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ADVERSE CONDITIONS • Latonia Patrons Have Little to Enthuse Over Tuesday. * Public Choices in Majority of Races Soundly Beaten — Main Contest to Kentucky Ace. LATONIA, Ky., June 26.— A chilly, dreary afternoon and mediocre program detracted considerably from the public interest in the racing at Latonia today. The offering, over a slow track, was very ordinary and, adding the consistent overthrow of favorites and murky weather to the low quality of the sport, patrons had little to enthuse over. Claiming conditions prevailed for six of the seven races and only two had running over distances greater than three-quarters mile. The Ridgwood Country Club Purse, which occupied the position o: honor on the card and attracted a field of seven platers of ability, was one of the two races contested over the longer distances. Like the four contests that preceded it, it resulted in the defeat of the public choice. Fire On, the veteran gelding that races for John Mc-Pherson, was the offending one, yet he performed in his best style and only went down by the head at the prowess of A. L. Fergusons Kentucky Ace after a long hectic stretch duel. Tempest was third to complete the one mile and seventy yards. Kentucky Ace moved into the lead with fine speed after being kept under strong restraint no great distance off the early pace of Little Colonel when leaving the back stretch. Upon reaching the last quarter S. Stretton hustled him into a clear advantage, which began dwindling when W. Garner sent Fire Cn along at his best in the stretch. The latter raced up almost to even terms with the winner when an eighth from the finish and it was a ding dong, head and tussle for the remainder of the way. Fire On never quite succeeded in taking the lead from the winner and was a head back at the end. Tempest, despite a loss of ground, kept well up to the last eighth before beginning to tire and was easily best of the others. When passing Marlboro, Tempest put the Audley Farm horse in rather close quarters, and W. Crump was forced to take him up so sharply that it practically ruined his chances. "PATH" RACING RESULTS. The racing strip was best a good distance out from the inner rail, with the result that the major part of the racing was conducted on tho strip of drier track. The course showed some improvement as the afternoon progressed. Naishapur, the Omar Khayyam colt owned by Edward Cebrian, scored a victory by a nose over Greendale in the five and a half furlongs Mount Storm Purse, for two-year-olds, which was offered as the sixth race. Frank Horan accounted for third by a like margin ovei Sandy Shore, while High Score, the A. P. Canale starter that attracted most support, followed in fifth place. A fine rush through the stretch took Naishapur to his victory, the hardest earned of the day. It was not until in the last few strides that he succeeded in poking his nose in front of Greendale, which had the most speed from the start and but for repeated swerving in the stretch might have held the coveted lead over Naishapur to the end. Blue Granite opened the afternoon in a disappointing way for the choices when he failed to obtain a part of the purse in the inaugural dash of three-quarters which resulted in an easy victory for Queen of Sheba. The latter won from Linger, with Seminola third, the field being about the poorest that has been under colors during the meeting. Queen of Sheba responded well in the last quarter and, closing with a rush, raced around the leaders and drew away to win by a length and a half. Linger was much used racing in closest pursuit of the pacemaking Seminola, but held on well enough to wear down the latter in the final few strides. After beginning slowly Blue Granite was unable to seriously approach the more forward ones of the field at any time. GREAT SPORT FAILURE. Another band of platers got into action for the second race, also at three-quarters, and again the favorite disappointed when Great Sport proved a trailer throughout. He was outpaced practically for the entire distance, while Fuss and Feathers, Bob Johnston and Elma Dear went on to take down the various parts of the purse in the order named. It was a close finish, in which Son of Midway and Dontados, which finished fourth and fifth, were very close up. But for being carried out through the concluding eighth by the erratic Bob Johnston, Son of Midway might have been the winner. Root had the mount on Fuss and Feathers and rode a strong race on the victorious representative of Charles Nolte. Root came back with another winning ride on Chicola, the rank outsider provided by Continued on twenty-fourth page. ADVERSE COMTIONS Continued from first page. EL P. Whitney, for the third race. The Chicle gelding worked his way into the lead in the stretch and net until in the final seventy yards did he succeed in increasing it to any degree over the persistent Panini, which was the leader during most of the stretch run. Third place went to Sandy River, while Make a Wish, the favorite, after a display of early-speed, tired fast in the stretch and finished far back at the end of the five and a half furlongs. The race brought out a dozen maiden two-year-olds, the field being the largest of the afternoon. The fourth race, for the less successful, cheaper performers, at three-quarters mile, provided H. Masseys Chatson with an opportunity to take down his first purse in some time and the first in no short period for that owner. His victory under Abel was easily accomplished, the finish finding him three lengths in advance of Susan Rebecca. Little Torch, which shared favoritism with Colleen O., was third. The latter, leading for most of the race, fell lame and quit sharply after five-eighths. Both the winner and Susan Rebecca were brought from behind and were required to display considerable speed through the stretch to account for their respective placings. Consistent with the previous six races the final race also resulted in the defeat of the favorite when Tangram. the maiden starter of J. M. Hubbard, proved the winner. She was a rank outsider and triumphed at the end of the mile and a sixteenth in a hard drive with Wolfy, Dingo and Loretta Brooks, the choice. Tangrams comparatively few backers were rewarded with odds of better than 60 to 1.
