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SHEPHERD BOYS PURSE Laffoon and Yeiser Juvenile Scores Sixth Victory in Ten Starts. Sazerac Defeats Good Field in One of Two Latonia Features Decided on Sloppy Track. LATONIA, Ky., Oct. 26. The most attractive off-day program of the meeting waa offered by the Latonia Jockey Club today, and while presented under unfavorable conditions, it was productive of much interesting and formful sport which well rewarded those of the more enthusiastic who braved rain and cold weather. Two features were carded and while the Mount Auburn Purse, which came as the sixth event, was the most valuable of the two, much interest was taken in the meeting of five of the more highly regarded two-year-olds in the fifth, or Kennedy Heights Purse. Here Shepherd Boy, the clever son of Hil-dur and Peggy Weaver, which races for the local sportsmen, Polk Laffoon and Henry C. Yeiser, was returned victorious and it was a popular score, as he had the confident backing of a wide following. Suited by the sloppy footing and racing up to the best of his several impressive performances, Shepherd Boy experienced no real trouble winning over such as Red Roamer, Muslet, Ni-tuma and Moroi and running the three-quarters in the excellent time of 1:15, won by a length and with something left. Red Roamer, which was last of the five to swing out of the back stretch, got in his best licks in the closing quarter-mile, where he widely outraced Muslet and Nituma, both of which weakened under pressure, and Moroi stopped badly after exhibiting good speed for half the distance. SPLENDID RECORD. The victory marked the sixth in ten starts for the winner and third of the day for the favorites. He was ridden by O. Laidley and carried 115 pounds. In the Mount Auburn, for which five of the older sort, all backed by above-average accomplishments, answered the call to the post, the three-year-old Sazerac carried the silks of A. B. Letellier of New Orleans to a decisive triumph at one mile and seventy yards. The victorious son of Westy Hogan reveled in the slop and, making a runaway of it, won by seven lengths, with Manta second and Brown Wisdom third. The latter was favorite, but failed badly and was beaten six lengths for second. Come On and Thistle Fyrn completed the field. Sazerac covered the distance in 1:46. He was handled by R. Finnerty and returned odds of better than four to one in the mutuels. Radio Announcer, from the P. T. Chinn barn, decisively defeated Bobs Luck, Surely and eight others from among the older maidens in the opening race. The winner, hammered down to odds-on in the betting, was easily best and won easily as Bobs Luck outstayed the fast finishing Surely for second. Rushed to the front on the inside in the first quarter, the winner dominated the race, and J. McCoy had him well in hand in the final furlong. Grimace accounted for her second purse in as many starts during the meeting when she outgamed Prince Westend and Bourbon Prince in a hard drive in the mile and seventy yards second race. This tested ten of the cheaper two-year-olds at one mile and seventy yards, and the winner, ridden by H. Tinker, was the favorite. Along with Popo, which finished fourth, the final leaders had the running much to themselves the closing .Continued on twenty-second page SHEPHERD BOYS PURSE Continued from first page. three-quarters, and the furious and interesting manner in which Grimace, Prince West-end and Bourbon Prince fought it out, provided one of the thrills of the wet afternoon. Another, close finish resulted in the third race, also for two-year-olds, but at the three-quarters distance. Here Uncle Donald, which N. K. Beal trains for K. N. Gilpin of Virginia, was the winner by only a nose over Helen Bab, which failed to withstand the winners rush after entering the last of the six furlongs, showing the way by three lengths. American Prince drove into third position, four lengths back and five before Monks Star. The latter, along with Figur-iste, betting choice, and Glamorous quit badly after exhibiting good speed in the mud for two-thirds of the distance. R. Fin-nerty had the mount on the winner. Five good platers met at three-quarters in. the fourth race, and F. A. Wehle furnished the winner in Journeys End, which is trained by Jack Howard. C. Corbett had the mount, and he brought the daughter of Spanish Prince II. to the finish more than two lengths before Betty Derr, which outstayed Portcodine by a neck. Newgro and Thistle Ann completed the field. After outbreaking her field, Betty Derr was hurried along in a good lead for three-eighths, but the winner and Portcodine quickly narrowed her margin approaching the stretch, and a short distance closer to the finish she gave way to Journeys End. Once in front, the latter came through with too much speed for her rivals, while Betty Derr, holding on tenaciously, proved a trifle too good for the favorite. Neither Newgro nor Thistle Ann played an important part at any time.
