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KRICK IN BEST FORM e Delhi Filly Upsets Public Calcula- lations at Latonia. » . Accounts for Owls Nest Purse by Defeating Mad Play — Latter Returns After Long Absence. » LATONIA, Ky., June 8.— Krick, the good Delhi filly of E. J. Holland, making her second start of the year, upset public calculations when she defeated H. P. Headleya Mad Play and two others in the Owls Nest Purse, at three-quarters, the feature of todays Latonia program. The race was decided over a course deep in mud and Champ elc Mars and Bonaire, which followed the former two in the order named, were close up at the finish. Mad Play, which proved unsuccessful as a stock horse, was returning to racing after being out of training for almost two years. On the strengta of some excellent workouts for his return to racing, he prevailed as a pronounced choice, with the result that hia defeat proved one of the outstanding surprises of the day. The winner was brought from behind the pace set by Champ de Mars and forced by the favorite in the stretch and S. Stretton had her at the finish a length and a half in advance of Mad Play. The latter, after having being taken back shortly after completing the first quarter, moved up fast on the stretch turn and, while Champ de Mars was tiring, gave the winner a mild argument. Upon reaching the last eighth he began faltering, thus permitting the winner to increase her lead as the race progressed. He had a margin of two lengths over Champ de Mars at the end of the sprint and the latter was closely pressed by Bonaire. Krick carried 108 pounds, whil» Mad Play raced under 111 pounds. The former was timed in 1 :17%, a good performance, which indicated her return to top form. INTERMITTENT RAINS. There was a return to the inclement weather that mitigated against a big crowd and. while the sun broke through late in the afternoon, intermittent rains held down the attendance and resulted in a muddy track, which had been heavy the previous day, yet it retained considerable stiffness and was a real test for the horses. It grew steadily worse as the afternoon progressed and, barring more rain, will be in a heavy condition for the running of tomorrows program. Two-year-olds were called upon to furnish the racing in the second best offering, a dash of five-eighths, which attracted a field of eight maidens and was run as the, fourth lace. The winner here was furnished by O. L. Steele in his Chatterblack, which raced with good npeed in the going to beat Kitty Mullally by a head. Arline Connor was third. Chatter Blacks triumph added to the score of the public choices which held their own throughout the afternoon. She was ridden by D. Connelly, who had her in front after the first three-sixteenths. Running back to his good race of the previous day, the Harned Brothers gelding Honest took his second purse in a like number of days when he proved an easy winner in the opening clash. He led his company for nearly the entire three-quarters and readied the finish almost two lengths in front of Master Walter, which had just about a like margin over Chatterdrum. The latter closed fastest of all in the last quarter, after being well outpaced during the early running. Procne, which finished a bad fourth, raced disappointingly in the eyes of those who backed her into favoritism. RELLINES FINE PERFORMANCE. Not to be outdone by Honest, the Cunningham and Ott two-year-old Relline matched the formers accomplishment in winning two races in consecutive days when be scored in a canter over a cheap band at five-eighths in the second race. Relline was in front after the first sixteenth and had his taok reduced when Brigand, his closest pursuer, bolted on the stretch turn. Brigands failure to race kindly cost him second place at least, as Nell got up in the final few strides to beat him by a head for that place. Just a head back of Brigand came Catlettsburg, which had little to spare over Sauce. The judgment of jockey R. Cheatham, who elected to rush Open Go Shut during the running of the one mile and seventy yards third race, probably cost the Harned Bros. gelding a victory over Samaron and the others that opposed him. He finished in second place, a length and a half back of Samaron and just a nose in front of Resolute. H. D. Simpsons Runanelf, ridden by T. Root, accounted for first honors in the sixth race, at three-quarters mile, for which Sweet Way, which was unplaced, had the most support. Root drove the winner through on the inside of the swerving Jack Rabbit in the stretch and the latter went to his defeat a half length back of the Simpson filly. Sweet Way had her usual early speed, but after going well for a half mile began tiring and reached the finish in sixth place, many lengths back of the winner. Temperamental Ballot Brush, a veteran of many turf engagements, took a decided lancy to the rough track and raced to his first victory in some time in the one mile and seventy yards final race. His victory, which was scored in a»common canter from Happy Birthday, Scotland Belle and three others, was the second of the afternoon for starters from the E. J. Holland stable. He was rated in front for the entire distance and had extensive backing. Tom Hayes, veteran horseman who has been ill for the past several weeks, arrived from Louisville and ventured to the track this morning. He reported himself somewhat improved.
