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CHANGE IN PROGRAM Latonia Offers "Made Over" Card Because of Track Conditions. ♦ Belle of America Scores Second Success of Meeting in Accounting for Principal Race. LATONIA, Ky., June 29.— As a result of changed track conditions, which prevailed at the time the original program was arranged, Latonia offered a "made over" card for the amusement of the large crowd that visited the popular course under favorable weather today. The muddy track developed late yesterday and remained for today, as a result of heavy showers during the morning. This caused the cancellation of two of the original seven races. The original fifth and sixth races were forced from the program as a result of numerous withdrawals and in their places fields of the cheaper variety were given opportunity to race over the muddy course. The limit number of entries was received for both substituted dashes and, while they engaged the poorer grade performers, good contests resulted. Included among the visitors were several hundred members of the American Automobile Association, which is in annual convention at Cincinnati, and, in tribute, the management titled the featured fourth race in honor of that organization. The race, for two-year-old fillies, provided J. B. Respess Belle of America opportunity to take down her second purse in as many starts. She was much the best among the five starters and D. Dubois had her in front for the entire five and a half furlongs. There was never a time when she was released from her riders restraint and she came away in the stretch to win by four le.igths over Ben Machree, which was always in closest pursuit of the winner. Ben Machree was four lengths in front of Gladys McClain. The winner prevailed at the shortest odds against a victor during the meeting. SILVER TROPHY. After the race owner-trainer Respess announced that she will be a starter in the Joliet Stakes at Lincoln Fields next Wednesday. In addition to the purse Mr. Respess received a handsome silver trophy, the gift of the American Automobile Association, which was presented to the local horseman by Thomas P. Henry of Detroit, president of the above mentioned organization. Stampdale. the veteran sprinter that races for J. C. Ellis, opened proceedings in a popular way when he accounted for the introductory sprint, for which he was an outstanding favorite. He was opposed by but three others, of which The Bat finished second and Golden Racket third. After disposing of Miss Lee in the first half mile Stampdale was never threatened and T. Luther sent him to the end of the three-quarters three lengths in advance of The Bat. the latter failing to keep pace with the winner tn the last eighth, after having raced from last place on the stretch turn. Aided by a saving of ground, particularly in the stretch, where T. Luther hustled him through on the inside of his rivals, W. W. Williamsons St. Ignatius raced to victory over Tuberose, Doltaire and four other good plater juveniles in the second race. The youngsters raced over five and a half furlongs. . WINS BY A HEAD. St. Ignatius, stood a hard drive gamely to wear down Tuberose in the late stages of the race and had but a head margin over the J. B. Respess filly at the finish. The considerable distance of four lengths separated Tuberose from Doltaire. The winner had a slight cajl over My Hobby and Tuberose for favoritism. Betty Bux. the Audley Farm starter, ridden by R Russell, was never called on for anything like her best to win the third race by ten lengths over rollywog, Hengist and five others. Betty Bux led for the entire mile and a sixteenth and. after taking a long lead in the first half mile, just cantered to retain it for the remainder of the race. Polly-wog was an easy seeond, while a nose gave third to Hengist over Fire Bin. All Rightie, a starter here, slipped and fell when reaching the end of the first quarter. Jockey C. Churchman escaped injury in his fall from the filly. The first of the substituted races was offered as the fifth race and run over a distance of a mile and seventy yards, D. D. Canfields Wolfy, on which S. Stretton had the mount, was returned the winner. Updike was second and Linger third in a close finish. But for sulking after Stretton had sent him to the front in the stretch, Wolfy probably would have won off by himself and it required his riders effors to keep him going well enough to beat Updike by a half length. Linger followed just a neck back of the latter. Wolfy attracted confident support. Stretton also had the winning mount in the other substituted race, at three-quarters, in Continued on twenty-fourth page. CHANGE IN PROGRAM Continued from first page.l the Shoestring Stables Runaway Princess, which won handily from Perfect Model, Best Spade and nine others. The winning filly raced from behind Scminola and Best Spade after reaching the stretch and held a short advantage over Perfect Model without need of severe pressure in the last eighth. Perfect Model showed a good performance and. but for swerving, might have given the winner a stronger argument. Vole, the public choice, accounted for the final race after a rough and spirited duel with Eric, which finished second at the end of the one mile and three-sixteenths. K. Kern brought the winner from far back and, when passing Eric, the leader, on the inside in the stretch, C. Churchman permitted Eric to pin the winner in very close quarters. For the foul riding Churchman was suspended for the remainder of i. e meeting. Third place went to Peggy Bledsoe. For the first time in ten years patrons today obtained admission to Estonia without payment of federal tax on general admissions. Discontinuance of the ta.: wa. ler.acUd at the last session of Congress.
