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YOUNGS SILKS FIRST Paris Prince Triumphs in Best Race at Latonia Course. Program Made Up of Claiming and Maiden Races Eight Interesting Contests Entertain Public. LATONIA, Ky., June 29. Well-filled claiming and maiden races made up this afternoons program at Latonia, where the thoroughbred sport was resumed after the customary "wash-day" lay-off that was inaugurated a few weeks ago. Despite the fact that the caliber of horses competing was not up to the usual standard, an interesting brand of racing resulted. Although the weather was a trifle warm, there was a refreshing breeze at intervals that prevented it from becoming too uncomfortable. The track was at its best for the staging of the eight races. The first five events were over the sprint distances, while the remainder were at a mile and seventy yards. The Cumberland Falls Purse, bringing together a band of eight three-year-olds, and at a mile and seventy yards, served as the feature and was run in the sixth position. Tom B. Youngs Paris Prince was the winner, waging a spectacular stretch drive to nose out D. T. Morris Broadway in a photo finish. Chenault finished in third position, four lengths behind the first pair. It required tremendous courage and stamina for the chestnut son of Prince of Bourbon Broadford to achieve the victory, but he proved beyond the strongest of doubt that he possessed both of these virtues. GETS IN POCKET. The lanky chestnut gelding lacked sufficient speed to keep up with the others and consequently was well back for approximately thre-quarters of the journey, while Candle Light and Broadway alternated at setting the pace, and when jockey Willie Hanka attempted to send Paris Prince between horses, he found himself pocketed, Unable to get though, Hanka sent Paris Prince extremely wide around the stretch turn, with Broadway breezing in front, three lengths in advance of his nearest rival. At that point Hanka went to work and applied the whip and Paris Prince gave immediate response. Stride by stride Paris Prince gained on the leaders, but seventy yards from the finish Broadway still retained a lead of a full length over him. A few more strides and Paris Prince was a nose in front of Broad- Continued on thirty-eighth page. I YOUNGS jILKS FIRST Continued from first page. way, but his margin was not enough for the placing judges to mrke a decision and the camera was called upon to separate the pair. The second event brought together a very ordinary band of platers at six furlongs, with the strongly favored Macawlee, from the stable of Thomas Piatt, justifying the ! support that was accorded her by romping down to the tape three lengths in advance of Smooth. Clive was a neck farther back in third place. George South signalized his return to the saddle after a lengthy lay-off enforced by an injury when he guided H. G. Shoemakers Albert Beck to an easy win in the third contest. Thornby was four lengths behind in second place, with Yenoc third. South, who has been a prime favorite here for the past few years, demonstrated that his idleness did not cause him to lose any of his cunning. What appeared to be a "good thing" was beaten in the fourth race, in which Bell B. came through on the rail to account for first money over Strut, for which there was a tremendous last-minute splurge. Janice landed third in the five furlongs affair, in which eight non-winning juveniles tora-peted. Strut set the pace for the greater portion of the race but was extended to the limit to show the way to her rivals. j A capacity field of sprinters met in the I fifth event for a six furlongs race, with S. G. j Baker, Sr.s, GJowset coming from behind to easily capture major honors by the safe margin of two lengths, despite the fact that the bay filly had to race past practically the entire field while working her way up. Witch Wings finished second, and Draco was third. Glowset was eleventh of her field of twelve to get into motion, but the daughter of Upset Glow was quick to improve her position, and midway of the stretch it was apparent that she would overtake Witch Wings, which had been the pacemaker to this point.
