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ANOTHER FOR D1XIANA Esseff Adds Latonia Oaks to List of Victories. Gallops One Mile and a Quarter Over Good Track in 2 :04 Knights Gal Is Second. LATONIA, Ky., July 29 Esseff, carrying the colors of Charles T. Fishers Dixiana, scored the most brilliant and important victory of her career when she was the winner of the thirty-seventh renewal of the Latonia Oaks, the feature of the Latonia Jockey Clubs closing day program here this afternoon. B. B. Jones Knights Gal was second, A. A. Baronis Illinois Oaks winner, Bam-boula, third, and Sam Fursts Bright Bubble fourth. C. E. Hamiltons Edith A. was fifth, the position she maintained throughout the mile and a quarter of the race. Six of the leading three-year-old fillies of the year were named overnight, but when it appeared that there would be no chance of a fast track, Hal Price Headleys Technique was withdrawn this afternoon. It was not a fluke victory and the daughter of High Time raced behind the leaders for a mile and -then wore down Knights Gal to earn ,030 for the popular Detroit owner. She ran the ten furlongs oyer the good track in the excellent time of 2:04. HELD IS HIGH ESTEEM. The quintet carried equal weight of 116 pounds, and, while on the strength of her Illinois Oaks victory Bamboula was made the favorite, Esseff was held in high esteem and was next in regard. Knights Gal was the rank outsider, and while the Audley Farm miss was racing far in the van, there was great cause of worry among the backers of Bamboula and Esseff. Once under way J. Kacala lost little time in taking the lead with Knights Gal, and she went to the back stretch with a three lengths margin. Bamboula was in second place and appeared able to improve her position at any time. However, Karl Horvath had a good hold of the ultimate winner and, starting the final half mile, she moved into second position. When reaching the stretch Esseff began to cut down Knights Gals lead and in the last furlong she looked all over the winner. Holding on in good style Knights Gal was only a half length back of the Dixiana filly, but the latter was drawing away. Six lengths back of Knights Gal was Bamboula, with Bright Bubble following. Bright Bubble moved up menacingly on the far turn, but dropped back gradually thereafter. Knights Gal set a fast pace, the quarter being covered in :23, the half mile in :47, the three-quarters in 1:12, and the mile in 1:38. BIG CROWD FOR CLOSING DAY. It was one of the largest crowds of the meeting that was present for the closing days racing and, although the scene shifts to Coney Island, the Ohio track, starting Monday, it probably will be late fall before the thoroughbreds return to the popular Kentucky plant. Despite the heavy condition of the racing strip, the track crew worked wonders with the oval, and it was considered good for the opening of the program. Although it became slightly better during the afternoon, it still remained soft in spots and several of the winners came from the ranks that prefer that kind of a strip. Choices enjoyed a good day, and where they were not triumphant those next in regard were usually successful. The rapid change in track conditions caused several late withdrawals. Supporting the Oaks was the Roessler Claiming Purse, at three-quarters, and the fifth at that distance. This resulted in a mild surprise and was marred by W. E. Smiths Otherwise bearing in the greater part of the trip. He proved a handy winner after G. Miller got him straightened, with Isaiah, the choice, second, and Billy Jones, which was the chief sufferer, third, a nose before Slapstick. Plumage completed the small field. Isaiah was the first under way, and he disposed of Plumage in the run to the first turn. Coming up fast on the outside, Otherwise bore over, impeding Billy Jones. While reaching command in the stretch, Otherwise again blocked Billy Jones and, although he Continued on twenty-second, page. ANOTHER FOR DIXIANA Continued from first page. closed fast to be a head back of Isaiah, the interference had proved too great and he was unable to overhaul the leaders. With the exception of the opening quarter, where she held second position. Plumage, which was next in regard to Isaiah, offered little to merit her support. The three-quarters, opening number that attracted a field of seven two-year-olds, resulted in a close finish with the Greentree Stables Tyrant getting up in time to head the well regarded Fiji. Brilliant Rose was third. Misfortune probably cost Sun Boy a part of the purse for the juvenile was holding the lead when he stumbled shortly after leaving the back stretch and was eased up. After the mishap Fiji took command, but Tyrant came down on the outside to gain his success. After one of the longest delays of the meeting, which necessitated the placing of Score ani Big Moment on the .outside of the machine, the second race was productive of a clos finish and popular victory when Two Slipper received the award. Bill Lutz, beaten a nose, was second, a length before Birthday Gift, which beat Score by a nose for the small portion of the purse. The finish was so close that it required the official placing and there were many in the crowd that did not agree with the judges. After Helen Green had shown the way to the first turn, Tangalo took command, bui she gave way to Score midway in the stretch, with the winner proving the best of Bill Lutz in the final drive. C. V. Whitney furnished another winner when Legality was much the best of the twelve maiden two-yearrolds that started in the Pendleton Purse, which served as the third race. Busy Spain, choice over the winner, was second, and Good Politian third. Although beginning slowly, the winning son of Wildair and Lisa, ridden by G. South, moved up fast in the first three-eighths and, disposing of the pacemaking, Sister Clare and Busy Spain, after reaching the stretch, increased his advantage to six lengths at the finish. While the winner was much the best of the others, Busy Spain was hard ridden to withstand Good Politian and Fergus, which finished a half length back and noses apart. The consisent Deemster added another victory to his seasons score when he beat Camp Boss, Captain Joy and four others that met at three-quarters in the fourth event. Under the direction of R. Tilden, the five-year-old son of Tryster followed the pace of Camp Boss and Captain Joy to the stretch and when the latter swung wide Tilden brought the victor through on the inside to take command midway of the stretch. Under a hard drive, Deemster continued gamely to beat Camp Boss by a length. While Camp Boss, the favorite, showed a good effort under 119 pounds, Volwood, which was second choice, began slowly and was never prominent.
