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SILK MASK QUALIFIES Candidate for Quickstep Handicap Wins Miami Valley Purse. Uosedale Stables Colorbearer Defeats Kingsbury and My Blaze in Easiest of Fashions. LATONIA, Ky., May 26 The Rosedale Stables Silk Mask, candidate for the Quickstep Handicap, ,000 added feature ot be run here Saturday, qualified for that race at Latonia this afternoon by winning the Miami Valley Purse, also at six furlongs, in one-sided fashion. Picking up 108 pounds, one more than his assignment in the Quickstep, the four-year-old gelding made every post a winning one and was timed the distance in 1:11. This mark, though considerably off the track record, was fast enough to put him in front by six lengths at the end. Kingsbury finished second, while My Blaze, another Quickstep eligible, was third. Kingsbury beat My Blaze by a neck for second place, while the latter was a length in front of Grand Duke, which ran fourth. Eight were under colors and the winner was one of the choices. Kingsbury was the first to show when the break came but soon was overtaken by the Rosedale colorbearer. Once in front, Silk Mask steadily increased his margin and at the end was under a snug hold from his rider, Albert Morgan. Mucho Gusto stuck with Kingsbury in their position closest to the pace for a half mile and then gave it up. Near the end Kingsbury fought it out doggedly with My Blaze for second money, the latter never being far back. Black Miss gained some ground in the stretch but was unable to menace the leaders. Through his impressive performance today Silk Mask becomes an almost certain starter in Saturdays feature. The size of todays crowd was not much larger than that of yesterday. The sport, however, was interesting and the day perfect with the track fast. GINOCCHIOS FAST RACE. Running the five furlongs within three-fifth of a second of the track record, R. L. Bakers Ginocchio accounted for the Silver Grove Purse, secondary attraction on todays program. Meeting five other two-year-olds under allowance conditions, the son of Cherokee Manicure took the lead in the opening quarter and led the remainder of the distance to score by two and a half lengths. His time was :59. Dixianas well-backed Sweepalot was second, a half length before Kermay, while Josh was fourth, two more lengths back. Ginocchio, ridden by Harry Louman and paying 3.80 for , showed a handy performance and indicated that he might be heard from again later. Sweepalot broke in front, but was left behind after the opening quarter, and near the end was losing ground to Kermay, which trailed the field during the early racing. Henry McGarvey, Latonia horseman, saddled the winner of the first race when Captain Henry carrying the colors of P. Kappas, beat eight other sprinting platers over six furlongs. Riff was second to the odds-on Continued on third page. SILK MASK QUALIFIES Continued front first page. favorite, while Harold Wiley was third and Our Sammy fourth. Ridden by apprentice H. Beasy, Captain Henry took the lead shortly after the break and-, led the remainder of the way though he had to be ridden out to beat the hard closing Riff by a length. The latter showed Harold .Wiley the way past the finish by a length and a half, while Our Sammy was three more lengths back. Making the first start - of her career, Panay won the five furlongs second race for Mose Goldblatt, veteran Cincinnati turfman. Held at 5 to 1 in the betting and ridden by George South, the two-year-old daughter of Chicle and Panazette followed closest to the pace of Macawlee to the final eighth and there took command to win by a length. Carl S. also passed the pacemaker to earn place money by a half length while Macawlee saved third a head before Offender, the well-backed favorite. None of the leaders at the end were ever far back. Another first-time starter, J. B. Respess Boston Mary, won the third event, a maiden affair for older horses over six furlongs, and it marked the downfall of another strongly backed favorite. Kabo Avas the choice here and the best she could do after leading from shortly after the start was to run second, two lengths behind the winner. Brilliant State, well up all the way, as was Boston: Mary, was third, with Hill Jimmy next in the field of twelve. "Hank" Gower had the leg up on the winner, which paid a return of 5 for straight. The most thrilling finish of the afternoon presented itself in the six furlongs fourth race. Yankee Waters, Jessie Dear and Babeson finished less than a half length apart and in that order. Yankee Waters, owned by Mrs. J. H. Skirvin, got the decision by a neck, with Jessie Dear beating Babe-son only a nose for the place. Taken back off the pace early Yankee Waters closed , With a fine rush to earn the big end of the purse, while Jessie Dear also came with belated speed, and all but overtook the winner, coming from last place. Grass Wrack, Miss Wise and Eddy Lee shared the pace-making task to the stretch, where all three tired. Babeson was the favorite. Apprentice William L. Johnson, Owens-boro, Ky., who is under contract to Mrs. R. J. Murphy, rode the first race of his career Tuesday when he drew the assignment on Lucky Amelia, which races for his contract employer. Tommy Murray, who campaigned the horses of the late W. F. Knebelkamp for several years, has taken over five horses, the property of F. L. Murray, of Nashville, ,Tenn., who races under the nom de course of the Brentwood stable. Murray supplants Thomas Jolley, who raced the following horses at Louisville: Ste. Iris, Little Edith. Gen. Pillor, Rappalong, and an unnamed colt by Whiskalong and Runaway Lass.
