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THIS IS DERBY DAY AT PICTURESQUE MttLDALE TRACK IN KENTUCKY The field for the Latonia Derby with post positions weights and jock ¬ eys follows followsPP PP Horse Wt Jockey 1 Hepseys Beau 114 E Pool 2 Time Clock 121 M Garner 3 Howard 114 G Arnold 4 War Pledge 118 H Louman 5 Rose Cross 118 S Coucci 6 Fiji 113 G Elston 7 Hoosiers Pride 118 G South 8 Plight 121 L Balaski LATONIA DERBY FIELD Eight Carded to Start in Fifty Second Renewal of Fixture Rose Cross Prospective Favorite FavoriteOver Over Time Clock and Plight War Pledge Dark Horse LATONIA Ky June 29 The 10000 added Latonia Derby steeped in tradition and one of the oldest turf fixtures in Amer ¬ ica will be run for the fiftysecond time Saturday at the picturesque Milldale track with eight scheduled to parade to the post The field brings together a trio of outland ers or horses which have been racing else ¬ where and shipped here especially for the Derby and five of the home guard three yearolds which have campaigned through ¬ out the Latonia meeting meetingOn On form the invaders seem to have a de ¬ cided edge The post of favoritism probably will fall to the Manhasset Stables Rose Cross winner of the Dwyer Stakes in which he displayed his ability to go the Derby route of a mile and a half The son of St Germans and Red Red Rose arrived here Thursday and Friday morning received his final tightening up He was sent a half mile in 51 the quartr r in 25 and the threeeigliths in 3746 Either Time Clock the Brookmeade Stables Florida Derby winner or William Sachsenmaiers Texas Derby winner Plight is expected to rule second choice Plight several weeks ago sounded a warning note that he would be hard to beat by finishing seconc to the great Cavalcade in the Detroit Derby DerbyTime Time Clock and Plight arrived at Latonia Friday morning and both of ther were re ¬ ported to have shipped well and to be fit for competition They probably will be given speed tests tomorrow morning morningOf Of the horses that have been racing here chief reliance is being placed in Bianchi Scotts much improved War Pledge which recently graduated from the maiden ranks This son of Crusader has trained well for the race and may prove hard to beat beatH H H Battles Hoosiers Pride also has worked well and is accorded an outside chance Two maidens and a filly complete the field fieldIf If all eight of the intended starters go to the post the race will be worth 8080 to the winner i
