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DEFEAT OF FAVORITES ♦ 1 Outstanding Feature of Off Day at Latonia Course. ♦ First Five Public Choices Disappoint, With Victory of Dixie Prince Most Surprising. • "N LATONIA, Ky., June 19.— Under a cloudy sky and over a heavy track, a featureless program was offered an average sized crowd at Latonia this afternoon. Excepting only a purse race for maiden juveniles, platers of the cheaper variety had the call throughout the afternoon and their racing was productive of a number of surprises. Various distances were traversed by the lowly performers, which had no mean assignment in comparing ability over the deep, holding track. Favorites met defeat with regularity and when Flag Lieutenant went down before the speed of Dixie Prince and Union Central in the fifth race, it marked the overthrow of the first five favorites. The Viking Stable gelding was well beaten as he staggered into third place, while Dixie Prince fought it out successfully with Union Central, which gave the victorious Harned brothers three-year-old the most trouble as he showed the way through the last half mile of the one mile and a sixteenth. The victory was the first for the winner since last summer, when he was acquired by his present owners at a considerable cost. He was ridden by R. Cheatham, who aided him greatly when he permitted him to crowd back Raving Lady, Queenston and Union Central in rapid succession while on the way to the first turn. When he raced into the lead, Union Central, which was much used recovering from the early interference, followed in closest pursuit and, while the latter challenged persistently, he could not overhaul the fast running leader and was beaten by a length. He was six lengths in front of Flag Lieutenant. WHITNEY COLORS IN FRONT. Showing the most speed from the start and racing with much courage, the six-year-old The Bat carried the colors of H. P. Whitney to victory in the three-quarters race that opened the program. He fought it out bitterly with Cherokee Lee for the entire distance and, under skillful handling by W. Barrett, outstayed the R. L. Baker mare by a head. Ballot Brush, after racing to almost even terms with the leaders at the close of five-eighths, tired badly in the concluding eighth and was two lengths back of Cherokee Lee as he took third place from Colleen O. Among the unplaced horses was The Huguenot, which showed a dismal performance after attracting heavy support. C. W. Riedingers home-bred Reenie. a daughter of the good producing mare Oreen, contributed a surprise when, on the occasion of her first start, she raced to victory over a small band of juvenile fillies in the second race. While she did not seem at home in the rough footing, she raced into the lead early and struggled on i:i that position to the finish. At the close of the five and a half furlongs she was two lengths in front of Kitty Mullally, the pronounced public choice among the seven starters. Kitty Mullally was an easy second, after having raced in closest pursuit of the winner for the entire way. Crandma G. was third, followed by Gladys McClain, which sacrificed her chances by refusing to get into early contention. BILL HARE ALL THE WAY. In the third race, at one mile and seventy yards, W. L. Drakes Bill Hare showed the way for the entire distance, winning in a driving finish by half a length from Kublai Khan with Chatter Drum third. Kublai Khan gave the winner the most trouble, and while he raced in the stretch with slightly more speed than the winner he could not quite catch him. Chatter Drum wore down Hilary, which shared favoritism with Kublai Khan, in the last seventy yards for third place. C. C. Van Meter, Lexington turfman, furnished the- winner of the fourth race, for two-year-olds, in Doltaire. on which E. Pool had the mount. Maidens Tryst finished second and Relline was third, followed by six others. A rush through the stretch won for Doltaire after Tool had kept him close up to the final quarter. He overhauled Maidens Tryst when within the shadow of the finish and won by a neck. Relline was well distanced for second place. The green racing of Son Misha, which swerved badly through the stretch, eliminated Omona as a result of the latter being pinned against the inner railing by the erratic gelding. H. P. Headleys Mad riay will be shipped to Arlington Park this week. He will be an addition to this division of that stable in charge of Walter Taylor. The horses Nabisco and Red Leather suffered injuries In their last races that may interfere with training for a short time. The three-year-old Lawley, which returned here yesterday from Chicago, is to be given an extended rest, according to Ed Trottei trainer of the colt.
