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NO FEATURE CONTEST ♦- Races at Latonia Attract Mediocre Class of Horses. , . Path Racing Again Prevails, hut Track Is Slowly Drying Out — Wolfy Disappoints. « LATONIA, Ky., June 13. — Under fair skies and over a slow but steadily drying out track, a featureless program was offered for another large crowd at Latonia today. Excepting only a purse race, for maiden two-year-olds, the racing brought out the less capable platers, which furnished a number of surprises as they raced for the various purses. Three of the six fields brought together under selling conditions were required to race over a distance of ground and starters in each were limited. Jockeys again directed their mounts to the strip of firmer footing that banded the course near its center and the smallest of the fields permitted practically all the starters to find racing room on the dry path. Improvement was noted in the track as the afternoon progressed and, barring unfavorable weather overnight, the first fast course of the meeting is in prospect for tomorrow. Among the numerous choices that offended was D. D. Canfields Wolfy. As a result of being unprepared to start and held by an assistant starter, he finished unplaced in the mile and seventy yards fifth race, which went to J. W. Parrishs Macks Baby. When the start came he was facing the inner railing and was manj- lengths back of the others when E. Pool straightened him up and sent him into the race. As Macks Baby showed the way he made up some ground to reach fourth place near the last turn then tired badly, but he managed to retain that position to the finish. Through the stretch Stars and Stripes and Dixie Prince gave the winner considerable opposition and it was only in the last eighth that the former gave way as Dixe Prince continued on in his futile effort to reach the Parrish racer, which had a half lengths advantage at the end. Grand King and Policeman Day were the only other starters for the race. OUTSIDER SCONES. E. IT. Von Poenns The Hugenot, making his first start in some time, furnished a surprise in the opening race of the program when he scored a handily accomplished victory oven the seven that opposed him at three-quarters. The winner, incidentally the first victorious mount of J. Howard during the present Kentucky season, came from behind to beat Master Walter by a length. The latter was an easy second over Scipio, which had little to spare over Robert Maxwell. Master Walter was indulged with most of the pacemaking, notwithstanding that Scipio headed him for a time on the last turn and early stretch. Scipio gave way rapidly after reaching the last eighth. P. L. Paker showed a colt of promise and a contender for Saturdays renewal of the Harold Stakes in his Judge Murphy, a son of Omar Khayyam — Great Lady, which raced to an easy victory over six other maiden juveniles of her sex in the second race. Judge Murphy was making his first start, and his performance upset calculations extensively, in that Glenno, an outstanding choice, was among those that followed him for the entire five and one-half furlongs. Glenno finished in third place, Naishapur, the E. Cebriati starter, beating him by a head for second place. When swerving in the stretch, Glenno impeded Naishapur and, but for the interference, the latter might have enjoyed a greater margin over the favorite. Glenno began sluggishly but rushed into second place on the turn and D. Connelly could not keep him straight through the last quarter. His defeat was the second in a row for odds -on choices. FAVORITE BEST. Margate chalked up the initial victory for the most fancied starters when she out-sprinted a small band in the three-quarters third race. A. Abel sent her to the ront when approaching the stretch and, after making her way into command, she retained it easily when negotiating the final eighth, during which Delhi Chief moved up to dispose of the tiring and swerving Procne for second place. Lacking speed after a brief early stay in third place, Jack Pabbit offended by following a good distance back for the remainder of the race. There was a turn for the better for the II. P. Headley stable when Xcellenza, one neglected in the betting, carried that establishments colors to victory in the fourth race, at one mile and an eighth. She scored in a driving finish with Longchamps and Irish Rains. The latter was displaced by Long-champs in second place during the final sixteenth. Bruneth attracted most backing hero but, after being forced back in the early running, the veteran mare could not attain a contending position and finished in fifth place. N. II. Johnsons Well Turned, ridden by W. Garner, proved herseb much the best Continued on twenty fourth i as v NO FEATURE CONTEST Continued from first page. among the eight two-year-olds that started in the four and a half furlongs sixth race. She scored by four lengths from Maidens Tryst, with Nomination saving third from the disappointing Relline. The latter outran the winner for the first three-eighths and after a short stay in second place when coming to the stretch began tiring, under a poor ride by T. Murray. She was conceding weight to each of her opponents. Matching the performances of the winners of the two previous distance races, Ada Adler, the John Allgeyer plater led for the one mile and seventy yards in the final race. She finished six lengths in front of Bill Hare, with Harry B. in third place. After an ex-ten led duel with Bill Hare, Harry B. tired when within the shadow of the finish and lost second place and just managed to save third from Open Go Shut, The aged Georgie, which came in for considerable play, was decisively outrun for the entire race.
