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POPULAR COMBINATION Altmark and Monte Parke Again Prove Successful at Latonia. Victory in Florence Claiming Purse Achieved Only After Stubborn Battle With Bay Angon. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 19. The winning combination of Benjamin Creechs Altmark and Monte Parke, the dimunitive apprentice, triumphed again and for the fourth time in five attempts when, the young westerner drove the three-year-old High Cloud gelding to a popular victory in the Florence Claiming Purse, the principal race on a nicely balanced card at Latonia today. This was at the three-quarters distance and of the four that opposed the strongly backed winner, Bay Angon, provided the strongest contention and after giving supporters of the victor a real scare, missed getting up by a short head. Six lengths back came Peggy Lehmann leading I Pass and Tweeny was third. Although the weather was pleasantly warm and clouds that hung overhead throughout the afternoon withheld the threatened downpour, the race course was in the most trying condition of the meeting. For the most part it was heavy, but several soft, less holding strips streaked it and added additional uncertainty. Both Altmark and Bay Angon were right at home in the going and their thrilling stretch duel was one of the highlights of the sport, which was unusually well contested. The winner displayed the most speed from the start, but was not extended until the closing half of the distance was reached and after drawing into clear command held on too well for the game closing challenger. After Tweeny stumbled and dropped back at the turn, Peggy Lehmann ran along in third position. PARKE AND ELSTON TEED. Parkes victory astride Altmark was hia second of the afternoon and G. Elston tied him for riding honors when he drove the improved Chene to victory over Impish, Blast and two others in the mile and one-sixteenth Typothetate Claiming Purse, which was sixth on the card. Chene won in a canter and Impish, ridden by C. Meyer, withstood a claim of foul lodged by Parke, who had the leg up on Blast, which finished third, a neck back of Impish. The attendance was good and speculation the largest on other than a Saturday since Columbus Day, opening day of the meeting. The Terra Cotta and Stone silks of .J. W. Parrish, Kentucky patron, were carried to their first triumph of the meeting when the well backed Popo, bred at the Parrish farm, captured the winners part of the purse in the opening race. This was for maiden two-year-olds, and at one mile and seventy yards. Popo won easily, with Le Ministre second, three lengths back and a nose before Venetian. Le Ministre broke poorly and with better luck at the start might have made it more interesting for the winner. . DONDAY IN FRONT. Donday, ridden by M. Parke, accounted for the second race, at three-quarters, in which the favorite, Town Limit, was not good enough to account for one of three v placings, second going to Young Bill and third to Abe Furst. The winner gradually disposed of Town Limit, Abe Furst and Young Bill under a well timed ride and was drawing out as he scored by a length and one-half. Young Bill led Abe Furst by a like margin, and the latter was very closely pressed by Town Limit. Fair Rochester was winner of the third race of the day. This brought out eight of the second flight two-year-olds at three-quarters, and, while away slowly, the winner was so much the best that he not only overcame the loss of ground at the start, but won by two lengths and with something in reserve. In a bristling tussle for the smaller parts of the purse, Helen Bab was second, a head before Peacock Blue, which in turn enjoyed only inches over Bettina H., Spartan Lady and Kilmore. G. Elston rushed the victor to contention on the outside at the turn and, continuing Continued on twenty-first vaaej POPULAR COMBINATION Continued from first page. stoutly through the stretch, easily wore down Peacock Blue, which prevailed in the lead for five-eighths. The sluggish Kilmore, favorite in the betting, closed considerable ground, after trailing to the stretch, but was unable to overtake the leaders. The Coldstream Studs Needles, trained by Jack Howard, bowled over one of the outstanding favorites when she easily defeated Cayuga, along with six others in the fourth race, also at three-quarters. Cayuga had much his own way during the early racing, but was nothing like a match for the winner when L. Pichon permitted her to show her best speed in this stretch and went down by more than a length. Grand Champion was third. Elston rode his third winner and completed a double in the silks of L. Jones and Son when, after getting Fair Delight away several lengths in front of the seven other juvenile maidens that comprised the field, he kept the son of For Fair in command of the situation for the entire mile and seventy yards. Yarnallton took second money and Baggage Master filled third. High Diver, favorite, failed badly when the real test developed.
