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CONSISTENT CAMP COOK Scores His Fifth Straight Victory of the Latonia Meeting. -a t Registers His Tenth Success of Year in Defeating Hank MacTavish and Black Miss. LATONIA, Ky., June 10. An electrical storm and threatening clouds gathered over the Latonia race course this afternoon but, except for a light drizzle between the third and fourth races, the eight-race program, consisting of seven claiming events and a contest for maiden two-year-old fillies, was presented over a fast track. Sprinters engaged in six of the races billed, with the Bank Lick Claiming Purse, at three-quarters of a mile and holding sixth position on the card, serving as the most attractive event of the day. In this affair CampsCook, winner of four consecutive races over the Milldale course previously, added a fifth to gain the distinction of being the most consistent racer to show here. The seven-year-old gelding defeated Hank MacTavish by a length and a half, and Black Miss accounted for third place. The Sherbrook Farm colorbearer went postward for the sixteenth time this year and when he returned with the laurels, it marked his tenth victory, finishing second twice and unplaced but four times, thus compiling a record that compares favorably with horses racing in all sections at the present time. USE SAME TACTICS. Camp Cook accomplished the feat very much in the same manner that he had rung up his previous triumphs. The son of Camp-fire came from behind his rivals in the stretch run and drew into command in the closing sixteenth of the sprint. Boston Mary and Hank MacTavish battled for the right to set the pace in the early stages, with Camp Cook in fourth position. When the stretch racing began the veteran campaigner with his 122-pound package, which was mostly made up of jockey Herman Schutte, set sail for the leaders. Picking up the leaders one by one, Camp Cook got to the front as they arrived in front of the grandstand. Hank MacTavish gave Camp Cook a stubborn battle for a few strides, but the ultimate winner was not to be denied and he drew clear to a length and a half edge at the end. Camp Cook was favored over his six rivals and was the fourth choice in a row to run to expectations, paying .40 for . C. Schuttes Boston Sound, ridden by Herman Schutte, came from behind to annex the first money in the opening race, a six furlongs dash and returned his backers 3.40 for 2 investment straight. Robert S., the favorite, finished second a length in the wake of the victor, while Corner Boy garnered third money. Boston Sound was rated close to the pace set by Robert S., and after engaging in a duel for more than an eighth of a mile the bay gelding drew clear. INITIAL RIDING SUCCESS. Apprentice Tommy Dickinson rode to the initial victory of his career in the second race. It was a comparatively hollow triumph, the Rosedale Stables Exclaim romping to an eight-lengths score in the second event for maiden fillies, two-year-olds at five furlongs. Amateur Girl finished second and Toneys Girl, the choice, dropped into the third place. Following close on the heels of Whither until approaching the home bend, Exclaim went around the early leader and swiftly drew clear adding to her advantage with every stride. The winner paid 7.00 for . Followers of the favorites connected for the first time during the afternoon in the third race when Tenace, from the stable of J. W. Parrish, accounted for the purse in that event. Emvee was a fast-finishing second, and Belgian Boy was third. Jordan succeeded in holding the lead for a half mile, but Tenace moved up in resolute fashion when straightened out for the wire and forged to the front. Once in the lead, the chestnut daughter of Percentage Zuleika managed to hold Emvee at bay. G. V. Barnes Babeson easily took down the decision in the fourth, a three-quarters Continued on thirty-eighth page. CONSISTENT CAMP COOK Continued from first page. sprint, and made it two consecutive victories for the choices. The five-year-old chestnut gelding won by two and a half lengths over Captain Henry, while Rettef landed the short end of the purse. Babeson had to be hard ridden by the veteran Earl Pool in order to get to the front in the first quarter of the contest, but once in front Pool rated the son of Whiskaway cleverly and increased his margin in the final, furlong. Jockey Joe Cowley booted home his second winner of the day when he guided Grand Anna, third straight successive choice, down in front in the fifth. Lockstep was two lengths behind the winner at the finish of the five furlongs, with Wanda Gable in third place. Breaking fast, Grand Anna lost no time in assuming the lead and remained there for the entire distance, although the bay filly attempted to bolt at the stretch turn, taking the curve extremely wide. However, the loss of ground at this point was not sufficient to cause her defeat.
