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GOVERNOR LAFF00N AT DADE 1 Kentuckys Chief Executive Greeted 1 by Tremendous Crowd. Southern Indiana Contributes Largely to Success of Day Harry Hieover, Well Supported, Is an Easy Winner. HENDERSON, Ky., Aug. 20. This was Governors Day at Dade Park, home of the . Dade Park Jockey Club, an occasion out- standing on the program for the current meeting, and, racing enthusiasts of western Kentucky and southern Indiana participated , in such number that the crowd was one of ! the largest ever admitted to the grounds. : Governor Ruby Laffoon, of Kentucky, was j the guest of honor, and the enthusiasm and ! great size of the crowd testified to the popularity of Kentuckys chief executive and the : great sport in this section. It was a testi- : monial not soon to be forgotten and one . most encouraging to James C. Ellis, presi- . dent of the Dade Park Jockey Club, who has worked hard and without financial gain for racing through many years. Under very pleasant weather, a program, excelling in attractiveness any during the meeting was run off on a fast track. The principal race was the Governors Handicap, which brought together a fast field at three-quarters. Governor Laffoon witnessed the running of the sprint named in his honor from the stewards stand and presented the owner of the winning horse a handsome silver trophy. The governor was accompanied from his home at Madisonville by his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Boyd. At the track he was joined by many friends. Harry Hieover, backed with almost unnatural confidence, outsprinted Estin, Klair and four others in the second race. This was at three-quarters, and the winner, ridden by J. McCoy, was good enough to make every post a winning one. In the late stages he was mildly threatened by Estin, while Klair reached the wire a length and one-half back of Estin. John Daniels showed a likely two-year-old in the opening race, in J. C. Milams Captain Red, a son of Captain Alcock and Wilton Flanna. It was the first public appearance of the youngster, but he performed with the experience of a veteran and, after leading from the start, won hard held. Running the five-eighths in 1:00, he won by three lengths, with Migosh second and Mecat third. The winner, ridden by R. Finnerty, was coupled in the betting with Penanink, the entry going to the post favorite. Favorites were in the ascendency, particularly so in the early events, which found choices sweeping the opening two dashes and a strong second choice taking the honors in the third". The latter, a three-quarters affair, for three-year-olds, brought another victory for J. H. Gaines Firef lash. She won decisively, with Epidemic the runner-up and Love Offering third. The well-backed Dunny Boy was a victim of adverse racing luck and, after being jostled about in the first quarter, failed to give improved speed when clear.
