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LMON1A PLANTf REf Alft Picturesque Covington Course it Open Its Gates Saturday Latonia Derby Heading Stake Feature Attracts Every Leading ThreeYear f Old in the Country LATONIA Ky May 22 After weeks of preparation picturesque Latonia the local course of Churchill DownsLatohia Inc except for some of the lastminute details is in readiness for the opening next Satur ¬ day of a spring and summer meeting that will feature much important racing and em ¬ brace thirtyseven days daysGreatly Greatly improved and further beautified since last year the Milldale plant will offer patrons more comfort convenience and spe ¬ cial features than ever before The entire plant has been thoroughly renovated and improvements include new betting facilities cocktail lounges and other accommodations accommodationsAs As the outstanding stake of the meeting the coveted Latonia Derby with 15000 and 5000 additional if the winner is War Ad ¬ miral hero of the Kentucky Derby at Louis ¬ ville will be renewed over one mile and a quarter on Saturday June 12 Along with War Admiral and his persistent rival Poin poon almost every other threeyearold of quality is eligible to start in the old fixture nominations to which number fiftyone fif ¬ teen more than last year Other yearOther popular events on the list of fea ¬ tures include the Quickstep Handicap Clip setta Stakes Enquirer Handicap Cincinnati Trophy Independence Handicap Latonia Oaks and the Inaugural Handicap The Clipsetta is for twoyearold fillies the Trophy for juvenile colts and geldings and the Oaks for threeyearold fillies while the others are given over to performers three years old and older olderArriving Arriving here from Louisville where he directed the successful Churchill Downs meeting Col Matt J Winn will assume charge of all major operations at the local I course On Monday the offices of the racing department will open and from that time on the plant will be a beehive of activity as stables arriving by van and train swarm the grounds groundsRacing Racing here will be under the same offi ¬ cials that served at Churchill Downs
