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AROUSE IS EASY WINNER Louisville-Owned Colt Leads by Six Lengths in Cosmos Purse. - Latonia Weather Ideal, but Track Is Heavy and Holding Bob Custer Scores at Large Odds. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 20. The horses brought together in the various events comprising the days program at Latonia were asked to negotiate the most trying track of the meeting and, as usually results, the contests over the sticky, heavy strip were not sharply contested. Quality was lacking in the performers, but five of the eight races were at distances of one mile and seventy yards or more and the increase in the number of distance, contests partly made up for what was missing in quality. It was an ideal day for the sport and the warm and sunny weather went a long way toward keeping the attendance up to average weekday figures. Most interest was taken in the Cosmos Claiming Purse, for two-year-olds and at one mile and seventy yards. It was offered as the fifth race and brought out a field of ten. Arouse, which has been a consistent winner for J. J. Flanigan of Louisville, was the winner and in the most decisive manner of the afternoon. Missing some crowding shortly after the start, the winner, ridden by G. Elston, ran along in front from the close of the opening furlong and, drawing out in the stretch, scored by six lengths. Pink Slipper saved second and Cousin Nora third. Marse Chan, favorite, and Prince Westend, also well supported, weakened badly after entering the stretch in contending positions. LUCKY ESCAPE FOR MORAN. In the early crowding Captain Logan, ridden by W. Moran, went to his knees. Moran was useated and escaped with a few scratches. Smear experienced little trouble winning over some of the cheaper older sprinters in the first race, at three-quarters, for which Splash, which finished fourth, ruled a slight favorite. Smear registered by four lengths, with Parnell Bound second a neck before Tombereau. G. Elston drove the winner between the leading Tombereau and Parnell Bound nearing the closing eighth and, continuing strongly to the end, drew out fast without strong urging. Tiring in the final furlong, Tombereau; which made most of the pace, gave way to Parnel Bound in the closing strides. Although he was strongly indulged from the close of the first three-eighths, Slash failed to rally and never threatened the leaders. Maiden two-year-old fillies had two of the eight races to themselves and the first of these contests was in the second. It engaged ten and resulted in a victory for New Baby, the well-backed J. W. Parrish representative, on which W. Moran -had the mount. Kievette, a rank outsider, was second to complete the three-quarters and gave the winner a strong argument. Third went to Perfect Dream, which shared favoritism with the winner, and Playing On, which tired badly after setting the pace for mora than a half mile, was next. ONANON DECISIVELY. Onanon, a daughter of Colpnel Shaw, decisively vanquished the eleven that opposed her in the third race, the second for maiden juvenile fillies. Onanon made her own pace and, coming on boldly over the exacting track, won by two and one-half lengths. Lotus Bud, favorite, wound up second, a length and one-half before Durb and Miss Justice was best of the others. The three leaders had the running to themselves and changed positions but once, Lotus Bud wresting second from Durb after the last of the -six furlongs was reached. The racing fates were against Clasbys Choice, odds-on favorite for the mile and. seventy yards fourth race and he failed to account for any of the honors. At the post Clasbys Choice was the best behaved of the eight three-year-olds comprising the field, but when the start came he stumbled badly and, with L. Pichon almost tossed from the saddle, was as good as left. The race resulted in a victory for Bob Custer, ridden by R. Morrison. He led throughout and won by a length and one-quarter over Storm Angel. Prince Farthing, victim of a badly judged ride, was third. Old Dixie Lad scored his first victory in some time when he accounted for the sixth race over Stop Gap, Vesee and others. This Continued on tiventy-first page. AROUSE IS EASY WINNER Continued from first page. was at a mile and one-sixteenth and was marked by an accident in which Tommy, ridden by G. South, went down without serious results when in third place, less than a sixteenth from the wire. Sharp interference from Singing Kid appeared responsible for the accident. Dixie Lad ran home I five lengths before Stop Gap, and Vesee was lucky to scratch out third money, which Tommy appeared to have clinched until he j was knocked around. I .
