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LATONIA A QUAGMIRE QUAGMIRETorrential Torrential Downpour Leaves Track Virtually a Sea of Mud Despite Adverse Conditions 8000 Attend and See Deliberator Cap ¬ ture Quickstep Handicap LATONIA Ky June 5 Through a tor ¬ rential rain and over a track that resembled a quagmire the Everglades Stables four yearold colt Deliberator made amends for his recent nose defeat by capturing the twentyfourth running of the Quickstep Handicap at Latonia this afternoon netting his owner F A Burton 4500 for the triumph D W Butlers Manners Man was second a length and a half in the wake of the winner and only a head in front of J W Parrishs Dellorv Lucas B Combs Woodberry overcame a bad beginning and closed an immense gap to finish fourth in the field of eleven elevenThe The deluge began soon after the running of the fifth race and sent the spectators scampering to shelter keeping them there throughout the interim and during the run ¬ ning of the Quickstep but in spite of the cloudburst the enthusiastia gathering esti ¬ mated at more than 8000 enjoyed the sport Though sportThough Deliberators margin of victory at the conclusion of the six furlongs through the miry going was a decisive one beating Manners Man by a length and a half the bay son of Wise Counsellor Azurita was extended to the utmost and was driving his Tiardest in the final stages It was a deserv ¬ ing triumph and the superior handling of the bay colt by jockey Albert Morgan was a prime factor in achieving the success successTHRILLING THRILLING CONTEST CONTESTDespite Despite the adverse weather and track conditions under which the Quickstep was staged a thrilling and spectacular contest resulted comparing favorably with some of the best of the previous runnings of the stake stakeThe The winner paid 1260 for 2 straight while Preeminent ruled a slight favorite favoriteComing Coming from behind in the final quarter of the six furlongs race that began the sport Mrs Kirby Ramseys Live One romped to an easy victory and started the favorite players to a successful beginning My Blaze was second three lengths in the wake of the Continued on thirtyeighth page LATONIA A QUAGMIRE Continued from first page winner while Red Quill accounted for third money Red Quill exhibited a nice turn of speed while setting the pace for the first half but was no match for Live One when straightened out for the wire She was easily disposed of along with My Blazfe BlazfeEight Eight maiden twoyearolds met in the sec ¬ ond event at five furlongs and the winner was furnished by the Rosedale Stable in Alter Ego which earned major honors by a head over Gato in a driving finish Legal Advice finished third Saving ground by clinging to the rail Alter Ego which had finished second to Congressman in his pre ¬ vious start worked his way up to the lead ¬ ers as they sped around the final bend at which point he was taken to the outside of Gato the early pacemaker This pair fought it out all through the stretch with Alter Ego the favorite forging to the front in the last seventy yards yardsBLAZE BLAZE DOR TRIUMPHS TRIUMPHSUnder Under the feathery impost of 95 pounds the King Ranchs Blaze DOr triumphed in third race after withstanding a terrific stretch drive landing across the line a neck in advance of Glowset which held a like advantage over Tobacco at the end of six furlongs Under the guidance of D Packer Blaze DOr jumped into the lead right after the field was despatched and remained in that position throughout However the chestnut filly was fully extended to gain the verdict verdictMaking Making the initial start of her career in the fourth race M C Metz Lassie Flo gal ¬ loped to an easy victory and dealt the form players who backed Moso into oddson fa ¬ voritism a stunning blow The six furlongs event attracted six threeyearolds Moso came from far back to finish second while Good King landed third Lassie Flo was almost entirely overlooked in the betting paying 5560 for 2 The winner began in front and opened up a long lead quickly never leaving the decision in doubt doubtFor For the first time in a week the camera was called into service to decide a finish when Arabs Arrow and Broadway battled it out down to the finish line in the fifth another sprint for threeyearold maidens ahd winners of one race Arabs Arrow was adjudged the victor while third went to Antena Brierton dominated the running for a half mile while Arabs Arrow and Broadway were restrained off the pace However when the stretch turn was reached Arabs Arrow bolted and Broadway came through otf the1 rail and assumed a slight advantage but was not capable of retaining the laargttiiri the drtvethat followed
