S minola after reaching the stretch and. holding to his task weil, held Rlue Granite safe all through the final stages. Brigand, which shared favoritism with Aspin Lake, carried the colors of Polk Laf-foon, prominent local owner and breeder, to their initial triumph of the present Kentucky meeting in the second race. This brought out but five maiden two-year-olds and the winner, a son of Westy Hogan, won easily after leading for the entire five-eighths. Aspin Lake followed the others home, second place going to Raul Revere and third to Mora no. DOWNCAST SUFFERS DEILAT. Downcast, ridden by Willie Crump and contesting seven of the poorer grade distance racers, was the third straight favorite to meet deft-at. He was unplaced behind Soiree. Nabisco and Open Go Shut in the third race. Soiree, an outsider in the betting, was ridden by T. Root in the If. P. Headley colors, and raced to her triumph by a margin of four lengths in front of Nabisco, which had just half as much, to spare from Open Go Shut. Ada Adler, which sot most of the pace, finished in fourth place following a game effort. The race was at one mile and a sixteenth. Sister Zoe. the Four Oaks Stock Farm Stable starter, broke the string of defeats suffered by the choices when she sprinted to an easy victory from Pipe.st.i-m. Sweet Way and four others in the three-quarters fourth race. The field was brought together under selling conditions. Stretton rated the winner within close range of the pacemaker Sweet Way to the stretch, where his tirgi ng was met with good response and the victor soon showed in front. With the further progress of the race she drew away and. while Pipestem succeeded in wearing down Sweet Way, she could not menace the winner. Frank Horan vindicated the judgment of his numerous admirers when he galloned to an easy victory over four others of the better grade plater two-year-olds in the sixth race. Getting away in motion, he prevailed in the lead for the five-eighths and after racing under restraint through the stretch had a six lengths advantage over Classy at the finish. Tli e latter outstayed Louise Wilson, which began slowly, by almost two lengths for second place. Fequeto and Folly Wells, the ether starters, also suffered some at the .-tart and got away a good distance behind the winner and Classy. Another f.ivuij ■ v. is successful in the one mile and seventy yards final race, which brought out but four three-year-olds. The winner here was William T.. and his victory. :i popular one. was scored by a head, the finish being the closest of the afternoon. He was forced to overcome the handicap of stumbling on the stretch turn, and wore down Little Colonel to reach the lead when making the final few stride.-. Sesqui was in third place, decisively beaten, and well in front of Stormy Pott. — . *
