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SCORES DUAL VICTORY ♦ Desha Breckinridge Provides Two Winners at Latonia. ♦ Lord Braedalbane Canters to Victory in Best Race on Program — Upset in Second. ♦ t LATONIA, Ky., June 17. — Heavy rains over the week end were responsible for a return of unfavorable track conditions for the opening of another week of racing at Latonia today. The afternoon found the track in a heavy state, yet the offering was fairly attractive for the day and this, notwithstanding the program, embraced a contest substituted for the original third race. Small fields started in the six races surrounding the emergency contest. Excepting only the daily race for maiden juveniles, claiming clauses were attached to the conditions of all the races, only three of which were at distance of one mile or more. Favorites had average success and the races were decided before another large crowd, enthusiasts being required to brave intense heat. The principal race, a high class claiming affair, for three-year-olds, gave Lord Braedalbane, the odds-on favorite, an opportunity to earn his first purse in some weeks and thus complete a double for the silks of Desha Breckinridge. Lexington publisher. Trainer C. C. Van Meter and Willie Crump, the stables rider, shared in the victories. WINS IN CANTER. Lord Braedalbane proved far too much for these opposing him and, leading from the first eighth, ultimately won in a canter by five lengths from Peter Dixon, with Deep River third. For almost three-quarters the winners rivals were able to keep within fairly close range of him, but all because Crump had him under restraint and when sent along in the run through the stretch, none was able to provide anything like contention. After Deep River appeared to have second place all to himself, he tired near the finish and Peter Dixon easily wore him down in the final stages, where Hiram Kelly and Mayor Walker tired. Lord Braedalbane traversed the distance in 1 :44%, which well reflected the holding qualities of the track. There was a formful and popular result in the substituted race, which brought out a dozen of the poorer grade non-winners at the meeting when Mrs. J. L. Brannons Master, under the guidance of apprentice H. Schutte scored without full effort at the end of the one mile and seventy yards. Racing from behind the pace when ready in the stretch, the winner completely overwhelmed his keenest rivals to win by four lengths from Beau- • mont, one of the field horses. Tommy failed to save second by little more than a head. Beaumont passing him on the inside in the final few strides and, but for some adverse luck, the latter probably would have been closer up. Fuss and Feather, which flattered by leading the field for more than three-quarters, gave badly in the drive, as did Baby Delhi. imncni triumph. The colors of Desha Breckenridge were carried to an unexpected triumph when Madcap Marvin, a daughter of Light Brigade and Lady Madcap, ridden by Willie Crump, was returned the winner of the second race for maiden juvenile fillies. The winner registered in a driving finish and by short margin over Zircon and Monnie. the trio beating off the four other acceptances, among which was Youthful Widow, which headed the field to the stretch. Upon reaching the final quarter. Youthful Widow tired badly and the placed trio quickly raced around her then to the bristling finish. Hy Schneider, which came in for staunch support, vindicated the judgment of his backers when he scored without full effort over Blanc Seing, Little Torch and four others of the cheaper platers in the first race, that opened the program. The winner, well suited by the holding going, made his own pace and W. Fronk had him at the finish three lengths in the van of Blanc Seing, the latter furnishing the most contention after the opening quarter. Unable to untrack herself in the going, Brookdale Miss contributed a very dull showing. The fourth race, another at three-quarters, witnessed another success for the colors of H. P. Headley. This time it was the Su-premus filly Bossie, ridden by Dubois, which carried the popular blue and white to triumph and her win was one of the most easily accomplished at the meeting. After beginning slowly, she was raced into the lead with a rush round the turn and, sprinting into decisive command after reaching the stretch, won in a canter and by six lengths over Cash llay. The latter had his work cut out to outstay Coloratura for second honors, as the latter raced in nearest prusuit of him from the start and, while they both tired In the Continued on twenty -second page. SCORES DUAL VICTORY Continued from first page. drive, their faltering did not prevent tliem from waging a hard fight all through the •treteh. Little was displayed by the four Others. Bud Charlton, N. Johnsons maiden juvenile, furnished a surprise when he defeated The Moon. Dusky Maiden and four other lightly-regarded ones of his age in the sixth race. K. Noe had the winning mount and, riding a waiting race, hustled the victor from behind The Moon In the stretch and to his initial victory by two lengths at the end of the five and a half furlongs. The Moon, which set most of the pace, was also headed by Dusky Maiden in the stretch, but managed to outfinish the latter when she tired in the final sixteenth. Failure to get away with the leaders hurt the chances of Teaspoon, Southland Son and Miss Elizabeth. a
