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I FAVORITES SUCCEED ♦ Despite Change in Track Conditions, Public Choices Win. ♦ Mad Play Finally Carries Headley Colors to Victory — Cleora Scores in First Race. LATONIA, Ky., June 28.— There was a re-turn to rainy weather and racing over an adverse track at Latonia today. Conditions during the afternoon were just about the worst patrons have experienced this year, as an annoying fall of rain was swirled about by a brisk wind and opportunities for spectators to desert protected places were limited. The steady drizzle worked gradually upon the track, which changed from good for the first race to muddy for the sixth one. Solace was found in the fine showing of the favorites, which experienced an unusually successful afternoon, which had its climax when H. P. Headleys Mad Play, essaying a comeback, scored at short odds in the mile and seventy yards Hotel Alms Purse, which was the feature. The veteran son of Fair Play started in very ordinary company, with Broad Axe, Golden Powder and Mum Ruffin, and it was nothing like a task for him to win well in hand by a length from Broad Axe. The latter was an easy second over Golden Powder, while Mum Ruffin struggled home sixty lengths back. Eddie Ambrose sent Mad Play past Broad Axe and into the lead when ready in the stretch and in the final eighth he was only "toying" with Broad Axe, as he held a length margin over him for that distance. Broad Axe held en in game fashion, but was overmatched and might easily have been beaten by a half dozen lengths had the winner been ridden out The slow footing that prevailed for the race seemed against Golden Fowder, which began sprawling and climbing. Mum Puffins performance was a poor one. Mad Play was backed into odds-on favoritism and his success followed victories for French Lass, Gale and Cleora in earlier races. The victory was his first since being acquired by Mr. Headley, who returned him to training after he proved unsuccessful as a sire. IX RUNAWAY FASHION. The rain had only slightly dulled the track when Cleora, Lon Jones rather uncertain performer, made a runaway of the opening three-quarters race. Cleora was taken into a long lead swiftly and. racing in her best form, was never in danger. She raced to the finish six lengths in front of Best Spade, which just managed to get home inches in advance of Love Child. Best Spade raced along in closest pursuit of the speedy winner for the major part of the dash, but tired and barely managed to outlast Love Child for second place. The second race, for maiden two-year-old colts and geldings, resulted in one of the outstanding surprises when Edward Trotters highly regarded Greendale met defeat behind Bather and Big Sandy. Greendale, backed to the exclusion of the others, was defeated in a close finish, with only a length separating him from the victorious Bather. It was not until in the final sixteenth that Big Sandy succeeded in passing the prohibitive favorite, while Bather rushed past Two Bills into the lead on the stretch turn. J. Howard had Greendale away none too well and was required to make considerable use of the colt in getting him into a contending position. In the early stretch he exhibited fine speed and after it seemed that he would overtake Bather he began tiring and his speed slackened perceptibly in the last sixteenth. He suffered additionally from being forced to race in rather tight quarters as the race waned. Yorktown, which came in for some support, ran poorly. PROVRS WINNING COMBINATION. E. Ruckers, Gale and W. Garner proved the winning combination in the third race, which brought out but five others for a race of a mile and an eighth Peter Prim finished in second place and Billy Baughn third. Garner brought the winner from behind when ready after seven-eighths and, finishing in his best form, he held the lead gamely against the persistent challenge of Pet et Prim in the final eighth. But for swerving out in the final drive Peter Prim probably would have reduced the half length that separated him from the winner at the finiish. Sesqui. which set most of the pace, began tiring and bearing out after reaching the last quarter and Billy Baughn, which had followed in closest pursuit of him most of the race, also outstayed him for third place. Sanford Lynes French Lass, ridden by Danny Connelly and carrying top weight of 117 pounds, took a place among the successful favorites when she easily accounted for the fourth race. She started with Neck and Neck, Mary McClain and six other juvenile fillies, under selling conditions, over five and Continued on twenty-fourth page. FAVORITES SUCCEED Continued from first page. a half furlongs. Neck and Neck and Mary McClain, well distanced by the winner, were five lengths apart as they finished second and third as named. French Lass raced into a safe lead without delay and, racing as if much the besr, was nter released from restraint as she headed the others for the entire distance. The winner, like Rather, victor in the previous race for youngsters, is by the imported horse Baigneur. Governor Pratt, racing with Leisure Hour in the Audley Farm colors, raced to his second consecutive victory in the three-quarters sixth race, which was run over a muddy track. R. Russell sent him through on the inside in the stretch and, benefiting through the repeated swerving of Waffles, he led the latter to the wire by a neck. Had Waffles raced well in the last quarter he probably would have reversed the finish. Cartago outstayed Portia, the early pacemaker, for third place. Governor Pratts victory added to the score of the favorites. In the final race, which was run i : a driving rainstorm, R. L. Rakers Punkie, ridden by W. Darrett, upset calculations when he led for the entire one and one-sixteenth miles and won easily from Juol Jean, with Tangram third. Amo, the public choice, finished fourth. The winner drew away into safe command wher Amo and Scotland Relle gave way after reaching the stretch and had a margin of four lengths over Juel Jean at the finish.
