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HEADLEYS GREAT DAY Accounts for Three Races at Latonia, Including Feature. Pigeon Hole Furnishes Upset in Enquirer Handicap — Morsel Wins Harold Stakes. • IiATONIA. Ky., June 15.— The forty-seventh running of the Harold Stakes, which shared feature honors with the eleventh renewal of the Enquirer Handicap at Latonio this afternoon, witnessed a well earned victory for Leo J. Marks maiden two-year-old Morsel, a son of Vulcain— Sweet Bud. Making his own pace for the five and a half furlongs and running the distance in the fast time of 1 106 over a good track. Morsel won by a length from the Audley Farms Gallant Knight, which led Sydney, the starter of J. N. Camden, by four lengths. Take Off, the favorite, provided by W. H. Whitehouse. finished in fourth place and was followed by six other of the better grade masculine juveniles available. Clarence McCrossen had the winning mount and the triumph netted the tidy sum of ,900 for the victors owner. Second money amounted to ,000, with half as much to third and 20, which represented entrance and starting fees, to fourth. Although Gallant Knight and Coral Beach •ucceeded in outbreaking him, the winner was not long in passing them into the lead and. •etting a swift pace, opened up a clear advantage in the opening quarter, which he traversed in :23 £. There was little diminishing of his speed as he dashed around the turn with Gallant Knight and Take Off closest in his wake and he finished the opening half mile in :46*£. This juncture found him with an advantage of three lengths, and while Gallant Knight closed up some ground on him during the final three-sixteenths he held to his task with sufficient speed to retain a length over the Aud.ey Farm colt at the finish. Morsel was required to run the five-eighths in :59«t;. As Gallant Knight steadily narrowed the distance separating him from the winner. Take Off dropped back and ■was out-finished by a half length for third. SKNT FROM HOMEWOOD. Morsel, saddled by Mose Lowenstein, was •hipped here from Washington Park in company with the crack Misstep, which was intended for the renewal of the Enquirer Handicap, but was withdrawn due to the somewhat cuppy condition of the track. Whil. tlie four-year-olds absence from the field occasioned some disappointment for the large crowd, his failure to start probably was lost in the hectic contest that resulted for the purse of .2S0 that went to Hal Price Headl.ys neglected Pigeon Hole, ridden by Kenneth Iloifman. Pigeon Hole, the third winner of the day from the Headley Stable, triumphed after a sinew straining encounter with Martinique. The Choctaw and the four others and he was forced to negotiate the one mile and a sixteenth in the exceptional time of 144K. Martinique, after leading to the final eighth, where she injured her chances by swerving into the softer part of the track adjacent to the inner rail, lasted to nose out The Choctaw for second honors. The latter held on stubbornly after forcing most of the pace and just failed at wearing down the Camden filly. HOFFMANS GOOD RIDE. Hoffmans judgment contributed liberally to Pigeon Holes success, as he saved much ground for his mount while he rated him along in very close quarters for more than five-eighths and rode him with much skill in the run through the stretch. Here he gradually wore down Martinique and was drawing away in the final stages. The winners chances were held lightly with the result that he prevailed at better than 19 to 1 in the betting. In addition to the winning purse, owner Headley received a hands.. me silver trophy, the special award of Edward 13. McLean! Washington and Cincinnati publisher. K. B. McLean provided the winner of the opening race, which brought out nine maiden two-j. ar-n!ds in bis h ,ii;. -bred On Trial, a son of The Porter and Pretty Peggy. On Trial, a rank outsider, benefited extensively through the energetic riding he received Continued on t wen ty-lour ta pace. HEADLEYS GREAT DAY Continued from first page. under Nick Huff, who saved much ground and rode particularly well in assisting him to outstay Royal Yeoman to gain his victory by a head. The distance was five and one-half furlongs, and Aspirin took third. Spanish Jack came in for most support, but his chances were ruined when he got away from jockey J. Heupel and galloped off a good quarter mile while on the way to the barrier. In the race he showed speed for more than three-eighths, then tired and was eased up. Walter Taylor saddled another winner for H. P. Headley when Hot Shot defeated a good band of sprinters in the second race, Willie Fronk had the winner in front for the entire distance and, while he enjoyed a clear advantage after the first quarter, Fronk took no chances, and rode him out to the utmost. This resulted in putting him three lengths in advance of Cleora at the finish, where Nicaragua nosed out The Southerner for third place. Adverse luck in the form of being shuffled back in the first quarter cost Frank Horan his chances, as he failed to regain a contending position and was a good distance back at the end. Max Brick furnished a mild surprise when he scored over Latch Key, Chiz and others in the third race, for which Latch Key was the public choice. Racing into an easy lead after getting through on the inside of the leaders on the second turn, the winner held his position safe thereafter, winning by three lengths, while Latch Key lead Chiz by a greater margin. But for bearing out badly on the first turn. Latch Key probably would have provided the winner with more opposition. Kublai Khan proved a disappointment, when he tired after showing speed for almost three-quarters. A second victory for the colors of H. P. Whitney came with the running of the Twin Oaks Purse, or fourth race, in which they were carried to an easy triumph by the three-year-old Paraphrase. Under a hustling ride by Heupel, the winner ran the distance in 1:12 over the prevailing good track and this permitted him to win by two and a half lengths from Boris, which led Dinner Dance by a length for second place. Sister Zoe and Agincourt completed the field. Dinner Dance was the one to show the most early speed and while he raced into a long lead in the early stages, he tired badly after reaching the stretch and offered little resistance when Paraphrase moved up to head the field. Before he tired, when within the shadow of the finish, Boris also disposed of the early pacemaker, which got home no great distance in front of Sister Zoe and Agincourt. Black Thunder, the favorite, just managed to nose out the suddenly improved Hold Fast to account for first honors in the final race, for inferior platers, over one mile and seventy yards. The two raced the final three-sixteenths in very close alignment and gradually drew away from Dar-Fur, which saved third after enjoying a considerable stay in the lead.
