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LASTWEEKOFLATONIASEASON Early Morning1 Showers Fail to Cause Much Change in Track Conditions Easterner Graduates from Maiden Ranks in inWinning Winning Opening Race Jackcmma JackcmmaScores Scores by a Head in Second LATONIA Ky July 24 Racing began its final week at Latonia this afternoon for the 1939 season and while showers during the early morning indicated adverse condi ¬ tions for the presentation of the eightrace program the sun broke through shortly after noon and there was a good sized gath ¬ ering present for the twilight sport sportThe The showers were not of sufficient force to cause any great effect on the racing strip and there was dust flying when the first band of sprinters competed Although the card was devoid of a particular feature sev ¬ eral attractive and well balanced contests were included resulting in a good brand of racing racingThe The fourth and sixth races one a dash at six furlongs and bearing the title of the Rosedale and a mile and a sixteenth titled the Florence vied for topline honors Six participated in the running which found the durable Judge Leer victorious in his last three starts two of which were rung up here ruling a slight choice in the wager ¬ ing ingREJUVENATED REJUVENATED JUDGE LEER LEERJudge Judge Leer which seems to have been re ¬ juvenated has already chalked up as many triumphs this year in seven starts as he accomplished last year in thirty trials was strongly opposed however by the follow ¬ ing group Chanting Young Ebony Lucky Ducky Sunshine Boy and Taken While not the best of the dash performers here this constitutes a band that competes in the higher claming race bracket bracketIn In the contemporary feature offering the Florence threeyearolds had the affair to themselves and eight made up the field on this occasion and there was little to choose from among them inasmuch as The Greet er Ellen Baker and May Torch all of which displayed winning form here and therefore attracted support from the punters puntersTwoyearold Twoyearold fillies hold the honor spot on tomorrows program nine being scheduled to travel five and a half furlongs in the Calumet Farm Purse an allowance event which is to be offered as the fifth race on the bill J W Parrishs Whim Wham and F P Letelliers Harvest Moon loom up as the choices in the dash with the opposition be ¬ ing formed by Queens Advice Charlotte Dear Pink Gal Miss Quiz Cele Carney Shine ONight and Glorious Pat thus shap ¬ ing up as a formidable array of youngsters to try conclusions conclusionsWINS WINS FOR NEW OWNER OWNERAfter After failing to graduate from the maiden ranks for the Shady Brook Farm Easterner was purchased this morning by Mrs T L Klapproth and the threeyearold gelding got down on the front end in the opening race for his new owner defeating Town League by the margin of a head with Rare Thunder a half length farther back in third place Cleverly handled by Georgie South Easterner was rated off the pace and came around horses on the stretch turn to as ¬ sume a slight lead when straightened out However it required all that the son of In Memoriam possessed to retain that advan ¬ tage to the end of the six furlongs jaunt The winner was favorite in the betting reward ¬ ing with 540 for a 2 investment on the front end
