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SON OF PENNANT BEST 9 Rolled Stocking Wins Feature Attraction at Latonia. • Parrish Star Takes Third Purse in Four Starts at Kentucky Course — Ben Machree Graduates. LATONIA, Ky., June 25.— In line with his brilliant victories in renewals of the Inaugural and Enquirer Handicaps during the current meeting, J. W. Parrishs sturdy Rolled Stocking raced to another victory under an impost of 123 pounds, over one mile and a sixteenth, on a heavy track in the Douglas Terrace Handicap at Latonia today. Royal Julian was second at the end of the race, always dominated by the winner, a mere nose giving the runner-up position to the Whitehouse representative over Mrs. George B. Coxs Rhinock. Krick and Lancer, the only starters, were far back at the end. W. Crump, who has ridden the winner in his most noteworthy races, had little difficulty sending him into an early lead. Once safely entrenched in the coveted position. Crump exerted all his skill at rating his mount and had him running easily in the final eighth. Here his heavy impost and early usage began to tell and it seemed that both Royal Julian and Rhinock would pass him. This situation again brought all of Crumps riding skill into play and in the subsequent drive the combination of Crumps riding and the courage of the winner proved too much for the closely lapped Royal Julian and Rhinock, which were also tiring perceptibly in the final strides of their hard race. Rolled Stocking reached the end of the race with an advantage of a half length and, in view of the stubborn manner in which he withstood his rivals when on the brink of defeat, he might have been able to retain that margin at a longer distance. Excepting only Lancer, which dropped far out of the race after a half mile, the field was well grouped to the stretch, where Krick tired steadily, as a result of falling lame. MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE. Rolled Stocking was timed in 1 :5iys, which marked a meritorious performance over the deep holding track. On the strength of his success in previous races during the meeting, the winner was a pronounced favorite. His success was the fourth straight for public choices, which had the most successful afternoon in some time here. While overhead conditions were threatening at times, rain held off and the large and enthusiastic crowd had no complaint on the weather. The track was heavy for the seventeenth day in eighteen days of racing here. Racing in somewhat improved form, the gray gelding Governor Pratt furnished a huge surprise when he scored in the Aud-ley Farm silks won by R. Russell in the opening race, at three-quarters. Russell succeeded in getting the winner to the front in the final few strides to win by a nose from Rondelle, after one of the most sharply contested races of the meeting. The Bat, which finished third, was only a half length back of Rondelle and had but a nose over Whisk Arrow. The latter was closely followed by the three others that started. MAIDEN RACE. Ben Machree,- the promising filly in the stable of G. Y and C. C. Hieatt, was graduated when she proved a very easy winner from Anna Beall, Super Rock and eight other maiden juvenile fillies in the second race. T. Luther rated the winner in close early pursuit and, favored by being on the better part of the track, disposed of the leaders when ready in the stretch. Through the last sixteenth she drew away into decisive command to lead Anna Beall by three lengths. An even performance for the full five and a half furlongs gave third honors to Super Rock, while Princess Donna, which set the early pace, finished in last place. The lat-ters chances were hurt when Connelly elected to keep her on the more exacting inner strip of track. A second favorite raced up to expectations when High Storm accounted for the third race, which brought out a field of eight lowly three-year-olds. After disposing of Soiree, which led him for a part of the first half mile, the winner raced along in advance of his rivals and had a length over Southland Boy at the end of one mile and a sixteenth. The latter made a game effort in the stretch, but was never able to seriously menace the winner. He gained second place by a half length from Vendeuse, which was always a forward factor, despite the great amount of ground she lost. Juel Jean, which had a considerable following, had no excuse for not finishing better than fourth. Favorites continued to win when E. H. Von Roenns Maidens Tryst accounted for Continued on twenty-second page. SON OF PENNANT BEST Continued from first page. the first place before Neck and Neck, Paul Revere and five other plater juveniles in the fourth race. The youngster raced over five and a half furlongs with the winner following Neck and Neck, the pacemaker, to the last eighth before she succeeded in gaining the lead. Once in front she increased her lead safely and had a length over Neck and Neck at the finish. Third place went to Paul Revere, which raced in advance of the others for practically the entire race. Some disappointment was occasioned by the failure of Hurstland to prove a factor here. He began very slowly and was always outpaced by the leaders. Mad Play, the costly purchase of H. P. Headley, added further to the disappointment he has occasioned that owner when he failed to get a part of the purse in the three-quarters sixth race, the secondary feature. He followed fourth behind Retort, Chum, Bonivan in a finish rivaling that of the opening race. But for being badly ridden by W. Garner, who on several occasions appeared undecided as to a course for the Headley veteran, he might have made good. He was backed to the exclusion of the others and his defeat was one of the most costly sustained by the form players during the meeting. Harned Brothers Dixie Prince came back with another winning effort to take the purse in the final race from Rayon, Sesqui and three others, which included Revolver, the well-backed favorite. The latter went to his defeat without excuse. Dixie Prince won by a half length at the end of the mile and a sixteenth from Rayon, which had but a neck advantage over Sesqui, the pacemaker for most of the distance. T. J.- Abrams will ship three horses from here to Raceland on Thursday. Fifteen of the Audley Farm horses, in the division of the stable handled by Kay Spence, are to be shipped from here to Lincoln Fields on Saturday. Terry OMalley will have charge of the shipment. Spence will leave with the others of the stable at the termination of the Latonia meeting. In a communication from A. Daingerfield, secretary of The Jockey Club, horsemen here are advised not to harbor Robert Costello, who has left the employ of S. McNaughton, without the latters permission.
