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FAST THREE-QUARTERS Likewise Finishes in 1:11 to Win Latonia Handicap. Smith Colorbearer Second Winner of Day for Jockey Harry Louman Attendance Off. LATONIA, Ky., May 27 Running back to his last sterling performance, Likewise, carrying top weight of 110 pounds, raced to an easy victory in the Walnut Hills Handicap, headliner on todays program at Latonia. Outsprinting the speedy Manners Man, Likewise, which carries the colors of W. E. Smith of Louisville, ran the six furlongs this afternoon in 1:11, which was fast enough to put him three lengths in front of Manners Man at the end. Gilbert Elston was third, a length farther- back, with Blue Gauntlet fourth and Wise Bessa- fifth and last. Jockey Harry Louman, who was scoring his second victory of the. day, sent the Smith sprinter to the. front at the start and stayed there throughout. He ran the first quarter in :22 and the half mile in :46, which was fast enough to discourage any serious contention at any stage. Manners Man raced in second position throughout, while Gilbert Elston displaced Blue Gauntlet in third place in the final sixteenth. Wise Bessa trailed her opponents from the start. Likewise, which was the favorite of the small crowd which saw todays program, is an eligible for the ,000 added Quickstep Handicap, which will feature Saturdays program at Latonia, as are the others which opposed him. On his performance today and the one turned in on the occasion of his only other start here, which also was a victory, he will have a strong following in the fixture this week-end. The weather today was warm and the track fast, but the size of the crowd was hardly up to expectations. The sport, however, was interesting and for the most part favorites gave creditable accounts of themselves. Favorite players got off to a good start when J. H. Gaines Adolf captured the six furlongs opening event, although he gave his backers some concern before he got the decision over Gorgeous Lady by a head. Adolf, slow to break, raced around his rivals on the turn and in the stretch passed the pacemaker, Sourdine. Gorgeous Lady, however, finished with a belated rush that almost reversed the order at the wire. Heinie Cavanaugh saddled his first winner for Dr. M. T. Nelson, Spokane patron and newcomer in the racing game, when Wise Beauty captured the second race, a dash of five furlongs for maiden two-year-olds. After following Copper Coin for about three-eighths, jockey Mack Garner sent the daughter of Wise Counsellor to the front, where .Continued on nineteenth page. FAST THREE-QUARTERS Continued from first page. she remained to the wire. A length behind her in second place was Navarre, while third fell to Toneys Girl, a length farther back. The Sherbrook Farms consistent old vet- j eran, Camp Cook, winner of five races at New Orleans early in the spring, scored an impressive victory in the third event, a sprint at six furlongs for older platers. Ridden by H. Schutte, Camp Cook was one of the luckier ones in a bad break and he came from just in behind the pace to win going away by two lengths. Monks Gold showed the way to the final eighth and there succumbed to the well-backed winner. She saved second place, however, by three lengths over Indian Head. Jaz Age, which was closest to the early pace, was fourth. Field Day, Biddy and Golden Nut were virtually eliminated at the start. The fourth race, which brought together eight juveniles over five furlongs, went to the favorite, A. L. Fergusons Epitome, which was scoring its maiden victory. Under the capable handling of Harry Loumah, the son of Epithet took command upon reaching the stretch and was never seriously threatened thereafter to score by more than two lengths. A rank outsider. Queen Irene finished fast to take second place, a half length before Ada W., while another of the choices, Chestnut Queen, was fourth. Joe Shakespeares Geo. Gable was made a strong favorite for the six furlongs sprint offered as the fifth race, but the best he could do was to finish second, a length behind the F. L. B. Stables Our Bud. Geo. Gable began in front and showed the way to the final sixteenth, but there gave way to Our Bud, which moved up into a contending position upon reaching the home stretch. Raymond, which raced the early furlongs in closest pursuit of Geo; Gable, was third, three lengths back, and two and a half lengths in front of Novette.
