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VICTORY FOR CHARLEY 0. Eastman Colors in Front in Scarlet Carnation Purse. Final Week of Latonia Racing Begins Under Auspicious Weather Conditions Track Dull. LATONIA, Ky., Nov. 7 The final week of the Latonia Jockey Clubs autumn meeting opened here today with a well-balanced program, with a dull track and splendid conditions and with a large crowd in attendance. The card had its feature in the Scarlet Carnation Purse, for two-year-olds, and it tested six of the more successful western youngsters at one mile and seventy yards. J. T. Taylor, whose horses were much in the limelight during the afternoon, saddled the winner in M. Eastmans Charley O., own brother to Mike Hall, and it was a popular score. H. Bagur, the diminutive youngster, had the mount on the winner and, while he appeared a trifle too much for the youngster, he brought him through successfully and with more than a length over Pot au Brooms. Fair Rochester showed the way to Thistle Play, Uncle Donald and Red Roamer. From a fast start, Thistle Play, ridden by O. Laidley, was sent out in an attempt to win in front, but Bagur never permitted him to get far away from the Eastman colt and they swung into the last three-eighths closely aligned and with Pot au Brooms moving up fast on the outside. On the stretch turn, where Bagur went to the inside, the three leaders were heads apart. A short distance closer to the finish Thistle Play was in such a precarious position between the eventual winner and Pot au Brooms that he had to be taken back. AVERAGE PROPORTIONS. Entering the last sixteenth Charley O. drew away from Pot au Brooms and, while he swerved badly under Bagur for the remainder of the trip, held the Coldstream colt safe. When clear during the run to the wire, Thistle Play tired and Fair Rochester outfinished him for third place. Red Roamer gave way badly after reaching the last three furlongs and Uncle Donald was loafing much of the trip. Although several outsiders crept into the winners circle, favorites enjoyed average success, and Charley O. was among the successful ones from the fancied brigade. With the sun shining and warm weather the order, the attendance swung back to average proportions for the first time in a week. Chatwink, one of the shortest priced fav-. orites of the day, probably cost himself a victory through bearing out at the stretch turn and in the closing quarter of the opening race which brought out twelve juveniles at the three-quarters distance. As Chat-wink, which made all the pace, bore out, he forced Through Omond to go with him and Patsyette and Last Second were driven through on the inside the closing eighth. Last Second was first to head Chatwink while Patsyette wore the former down in the closing strides, winning by a neck. At the finish, Chatwink was a length away from Last Second. The latter was 150 to 1 in the betting. In a nose finish, Lord Dean, carrying Clyde Van Dusens colors, scratched out a rather lucky win over Young Bill in the second race. The latter, ridden by M. Dupuy, Continued on twentieth page. VICTORY FOR CHARLEY 0. Continued from first page. was handled with a bit of overconfidence after showing the way into the stretch, and, losing the lead, just failed to retrieve it. Dizzy was the one to finish third, and the well-backed Dunny Boy and Phaeldale were among the others. The latter began slowly and, timidly ridden, never threatened the leaders, while Dunny Boy "cracked" after showing a brief flash of speed. My Blaze, victim of much interference in his previous race, took the three-quarters third race, the second for plater two-year-olds, and it was a profitable happening for the field players, as the winner, Nervous Lady and Beckville comprised the mutuel field, which yielded almost 20 to 1. Biota, backed almost to the exclusion of the others, was second, and Palatine third. The three leaders raced from far back of Ridgewises pace after two-thirds of the distance was covered and the finish saw Palatine going strongest of the trio. In the stretch, Ridgewise, which reached the final quarter with an advantage of five lengths, quit badly and beaten more than seven lengths by the winner, saved fourth money by only a head over High Complexion. The useful Hamilton registered the first victory for the favorites when he widely outsprinted Helen Green, Justina and eight others in the fourth race. The win, scored at the three-quarters distance, was the victors ninth of the year. He was ridden by H. Bagur, and made his own pace. Through the stretch Bagur briskly persevered with the E. L. Swikard gelding, with the result that he drew away from Helen Green, which furnished the chie contention throughout. At the close, the winners margin was four lengths, and Helen Green was showing the way to Justina by a length. The latter was closely pressed by My Prince, Semester and Grand Union, while Balderdash, which began very slowly, failed to threaten. Eleven older maidens answered the bugle call for the sixth race at one mile and one-sixteenth, and it resulted in a victory for Glynhurst. He got up to defeat Flag Flying by a half length, yet a better judged ride on Flag Flying, which G. South rushed excessively after reaching the final half mile, might have brought him through the winner. Third went to Agnes P.,-and Petulant was best of the others. ; .
