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YICTORY BIG SURPRISE ♦ Knebelkamp and Morris Colt Defeats St. Brideaux by Neck. ♦ A. C. Bostwicks Brilliant Filly Scuttle Finishes Third, With Pitts -burgher in Fourth Placev t LATONIA, Ky., June 27.— Spanish Play, the starter of C. H. Knebelkamp and Richard S. Morris, was a surprise winner of the forty-ninth annual Latonia Derby, the coveted fixture renewed as the feature of the brilliant inaugural of the Latonia Jockey Clubs summer meeting today. Running the one mile and a half in the fast time of 2:30, the victor scored by a neck over Mrs. Payne Whitneys St. Brideaux, one of the best of the eastern three-year-olds, while A. C. Bostwicks Scuttle, the lone filly in the field of nine, finished third four lengths back. Pittsburgher, regarded as the best of the six western starters, reached the end of the long grind in fourth place, and was followed in order by Joey Bibb, Lightning Bolt, All Hail, Boys Howdy and Knights Call. It was a victory that netted 2,575 in prize money for Messrs. Knebelkamp and Morris, and the comparatively few in the tremendous crowd who backed the son of Spanish Prince II., were rewarded with odds of almost 14 to 1. The track management also provided a handsome and valuable trophy as a special memento, and it was presented to Mr. Knebelkamp by Polk Laffoon, president of the Latonia Jockey Club, in the judges stand immediately following the race. KNIGHTS CALL SETS PACE. Never farther back than second, the winner forced the early pace set by Knights Call under strong and smoothly maintained restraint for seven-eighths and after easily holding the lead in the next half mile, held on with fine courage to withstand St. Bri-deauxs challenge in the final eighth. In the early stages St. Brideaux was far back, and when improving his position lost a great amount of ground. After straightening out in the stretch, he moved up as if to come through for those who had backed him so staunchly that he ruled favorite, but to head the champion three-year-old of the winter season was too much of a task, and the West got away with its first important fixture for three-year-olds during the year. Like St. Brideaux, Scuttle was far back during the first mile, and after racing into a contending position with a rush when making the final turn, and racing within two lengths of the leader in the stretch, she gave way badly in the last eighth. Pittsburgher offered a bold but vain challenge entering the final half mile, but tired after reaching second place and lost ground rapidly during tho run through the main stretch. Here Knights Call and All Hail, which had been factors from the start, also tired and Joey Bibb, although slightly lame, outstayed those behind the first four. Excepting only Handy Mandys record of 2:28%, Spanish Play turned in the fastest time in the record of the old stake. He was ridden by Charles Landolt, who also piloted him to his Louisiana Derby success at Jefferson Park and to second place back of A La Carte in the Ohio Derby at Bainbridge Park. INCREASES YEARS EARNINGS. The purse he earned today increased his earnings for the year to more than 4,000. Edward Haughton furnished the winner of the one mile and one-sixteenth sixth race in Kincsen and, like a majority of the successful ones, she had to stand a long drive to win. At the end she had only a neck over Skirl, which saved second by a nose from Ridgeview. Nisia and Black Cloud were the only other starters. The Derby program opened a meeting of thirty-one days, and its presentation took place before the largest first-day attendance in many years. The throng filled the clubhouse to overflowing, while all grandstand accommodations were sold days ago, and the general enclosure was crammed with enthusiasts. Although hot, the weather was not nearly as oppressive as Latonia patrons have experienced. iCotitlnuLti en twenty-third page.. VICTORY BIG SURPRISE Continued from first page. Hundreds of visitors from points throughout Kentucky and the Ohio Valley witnessed the brilliant inaugural. Betty Derr, H. P. Gardners good daughter of Sir Gallahad III., outsprinted others from among the leading horses on the grounds to account for the Sinton Hotel Purse. Herman Schutte got the winner home in a thrilling, driving finish, in which she had only a neck over Justinian, which, in turn, led Oswego, the favorite, by a like margin. Betty Derr took the lead when Cuttles Boots gave way after showing* in front for a half mile and holding on with fine courage when challenged approaching the finish. Ballyhoo, carrying the colors of Theo. E. Muellers Shady Brook Farm, ran a game race to account for the opening contest of the day and meeting, but Wise Talk, which finished second, raced as if best among the twelve maiden juveniles and but for his inability to get going more rapidly might have scored. As it was he dropped the race to the Mueller gelding by a nose, as he led Zean, which finished in third place by a length at the end of the five and one-half furlongs. The winner, ridden by C. Corbett, raced along with the leaders from the start, while Wise Talk first loomed formidably approaching the stretch and in the run home just failed to wear down the Shady Brook gelding, which went to the front when nearing the final eighth. Ballyhoo ruled favorite. George Collins green and white colors were carried to a hard earned victory by Justina in the second race. She gamely outstayed Perkins, Gettin Even and Honey Hunter in one of the most interesting finishes of the afternoon and her success closed Perkins string of successive wins, which extended through his last four engagements at Bainbridge. R. Morris set the pace with the winner from the start and after draw-, ing away into a good lead on the stretch turn she withstood a challenge from Honey Hunter and went on to outstay the fast-finishing Perkins and Gettin Even.
