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CROWNING GLORY IN FRONT Scores Fourth Victory of Latonia Meeting- in Mondays Best Race. Buns Fast Race to Defeat Manners Man and My Blaze Ideal Weather Reflected In Large Attendance. LATONIA, Ky., June 22. C. L. Croans Crowning Glory secured his fourth victory of the current meeting here this afternoon and accounted for the fifth and feature event, a claiming contest over six furlongs which engaged five better grade sprinters from the selling division. The race was named the Western Hills Knot-Hole Association Claiming Purse, and the six-year-old son of Black Toney made every post a winning one. Manners Man was second to complete the journey, while My Blaze was third. Kingsbury was fourth, with Hat Check fifth and last. Crowning Glory, taking command early, showed the way throughout and in covering the distance in 1:11.75 finished two lengths before Manners Man. More spirited was the battle for the lesser portions of the purse, for Manners Man beat My Blaze only a half length for the place, while the latter was but a head in front of Kingsbury at the end. Hat Check was a distant last. Manners Man clung close to Crowning Glorys hot pace to the final eighth and there began to drop back to enable the Croan representative to score easily. Tiring badly in the final sixteenth, Manners Man all but lost the place to the fast-closing My Blaze. Kingsbury also tired near the end, while Hat Check never was a threat. Earl Pool rode the winner, which was burdened with 121 pounds. He paid .40 for , being second chioce in the wagering to Kingsbury. The day was ideal for the sport and the track was fast. The largest Monday crowd of the meeting was in attendance. Golden Nut, scoring his third straight victory, completed a double for owner-trainer F. P. Letellier and jockey J. Cowley when he accounted for the mile and seventy yards sixth event, which served as secondary feature on the afternoons card. Far back much of the early part of the race. Golden Nut gained fast after reaching the final straightaway and, under energetic handling, came on to win by a length. Little Edith Continued on thirty-eighth page. CROWNING GLORY IN FRONT Continued from first page. was second and John Tio third. Iceberg led the way for about a half mile and then gave way to John Tio, which in turn tired in the stretch to succumb first to the winner and later to Little Edith. The F. L. B. Stables Bolo came from behind to get the form players away to a winning start in the opening race on the card, a six-furlong dash which brought out six performers. Raymond finished second, three lengths behind the winner, while Sky o Blue landed the show end of the purse. Rated off the early pace, Bolo came around the leaders entering the stretch and drew away to win with something in reserve. Bolo was favorite in the betting and paid .40 for . Charles Nuckols Katchican came from behind to account for the second race on the card, a five and one-half furlongs sprint for two-year-olds. Gabriel finished second and Sojourn was third. The chestnut daughter of Zacaweista Erie overhauled Gabriel in the stretch and came away thereafter to an easy triumph, the first of her career. The winner was overlooked in the betting, paying 4 for straight. Morts Pal, favorite in the betting, raced down in front with plenty to spare in the third race on the card, a six-furlong event which brought out a capacity field. Indian Head was a fast-finishing second and Peggy Torch finished in third place. Close up from the break, Morts Pal moved around the leaders when ready and took a commanding lead quickly and was never in danger of being overtaken thereafter. F. P. Letelliers Southland Beau made it two straight victories when he accounted for the East Hill Purse, a five and a half furlongs sprint for two-year-olds, that brought out a field of six. Panay finished second and Arabs Arrow third. Log jumped into the lead soon after the start with Arabs Arrow in close pursuit. However, the latter attempted to bear out all through the contest, and Southland Beau, which came up on the inside, disposed of Log after turning into the stretch and drew away to win by two and a half lengths.
