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DON ROMIRO DEFEATED Odds-On Favorite Loses to Lonell in. Latonias Feature Race. Kentucky Track Fast First Time in Week and Weather Favorable - Desert Call Is Easy Winner. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 24. A varied program made up the offering for the eleventh day of the Latonia Jockey Clubs autumn meeting at Latonia today and with the racing strip at its best for the first time in a week and well matched fields contesting a majority of the eight events, the sport presented under sunny skies was interesting and more enthusiastically received than any off-day offering during the meeting. For the most part form held good, but several mild surprises crept into the racing, among them the victory of Gibson and Days Lonell in the three-quarters Garden Place Claiming Purse for three-year-olds, which occupied the position of honor on the card. Lonell, ridden by George South, chubby apprentice, defeated Don Romiro, K. Russell, Shaker Lady and two others, and those who backed the daughter of Donnacona took down odds of better than 5 to 1. Don Ro-miro, making his debut of the meeting, was backed almost to the exclusion of the others and went to the post at approximately 4 to 5. He bowed to Lonell by a length and one-half and only succeeded in saving second place by a nose over K. Russell, which, in turn, led Shaker Lady by a length. Away fast and given an alert and energetic ride by Willie Moran, the favorite raced along in early command, but South had the eventual winner well up and racing under restraint, and when called on her response proved far too much for the Keene-land Stud gelding. Coming up boldly on the extreme outside in the stretch drive, K. Russell just failed to wear down Don Romiro, while Shaker Lady turned in a rather evenly balanced effort. USEFUL BRASS MONKEY. In the La Vassar Claiming Handicap, which tested six of the older platers at one mile and a sixteenth, H. H. Temple, Jr.s colors were carried to victory by the useful Brass Monkey, on which L. Pichon had the mount. Last in the run to the first turn, Brass Monkey drew past his rivals one by one and, after getting to the front in the stretch, came away to win by two and one-half lengths. Skirl, which made the pace, was second and Whipper Cracker next. This was run as the sixth event and the winner covered the distance in the good time of 1:45. The daily race for maiden two-year-olds was offered as the first and brought out a limit field of colts and geldings to race three-quarters. On Rush, an unsexed son of Sweep On, racing for P. T. Chinn, was the winner, with Pot au Brooms second a head back and Just Buck, a rank outsider, third. The winner was with the leaders from the start and, after racing into command approaching the final eighth, managed to withstand Pot au Brooms, which finished strongest of all. Just Buck was a factor throughout and enjoyed a short lead entering the stretch. He outlasted Bianoz, favorite, by a length and a half and Fastidious, another one prominent throughout, was fifth. ANOTHER FOR I PASS. I Pass, recently graudated, took down another purse for Plunkett and Chinn, when he decisively defeated Tweeny, Playing On and eight others of all ages in the Ivorydale Purse, second on the program. The winner, ridden by O. Laidley, made the running after the opening quarter and vanquished his opponents with something to spare. At the close he was three lengths before Tweeny, which outfinished Playing On in the late stages. Light Eagle closed, a great gap to finish fourth. Playing On was the lone two-year-old among the more successful quartet. Below Cost was an easy winner under the Bradley colors and at the expense of Ridge Lady, Peacock Blue and six others of the second flight two-year-old in the third race. The victor, a son of Bubbling Over and Be-littin, took command with a rush in the stretch and finished out easily, with a length nd a half advantage over Ridge Lady. The latter closed fast from a sluggish start and beat Peacock Blue in the concluding strides for the second part of the purse. Tiring, in the stretch Chuck B. could do no better than save fourth money. Continued on twenty-first page. DON ROMIRO DEFEATED Continued from first page. Gilbert Elston rode his second winner of the day when he; directed Laffoon and Yeis-ers Desert Gall, "two-year-old, to victory over an all-aged band at three-quarters in the fourth race, the Turkeyfoot Road Purse. The youthful winner registered in good style, as" Bottle Green, three-year-bid filly, from the Bradley Stable, drove into -second place three lengths back and a neck -before Slasli, also a three-year-old. Black Torch, which came in for a good play, was. fourth, leading seven others. Desert Call outsprinted his rivals from the start and, drawing away from -Bottle Green as she tired slightly in the final three-sixteenths, was not strongly indulged as the sprint-drew to a close. Finishing; -fast after sayirigiground at the stretch turn,. -Slash was rapidly getting to Bottle Green at the close. The latter was favorite and Slash the second choice. Jockey Frank. JHernandez was married to Miss Helen Ciesielski of Covington, Ky., at the home of his brides parents Saturday night. Hernandez is under contract to J. Keithand is p, -native of Havana, Cuba- -
