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i j j 5 j £ | ] , 1 j j ] . , , j j j ] , , - ; , , JOCK VICTOR IN INAUGURAL! ♦ McLean Star Carries 126 Pounds to Victory at Latonia. • Forty-Seventh Annual Spring and Summer Meeting Ushered In Under Splendid Conditions — Big Crowd. ♦ LATONIA, Ky., June 4. — Latonias forty-seventh annual spring and summer meeting was inaugurated this afternoon under excellent conditions and with an exceptionally large and representative crowd out to witness the opening program, which had as a feature a renewal of the Inaugural Handicap. The stellar race resulted in a popular victory for Jock, for several seasons one of the mainstays of the extensive stable of Edward B. McLean. The five-year-old son of Colin and Kathleen commanded undisputed favoritism over his six opponents and, racing the one mile and a sixteenth in 1 :44, won by a length from L. B. Combs Broadside. A neck back came Easter Stockings, the starter of the Audley Farm Stable, a like distance separating her from Martinique, which was closely followed by Dunmore, Typhoon and Paraphrase, the other participants. Jock raced under top weight of 126 pounds and had his task added to when there was a delay of six minutes at the post before the small field was sent away to a somewhat ragged start. By his success, the second for his owners colors in the record of the stake, he took down ,200 and there was ,000 for second ; 00 for third and entrance and starting fees amounting to 20 were saved by Martinique. Under a good ride by A. Pascuma, Jock was rated back of the fast early pace set by Martinique, but, after the opening quarter, was never farther back than second, and came through with fine speed when Pascuma sent him down after reaching the stretch. Here he gradually made his way into the lead, passing Martinique on the outside and, when clear of the leader, swerved to the inside, then continued with good speed and remained out of reach of the fast finishing Broadside and Easter Stockings. Broadside raced from a good distance back with fine belated speed, while Easter Stockings maintained a forward position at every stage and held on tenaciously in the bitter final drive, which witnessed the entire field drawing close together until the proverbial blanket might well have covered a majority of them as they flashed past the place of finish. When the winner swerved to the inside after wresting the lead from Martinique in the stretch drive, the latter was forced back a trifle, but she was eliminated as a contender for top honors at the time, yet, after recovering, put forth a valiant finish Continued on twenty-second page. JGCK VICTOR IN INAUGURAL Continued from first page. in her vain endeavor to outstay Broadside and Easter Stockings, and, but for the adverse luck, might have been closer up. Summer-like weather prevailed and was responsible for a gradual improvement in the track, which was brought to its best for the running of the stake race after the previous four races had been contested over a good course. The crowd that attended included no small number of visitors from points throughout Kentucky and the Ohio Valley, and, according to official announcement, was one of the largest for the day. But for the classy field brought under colors for the Inaugural and the race for maiden juveniles, platers were in action in the remaining contests, the best of which was the sixth, over a distance of three-quarters and attracting a small field of capable horses. The running resulted in a victory for the Four Oaks Stock Farm Stables filly Sister Zoe, which raced from behind and won easily from Smoldering, the favorite. Hot Shot, the leader for slightly more than five-eighths, took third place in a close finish with Agitator. The colors of Arthur B. Hancock were carried to an easy victory by the juvenile filly Chelys, by Campfire — Chewink, in the second race, for maiden fillies. Chelys, a pronounced favorite, was extremely lucky to find racing room on the inside after being crowded back a short distance after the start, but sprinting through the opening to the lead with a rush, she dominated the race after reaching the final three-eighths and won eased up well in advance of Vermiculite, with Donora third. The latter, after racing in closest pursuit of the winner during much of the stretch, tired near the end and was outfinished by Vermiculite. A disappointing performance by Perfect Alibi marked the race. Mrs. George B. Cox, Cincinnati patron, who races a large stable under the nom de course of the Parkview Stable, provided the winner of the third race in the veteran gelding Royal Omar. He triumphed after a bitter stretch struggle with High Storm and won by a head at the end of the one mile and a sixteenth. The winner, ridden by Willie Crump, furnished a mild surprise by his successful performance, the favorite, Congo II. finishing in fourth place after experencing a rough trip. Interference, occasioned principally by Never- I I bust, ridden by W. Noel, also reduced the chances of Fargo. After the first quarter, the racing was dominated by the winner and High Storm and their stretch duel rivalled any of the afternoon. For the final half mile they were followed closest by Black Thunder, which made a game finish and outstayed the fast finishing Congo II. for third honors. C. H. Trotter furnished the initial winner of the meeting in his consistent Turn Over, which scampered home a length in advance of Prince Bulbo in the three-quarters introductory affair. Crestwood took third honors, while The Bat, which commanded the post of favoritism, could not get to going over the cuppy course and finished in fifth place. After heading the others to the stretch, Turn Over relinquished the lead to Prince Bulbo and then regained it when the latter tired badly after reaching the final sixteenth. Tommy Murray was astride the victorious four-year-old. Largely as a result of impeding several of the strongest contenders in the fourth race on the program, Mrs. Hausmans Dark Angel, ridden by Willie Fronk, got home the winner over Coloratura, Mary McCIain, Maria Nash I and others. Swerving suddenly to the inside after she had reached the lead, the winner 1 crowded back the tiring Maria Nash and the fast finishing Coloratura and before they could recover, sped to victory by a length and a half over Coloratura, which, at the time she was forced back, appeared likely to get up for winning honors. But for the interference, Maria Nash, which set the pace for almost five-eighths, probably would have saved third from Mary McCIain, which gained steadily in the last quarter and, escaping the crowding, just managed to overhaul Maria Nash. Dark Angel was at good odds. The horses George Marshall, Judge Schul-man and Frank Lake, the property of C. A. Bond of Chicago, were shipped here from Louisville and taken over by J. S. Winscher to train. Hugh Garth wired today for twelve stalls I and is shipping ten head here from Mew York,
