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UNBEATEN ALCIBIADES 9 Carries 124 Pounds Successfully in Clipsetta Stakes. ♦ Martinique Easily Accounts for Quickstep Handicap, Second of Latonias Features. ♦ LATONIA. Ky.. June 8.— For the initial Saturday of tlie current meeting of the La-tonia Jockey Ciub offered renewals of the Clipsetta Slakes and Quickstep Handicap, long important fixtures at the Covington track, as the principal races of an attractive program that was brought off under a cloud banked sky and over a heavy track. There was a near record crowd for the day on the grounds and as rain held off there was no complaint and the great throng enjoyed a fine entertainment in full holiday fashion. There was another victory, the fourth, for Hal Price Headleys sterling Alcibiades, the unbeaten daughter of Supremus and Regal Roman, in the running of the Clipsetta, the first of the two features to come up for decision. Carrying an impost of 124 pounds, the chestnut won by a length and a half from Stone and Ruckers Lucile at the end of the five and one-half furlongs, where the Brown Stables Mayerker, which raced coupled with Gallaher and Combs Lady Finger, was third, a like margin back and a length in advance of her stable companion. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE. Alcibiades was required to run the distance in 1 :09, which marked an excellent performance under such a heavy impost and over the very trying course. Her impost was only matched by that of Lucile, while the others contested under much lighter weights. Her victory was a score for the favorites and netted her owner the tidy sum of ,4S0. Second mwney amounted to ,000 and there was 00 for third and 20 to fourth. Behind Lady Fingers were but three others, namely, Sweeping Willow, Ruth Mayes and Star Lassie, and they finished in the order named. But for Star Lassie, which held to a forward position for almost a half mile, the badly-vanquished trio displayel little contention, the chief racing engaging the leading quartet. From a good start the winner was rather tardy about getting into her best stride and it was almost a quarter of a mile before she neared the leading Ma Yerkes, which had set a fast pace in the going from the start. After following close to the pacemaker around the turn, Alcibiades succeeded in heading the daughter of Leonardo II. and. slowly drawing into a clear lead, was ridden out briskly to retain her advantage against the game closing Lucile. The latter, after racing along evenly and not far back to the stretch, finished resolutely after being taken wide for the final quarter and easily disposed of Ma Yerkes in the final eighth, yet could not seriously menace the winner. CAMDEN VICTORY. Alcibiades triumph was the first for her owners colors in the record of the stake, first run in 1883. The same colors, carried to victory by Helens Babe in the 1926 running of the Quick Step Handicap, a sprint of three-quarters, for older horses, finished in second place in this afternoons running of that feature, which developed an easy win for J. N. Camdens four-year-old filly Martinique, racing under the silks of D. E. Stewart. Running the distance in the exceptional time of 1 :1"5, under an expertly judged ride by C. E. Allen, Martinique won by four lengths from Mr. Headleys Paraphraze. The latter got up in the final stride to snatch second place from Agincourt, which tired during the final drive, after having effected the elimination of Dinner Dance, the pronounced favorite. The winners share of the ■take amounted to ,000. Conditions for the sport this afternoon were of the ideal variety and the track was good, rapidly improving as the afternoon wore along. The attendance surpassed expectations and was large. The seating capacity of the grandstand and the club house was entirely occupied previous to the post time for the first race. Jockey R. Finnerty stdrred in the saddle here this afternoon, riding Mike Carey and Sterling Silver to victory and finishing a close second with Paton. Whisp, the highly regarded son of Whisk-away and Gypsy Blair, in the stable of R. S. Clark, gave evidence of his high quality when he easily defeated Gallaher and Combs good Fiddler, which was making his initi:il start. and eight other maiden juveniles in the second race. Sister Zoe, the consistent winner for the Continued on twenty-fourth page. • UNBEATEN ALC1BIADES Continued from fir8t page. Four Oaks Stock Farm, registered her second win in as many starts at the meeting when she easily outsprinted Blushing Maiden, Herrick, Pigeonhole and Smoldering in the three-quarters of the third race. The adverse track resulted in so many declarations for the original fourth race, which obtained but five entries that it had to be cancelled in favor of a race at a mile and seventy yards for the cheaper performers. Twelve accepted for the substituted affair, but only eleven went to tne post, the absentee being Great Sport, which was withdrawn early in the afternoon. The running witnessed an easy victory foi T. P. Hayes* Ragus, which deMvered a much improved performance over her dismt?l previous race. M. Goldblatts seasoned campaigner The Bat, under an energetic and competent ride by K. Russell, opened the program in popular fashion when he accounted for the initial race, for which he ruled the betting choice. Russell brought him to the end of the three-quarters almost three lengths in advance of McCulloch, the latter being forced to overcome the handicap of being cut off when nearing the turn, but he got up easily for second place before Vera C. After showing the most early speed, Maria Nash and Sun Lynn quit badly when the final drive came.
