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EASY FOROSA ATKINS Finds No Trouble Romping Home in River Downs Principal Contest. Threatening Weather and a Light Downpour at Starting Time Hold Attendance to the Minimum. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 13. Lucky to find room on the inside during the run through the stretch, Osa Atkins was an easy winner of the fifth event for better grade plater juveniles and the best of an all-claiming race program offered a small crowd at River Downs. She reached the finish six furlongs two lengths before Arboreal, but the camera was needed to separate Arboreal from Ideal Fungi, the favorite, Moon Bow Miss, Hastada and Vantryst for second, third and fourth honors. Ideal Fungi was placed third, and Moon Bow Miss fourth. Cloudy skies until noon time and a light drizzle during the running of the first race probably kept the attendance down to a , minimum, and although the sun broke through for a short spell later, it only made the weather sultry and uncomfortable for the small crowd. Surprises were numerous, and Osa Atkins, chalking up her second victory, was one of them. She was well back when Vantryst and Arboreal dominated the race for five-eighths and only her luck in finding room when the tiring Arboreal bore out enabled her to reach the leaders and draw away from her field. Ideal Fungi was unable tq improve her position and only made her challenge through the stretch, this bringing her a head back, of Arboreal and a neck before Moon Bow Miss at the cjose. NOGALO BY A HEAD. The program opened with a popular and driving victory when Mrs. Joe Houstons Nogalo lasted to beat Uncle July by a head at the end of six furlongs. Wild Beauty, the pacemaker for five furlongs, was third, two lengths back of Uncle July and a length before Frost Bite. After enjoying a comfortable lead for a half-mile, Wild Beauty was unable to withstand the winners determined charge on the outside. W. L. Johnson rode both ends of the "Daily Double" when he guided Red Garter, Sam McPhersons representative, to victory in the second race, also at six furlongs. Hedon, the favorite, was second and Sheriff Eugene third. Rushed into a good lead during the opening quarter, the winner held sway throughout and beat Hedon by two lengths at the end. The latter was in close quarters during the opening half-mile and, after finding room, was unable to menace the winner. APPRENTICE TREMBLAY UNSEATED. Field players came into their own in the third, which was productive of another thrilling finish when Countess Flora drove through on the inside to beat the strongly-supported Fair by a head at the end of six furlongs. Fylfot was a head back of Fair Continued on thirty-fourth page. EASY FOROSA ATKINS Continued from first page. and a nose before Cup Defender. Twelve cheap three-year-olds started, with Fair dominating the pace to the last stages, where Countess Flora, on the inside, wore him down. King Rib stumbled soon after the start and unseated apprentice D. Tremblay. The lad escaped uninjured. Outsiders garnered the honors in the fourth race, a dash at one and one-sixteenth miles, when Our Sammy, Frisco and Larry M. carried off the spoils in the named order. Scout Lass was fourth and Lucky Amelia, a strongly-backed favorite, was fifth in the field of eleven. Frisco showed the way until nearing the final furlong, where Our Sammy, much the best, swept down on the outside after pursuing the overland route throughout to take command and lead by one and one-half lengths at the end.
