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to QUALIFIES FOR LATONIA OAKS Brendard Carries Dixiana Silks to Victory at Covington. Chestnut Filly Comes From Behind to Defeat Dora May in Colleens Purse, Days Headliner. LATONIA, Ky., June 8 Brendard, Charles T. Fishers Dixiana candidate for the Latonia Oaks, came through with a highly creditable performance here this afternoon to win the Colleens Purse, mile and seventy yard contest which featured the program. The chestnut filly came from behind to defeat Dora May by a length and a half, while Snow Fairy pulled up in third place. Cleverly ridden by jockey Charley Stevenson, Brendard demonstrated that she is likely to prove a stout contender for the impending stake fixture at the Milldale course on Saturday, June 27. Only five of the original six named for the Colleens Purse engaged in the race, but despite the small field the contest provided interesting sport. Widow Star was first to show in front when the field was dispatched in good alignment. She was followed by Dora May, Snow Fairy, Brendard and Asyouwere in the order named. This procession was maintained for five furlongs then the pacemaker tired badly and dropped out of the picture. Dora May forged ahead approaching the final quarter and Brendard moved up on the outside with a good burst of speed when Stevenson went to work on the three-year-old daughter of Epinard Brenda. Gaining with every stride, Brendard succeeded in overhauling Dora May in the last sixteenth and drew clear in the final strides to hold the safe margin of a length and a half. It marked Brendards first performance, under colors since her defeat in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs and the manner in which she raced conclusively demonstrated that she is a worthy candidate for the Latonia filly feature. Rains of Sunday night and early Monday dampened the track slightly but the courso was good for the running of the ordinary card of eight races. Bright weather prevailed and there was a fair sized turnout of racing fans. Mosley and Crumps Hi-Hun was much the best of the band of sprinters that met over the six furlongs route in the opening dash, winning by five lengths. Robert S., the favorite, was second, while Just Buck annexed the short end of the purse. It was never a contest insofar as Hi-Hun was concerned, for the chestnut gelding quickly opened up a big lead and went about his task of winning without difficulty. The son of High Cloud Honey Pot was never pressed and was well in hand when the finish was reached. Toni was an easy winner of the second, another six furlongs event, in which a capacity field met. Our Willie was second, four length behind the winner, while Lady Comrade held on for third money though tiring. Continued on thirty-eighth page. QUALIFIES FOR LAT0NIA OAKS Continued from first page. Jockey A. Fernandez, lost no time getting Toni to the front after the start and the bay filly soon opened up a good margin, never to be threatened at any stage. It was a comparatively easy triumph for the daughter of Kiev, and her margin of victory could have been greater had her rider so, elected. A close and exciting finish resulted in the third, which was captured by Frosted Rain by the margin of a head over Queen Irene, with Epitome taking third. Nine two-year-olds went postward for the five furlongs sprint and Frosted Rain, a recent winner here, jumped into the lead right at the start and remained there throughout, though the bay filly was out to the last ounce in order to withstand the challenge of Queen Irene. R. Morgans five-year-old gelding Harvey G. O. took the measure of ten other sprinters in the fourth race, a six furlongs affair. Wazayata was second, and Eddy Lee third. Rated close to the leader for- a half mile, Harvey G.- O. moved- into the lead after straightening put in the Stretch arid swiftly drew clear of his opponents,-1 reaching the wire three lengths before his nearest competitor. The second successive favorite ran to his backing when G. V. Barnes I?irig easily accounted for the major portion of the purse in the fifth race, a six furlongs dash for maiden three-year-olds and upward. Emmie R. finished second, and Cohort Lass was third. Following the leaders closely for a half mile, Ping came through next to the rail after entering the stretch, and swiftly forged to the front. He increased his margin as the race progressed, winning by the comfortable margin of three lengths. F. P. Letellier, New Orleans turfman, purchased Golden Nut from P. Frisch at private sale. The plater will race in the interest of his new owner Tuesday..
