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MY DANDY IN SPECTACULARLY FOUGHT OUT FINISH Veteran Gelding Carries 1 20 Pounds to Victory in Great Race at Latonia Outgames Gold Step and Cathop After Furious Con test in Highland Stock Farm Handicap Jockey Elston Badly Injured in Fall LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 25. In a spectacularly fought-out finish, My Dandy, the remarkable veteran Texas-bred Porte Drapeau gelding, carried 120 pounds to victory, his first scored at the local track, in the three-quarters Highland Stock Farm Handicap, the stellar contest on another fine program at Latonia today. My Dandy outgamed his recent conqueror, Gold Step, by a head, as Cathop piled into third position a neck back and short two lengths before Footmark. The latter was followed by Magnifico, Our Cherry- i cote and Head Play. This latter two-year-old and the only one of his age among the starters was left at the starting point and it was a bit of racing luck that robbed the dash of some interest. It .was a furious contest over every yard of the distance, with Gold Step first in the lead. At the stretch turn he gave way to the winner, but entering the closing eighth Cathop, which swung very wide at the stretch turn, was in front and it took a smart performance for both the winner under his top-impost and Gold Step to rehead the younger performer. They were aided by Cathops inclination to loaf after H. Bagur had driven him to the front and when strongly ridden the last sixteenth Cathop swerved repeatedly. Both Footmark and Magnifico were within striking distance of the leaders throughout and while they failed to enter the more serious racing in the bitter stretch drive turned in good efforts. FORMFUL SPORT. Although the Winton Place Claiming Purse, which followed the feature, resulted in a big upset, the sport was very formful and My Dandys triumph marked the fourth of the afternoon for betting choices. He was ridden by C. Landolt and covered the distance on the last course in 1:12. Jockey G. Elston and M. Parke, the diminutive apprentice, were the ridings stars of the day nad the latter sharply upset general expectations when he piloted R. L. Bakers Peggy Lehmann to victory oyer Hoops, short-priced favorite, in the Winton Place Purse. This was at one mile and seventy yards, with five three-year-olds comprising the field. Habanero beat out Making Bubbles and Bay Angon for the third part of the purse. When ready after three-quarters, Peggy Lehmann literally toyed with her company and, running the distance in 1:43, had a winning margin of three legths. Hoops went to his defeat without mishap and held on well to save second over the bold-closing Habanero. Another large crowd was out and again the weather man served up warm and sunny weather. ELSTON BADLY INJURED. Jockey Gilbert Elston was probably seriously injured in an accident that marred the closing race. He fell with Black Dust at the far turn, where Lady Couvin, ridden by M. Parke, came over and forced most of the large field of fillies and mares into a bad jam. Lady Couvin came on to finish in front, but was disqualified, the race being awarded to Pretty Penny." Madelon received second money and Belen advanced to third place. Elston was unconscious when removed from the track and without preliminary examination at the track hospital was rushed to an infirmary in Covington. Black Dust also was knocked out by the fall, but later was revived. Parke was suspended for the remainder of the meeting. Gilbert Elston, who is threatening JH. Mills position at the top of the jockeys list, opened the afternoon with another victory when he drove R. Gooses Baptism, top-heavy favorite in the betting, to her maiden score over a large band of maiden two-year-old fillies. The winner made all the running, but was "all out" to register by two lengths over the closely aligned Ladykin and Lotus Bud. The latter two fought it out to a nose finish for second, which went to Ladykin. A dull performance by Mrs. Nancy marked the race. Rusty, at little better than even money, and also entrusted to Elston, carried Jake Continued on twenty-second page MY DANDY IN HARD FINISH Continued from first page. Lowensteins colors to victory in a driving finish over Griffin, Sis Agnes and five others in the second race. This was at three-quarters, and the winner had all he could accomplish to make good for his many admirers. Elston sent him to the front under rushing tactics in the opening quarter and, following a breathing opportunity at the turn, he held on well enough to remain in the van of Griffith and Sis Agnes, which closed stoutly. Murky Cloud and Fort Worth, closest to the winner rounding the turn, tired in the stretch run. Elston just missed winning the third with Albert Sabaths Hopulikit and but for some adverse luck shortly after the start the Chicago-owned gelding might have been the winner. As it was the well-backed Oziti, racing for Goode and Kelly, was the .winner, a head giving him the winners portion over Hopulikit at the end of the three-quarters. Elegy, which failed to withstand the two leaders after cutting out much of the running, was third, a length and one-half back and a length before Suffolk. The latter went to the post favorite almost 5 to 1. The betting was evenly distributed among the starters. Louie Dear added another purse to the coffers of the Jack Howard Stable and improved an already fine showing by the betting choices when he romped to victory in the three-quarters third race", for which he ruled at odds-on. Corbett had the mount and made no mistakes with the three-year-old, which he directed to the wire two and one-half lengths before Balderdash. A neck was the latters final margin over Quickaway, and Most Wise, which was seen in front the first four furlongs, was fourth, a head back of Quickaway. When ready after a half-mile, the winner sprinted to the fore, and after drawing clear, came on stoutly as Balderdash was outfinishing Quickaway and Most Wise in very interesting fashion.
