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MY BLAZE SCORES AT LATONIA Outfinishes Mountainy Man by a Length in Coving-ton Headliner. Temperamental Son of Big Blaze in Best Form Allene B. Surprise in , Maiden Filly Contest. LATONIA, Ky., June 5. My Blaze, temperamental son of Big Blaze, accounted for his first purse of the year when he was winner of the Walter J. Connolly Claiming Purse, the oustanding offering on todays, program. The winner carried 115 pounds and drove to the end one length in advance of Mountainy Man, which raced for Mrs. J. B. Hilliard; a nose farther back Mrs. Rt. T. Runnels Star Bud took the third award. The winner, ridden by jockey George South, was cleverly handled and his well timed move in the final stages brought victory, for after allowing Lady Flinders to set the early pace, it required all the speed and stamina that his mount possessed to continue strong enough to ward off the bitter but unsuccessful challenge of Mountainy Man. The latter came with fine speed. Star Bud also was offering strong contention right at the end and while he gave away to Mountainy Man he had enough left to make the finish for second place a close one. There were "many in the crowd that played the winner on a "hunch" for the race was named for a Connolly, and the owner of My Blaze, being a Conley, meant something despite the difference in the spelling of the names. The track, which was good for the morning, failed to improve during the day, although the heavy clouds which hovered over the course for the first two races, cleared and the remainder of the .program, except the eighth race, was run off under bright sunshine. The Cynthiana Cup, occupying fifth position, served as the secondary feature. It brought together seven of the better three-year-old platers on the grounds. Manners Man, which races for the B. and M. Stable, became a double winner at the meeting when he accounted for the long end of the purse. As in his previous victory, he just galloped throughout to win by two lengths. Mucho Gusto, consistent gelding, was closest to the winner when they finished the three-quarters, but was no threat, for the winner raced to the end with something to spare. Hidden Dust was third, giving away to Continued on fourteenth page. MY BLAZE SCORES AT LATONIA .Continued from first page. Mucho Gusto in the closing stages after forcing the pace to the final furlong. Mah Grant, of which much was expected, failed to race to expectations, and was widely outrun throughout. Sweet Memories was another that disappointed. The introductory dash produced a local winner when Miss Greenock, from the Parkview Stable maintained by Mrs. George B. Cox of Cincinnati, romped home and closed with a margin of two and one-half lengths to spare over Oriental Miss, with Lady Confucius in third place. The winner was neglected in the betting, with the result the dividend was 2 for each ticket. The second race, for older sprinters, culminated in a rather tight fit when Through Omond and Billy Jones came to he end noses apart, and in which the superior horsemanship of apprentice R. Bohn on Through Omond proved a deciding factor in obtaining a close decision. Rolanda finished third. Maiden juvenile fillies met in the third race, which resulted in a mild surprise when Allene B. came to the end driving to outfin-ish Tenace, which finished second. Third went to Stepahead. The winenr was apprentice Bohns second score of the afternoon, he having scored with Through Omond in the second race. Bohns double accounted for the "Daily Double." The victress was away in stride and coasted along after repulsing the challenge of Novette early. It. was not until the late stages that she was threatened seriously by Tenace. However, he lacked half a length at the finish, while three lengths farther back came Stepahead. Another long shot connected when Ben Bernie came from an unexpected quarter to annex the fourth race, engaging a band of inferior type sprinters over the three-quarters distance. Ben Bernie paid slightly more than 35 to 1. The winner, racing as if much the best, took a lot the worst of it in attaining his success, for after being taken back early was able to cover much more ground than his rivals, yet came on to overhaul Yenoc, which had disposed of Double Nugget in the stretch, and obtain a head decision. The latter appeared a certain winner a sixteenth out, but the belated rush of the victor was too much and he gave way right at the end. Beau Dis closed in third place. 4
