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CRUMP COLORS VICTORIOUS Consistent Juvenile Prince Pine Takes Measure of Elwawa. » Veteran L. Canfield Pilots Three Winner* at Latonia — Murpheys Luck Triumphs in Sixth Race. ♦ LATONIA, Ky, July 3.— Mrs. William Crumps consistent two-year-old, Prince Pine, scored another impressive victory when he took down the Westwood Purse, at five and a half furlongs, the best offering on Tuesdays otherwise drab program at Latonia. In racing to this victory the son of Spanish Prince II. and Pine Mist, shouldering 115 pounds, ran the fastest five and one-half furlongs of the meeting, his time being 1:07%. Second, beaten a neck, was the Cat-tell Stables Elwawa, while third money fell to A. C. Bostwicks Upside Down, a colt for which big things had been forecast after his one-sided victory here several days ago. Upside Down finished four lengths behind the leaders and three in front of Flying Wood. Athanette and Bill Bleiweiss were the only other starters. In spite of the fact that Princa Pine only won by a neck, he accomplished the feat easily and could have won by a greater distance had his rider so elected. Slow as usual getting started. Prince Pine gained on the leaders in even strides, and jockey L. Canfield did not have to make a move to bring his mount down in front of the hard-driving Elwawa. It was a well-judged ride, in that he won, though Canfield might have come in for some severe censureship had he been beaten. Elwawa set the pace, a fast one, but before the field went an eight of a mile Upside Down moved up to him. The two raced head and head to the stretch, where Upside Down gave up the chase. Bill Bleiweiss and Flying Wood had early speed, but neither of them was a match for the successful trio once the stretch was reached. Upside Down was the favorite, with Prince Pine second choice in the betting. The weather was warm again, though a breeze kept the fair sized crowd from sweltering. The track was fast The veteran rider, L. Canfield, scored his third victory of the afternoon when he drove Murpheys Luck home a winner in the sixth race, a run of a mile and a sixteenth for maiden three-year-olds and over. Coming outside the leaders on the upper turn, Murpheys Luck drew away to win easily by three lengths. Pharamaid was second and Lady Mary third. Lady Mary set the pace, with Pharamaid closest to her during the early running. In going to the clubhouse turn Lady Mary pinched off Genial Joe and Chiltex, virtually ruining whatever chances either of them might have had of winning. Mrs. Bessie Franzheim, whose stable was hard hit by illness earlier in the meeting, won the opening dash with a first-time starter. Grenadine, a two-year-old filly by Victorian and Susie Jane. Under a sensible ride by P. Clefland, Grenadine raced the early furlongs under restraint while alternating in the pace with Our Bettie, and then came on in the stretch to win handily by a length and a half. Amazement, after a slow beginning, finished fast to be second, while Our Bettie finished third. Playsickle was among the leaders for a time, but tired in the stretch. The winner paid 2.80 for . Broadcaster, just purchased from Laffoon and Yeiser by H. C. Hatch, was hacked heavily to win the second race, but he again disappointed his admirers, finishing second behind B. W. Stivers Counselor Crane. Broadcaster showed the way for most of the journey, leading well into the stretch, but he could not shake off Counselor Crane, which outfmished the Hatch representative to win by three parts of a length. These two horses finished far in advance of their rivals. Sabre Slash being third, six lengths behind Broadcaster. Potterton gained some ground after a slow beginning, but was not good enough to do any better than finish fourth. Mose Goldblatts Skirl won the third race at six furlongs by only a head, but he proved himself much the best of a field of twelve platers. Away tardily and slow to hit his stride, the veteran gained much ground on the turn and virtually mowed down his opponents in the stretch to get up to be a driving winner. Balthasar, another slow beginner, finished second, while Stallman, a field horse, was third. Stallman led the way well into the stretch and at one time was three lengths in front of his rivals, but tired badly in the final eighth. Morden, the object of much late play, also tired after racing among the leaders the first part of the race. AbdeL which was well played, had no excuse. Mrs. C. E. Gibsons Rolanda displayed a startling improvement in form over her last performance to account for the fourth race another at six furlongs. Finishing far back in the ruck in her last race, Rolanda finished much stronger today and failed to display any of the iniw-aities which were attributed to her poor effort last out, taking the lead at the stretch head and standing a sharp drive to beat Rettef a length. Third money, two lengths behind Rettef went to Witches Night, which showed all the early speed and enjoyed a three lengths lead rounding the turn; then she started to shorten her strides. Gooseflesh, the favorite, ran a poor race and had no alibis.
