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ROYAL JULIAN FIRST ♦ Veteran Campaigner Revels in Sloppy Going at Latonia. ♦ Scores Impressive Triumph in Licking Valley Handicap to Win by Four Lengths. — — ♦ LATONIA, Ky., June 29.— Royal Julian, seven-year-old hero of many turf battles before Latonia patrons, opened another campaign on that picturesque course with a decisive and impressive triumph over Playtime, Lady Dean and Thistle Ann in the Licking Valley Handicap, outstanding race on todays program. The venerable victor, well ridden by Charles Corbett, reveled in the sloppy footing that prevailed, and running the distance of one mile and seventy yards in the excellent time of 1A54A, brought W. H. Whitehouses colors home by four lengths in the van of Playtime, which only supplanted Lady Dean in second place when within a few strides of the finish. Although Thistle Ann dropped back in sound defeat at the stretch turn, the small field furnished an interesting contest in which Lady Dean was the leader to the closing eighth, where the winner raced to the lead. After being headed Lady Dean held on in creditable fashion, and it was all that Playtime, favorite, could do to wear her down for second place after slipping through along the rail. PLAWTIMES POOR LUCK. Royal Julian enjoyed good racing luck, while Playtime suffered when forced back a short distance beyond the opening quarter, and again when blocked going into the second turn. When rounding the turn into the back stretch, Lady Dean bore out badly and the loss of ground probably cost her seccnd place. In the stretch she swerved and forced the winner to race wide as he moved around her, and before she closed the opening on the inside Playtime had raced through. The race served as a final competitive test for Saturdays 0,000 added Independence Handicap for the winner and Playtime and the latter were worked out one mile and one-eighth in 1:55. Bargello, another Independence candidate declined the issue today due to track conditions. The showers that fell during the morning broke the heat wave and, while the skies were cloudy, the weather during the afternoon was ideal for the sport. A large crowd turned out and interesting sport was furnished. GREENTREE STABLE TRIUMPH. Mrs. Payne Whitneys Greentree Stable colors came in for their first triumph of the meeting when Reverberate brought them home with inches to spare over South Seas in the fourth race, for three-year-olds. San Presto finished thiid, and the result was of the surprise variety as Wee Drop, Airdrie Lass and Light Mint were the most fancied. Wee Drop and Light Mint gave way after racing forwardly to the stretch, and Airdrie Lass was far back throughout. Reverberate wore down South Seas just inside the stretch turn, but the latter was not to be beaten until he had forced the winner to give her utmost to retain her small advantage during the final three-sixteenths. Cotton Time, a daughter of Lee O. Cotner, racing for J. Legrande and sold in the mutuel field, cantered to an easy victory in the opening race, at five and one-half furlongs, for maiden fillies, which opened the program. Lucky at the start, which found several in the field away in ragged order, the winner made every post a winning one and, at the end, led Star Parade by five lengths. The minor honors fell to Lonell, coupled with Jane Packard, and Light Eagle, which was favorite, headed the others. Light Eagle, Premeditate, Gayee and Sallie Smith were the chief sufferers at the start and, while the lattr three remained far back throughout, Light Eagle showed a fine performance in her vain endeavor to overcome the ill-luck. Journeys End, making her first appearance since the Churchill Downs meeting, accounted for her initial purse of the year when she won from Laila Wild, Mince Pie and six other medium grade fillies and Continued on twenty-third page. ROYAL JULIAN FIRST Continued from first page. mares in the second race. The F. A. Wehle filly had a final margin of five lengths over Laila Wild, which in turn led Mince Pie by one length and a half. The well-backed Ada Epinard slipped and almost fell leaving the starting point, and failing to settle into smooth stride, was so far back on the stretch turn that Corbett did not ride her hard thereafter. Herman Schutte had the mount on the winner, which showed well in splashing over the six furlongs of slop in the excellent time of 1:13%. The sloppy going so well suited Lair and Parrishs Oh Dave, that he made a show of Allenfern, Prince Volta and seven other juvenile colts and geldings in the Forest Hills Claiming Purse, or third race. R. Fischer had the winner in front throughout, and drawing away into decisive command on the stretch turn, he dominated the race thereafter. In the stretch Allenfern gained fast, and getting up for second by a length over Prince Volta, reached the finish six lengths back of the winner. Mendell and Rummy tired badly after racing well for two of the five and one-half furlongs. Another choice, the second of the afternoon, scored when J. W. Parrishs Pretty Penny vanquished Wild Laurel, Majel and nine others from among the poorer grade three-year-olds in the sixth race. Although carelessly eased up by apprentice Roderick entering the stretch, the winner recovered in ample time to win, and the finish found her three lengths clear of Wild Laurel, which led Majel by six lengths for second place.
