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STEVENSON STARS AT LATONIA Pilots Four Winners, Including Dixi-ana Stables Erin Torch. Victory Completes Double for Detroit Establishment Second Milldale Score for Son of Torchilla. LATONIA, Ky., June 1. Jockey Charlie Stevenson, American jockey champion of last year, exhibited some excellent horsemanship at Latonia this afternoon, piloting four winners during the day, two of which were racing in the silks of Charles T. Fishers Dixiana Farm. The most important of the quartet of victories chalked up by Stevenson came with the running of the Airdrie Farm Purse, an allowance contest for three-year-olds at a mile and seventy yards, which served as the feature attraction and was accounted for by Erin Torch in a driving finish with F. P. Letelliers Billbo. It was the second triumph in his only two starts here for the big bay son of Torchilla. Silas finished fast to take the third portion of the purse. It required a strenuous effort on the part of both Stevenson and Erin Torch to accomplish the victory, the Dixiana representative being forced to withstand a stiff drive to beat Billbo, which charged at the leader when straightened away in the stretch. Stevenson applied whip and boot in energetic fashion when Billbo made his move, but resorted to hand riding within the last sixteenth, landing his mount across the finish line with a head advantage over Billbo. It was a sparkling piece of horsemanship. Previous winners guided by Stevenson during the afternoon were Alltoi, Woof and Sweep Like. Summerlike weather prevailed and condi-1 tions were ideal, but small fields contested j in five of the eight races presented to a typically small Monday attendance. Displaying fine speed, Mrs. J. C. Gillems j Sweep Like earned the decision in the Mt. Auburn Purse, an allowance affair at six furlongs that had a field of seven starters. In defeating Mucho Gusto, the favorite, the five-year-old son of Sweep Lady Braxted came through with one of the fastest six furlongs of the meeting when he traversed the distance in 1:11t5. Greenspring Lad finished in third place. Sweep Like broke rapidly and opened up Continued on thirty-eighth page. STEVENSON STARS AT LATONIA Continued from first page J a safe margin on Mucho Gusto, going the opening quarter in :22, the half in :46. Sweep Like was making his initial appearance under colors this year and it was a highly impressive beginning for the sprinter, as the five-year-old bay horse was complete master of the situation throughout, though Mucho Gusto was gaining gradually on the leader in the final stages. Dixianas good Bull Dog filly Woof scored a convincing victory in the fourth, an allowance contest for two-year-olds, over five furlongs, which served as the secondary attraction. Ridden by C. Stevenson, the youngster was rushed to the front shortly after the start, and held the lead the remainder of the way to win by two lengths. Monon Lad was second, while Josh, slight favorite over the winner, was third, a length and a half back. Quilt Pieces, an outsider, stuck close to the pacemaker to the head of the stretch, and there began to tire. Monon Lad finished with fine speed to come from last place at the head of the stretch and grab second money. J. Gass six-year-old mare Alltoi was returned winner of the first race at a mile and a sixteenth, in which there were eight contestants. Fair Cynthia finished second, a nose behind the winner, while Glove landed in third place. Alltoi, odds-on favorite in the betting, was unable to keep up during the early stages and was forced to race wide when making her move. However, the bay daughter of Manister Toi All in All, proved equal to the task and was up in the last stride to gain the verdict. The placing judges called for a photograph to aid in determining the winner. The second brought together a capacity field of maiden two-year-old fillies to match strides over the five furlongs distance. L. ODonnells Navarre performed in a manner that indicated that she was much the best of the band, scoring by four lengths over Toneys Girl. Feezie finished in third place. Jockey George South lost little time sending his charge to the front and kept the 0 bay filly in the van throughout, drawing away to a decisive triumph during the final furlong. Down in Front galloped home a handy winner of the third race, a six-furlong sprint for three-year-olds, holding a margin of two lengths over Wise Dora at the finish, with Belle of Midway next in order. Breaking fast, C. R. Jordans colorbearer was on the front end at all stages and never left the result in doubt. The chestnut gelding continued in courageous fashion when his rivals made a bid to overtake him.
