The Washington times., 1922-06-11
SNOB II TO GET
LATONIA RACE
ACID TEST IN
cosden's Colt Entered Against
the Great Norwich In $5o.-
900 Turf Special.

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THE purchase by ]. 8. Cosden,
millionaire oil operator Of
the Southwest, of the three
year-old colt Snob II insures the
participation Of the most formi-
liable, perhaps, of the great rivals
of Norwich for the current seq
sons racing crown in the impend-
ing Kentucky Special at Latonia.
The Kentucky Special Is TO be
q three-year-old race Of one mile
and Q quarter, all starters pack
ing scale weight, for a purse Of
$50, 900 and . gold trophy. II
will be run on June "a.
II In intended by General Manager
Matt J. winn. Of the Kentucky
Jockey Club, that this new special
OF $4,000 shall be the complement
of the great three-year-old specials
that shall have been decided ahead
( it--the Kentucky Derby and the
Preakness, as well as the Withers
and Belmont and the Stuyvesant
md Southampton handicaps-and
such it promises TO be. With Suob
III in Il Il will be truly q race Of
he country's best three-year-old
talent.
Sickness Hurts Big Races.
The vicissitudes Of spring train
Ing robbed the Kentucky Derby and
the Preakness, the two s50.ooo spe-
Gals of Churchill Downs and Pim-
leo spring racing. Of the character
OF championship contests Inf1u.
enza In the Eastern thoroughbred
colony kept Whiskaway, Bunting.
olympus, Rroomster. Good Times,
Oceanic, Lucky Hour, Kai-Sang and
Vunstar and three or four others
away from the. post in those bril-
liant races. But the influenza cpl
demic has spent its force.
The great colts which with good
luck would have been racing with
Norwich and Piilory at Churchill
Downs and Pimlico on May - for
matter OF 100000 and before
LOO. 900 votaries Of racing are gal
topping regularly and soundly again
with every prospect OF continuing
to train satisfactorily through what
remains OF the racing season OF
1922. There has not heen q cas-.
ualty among these three-year-old
stars OF racing. II n reasonably
certain that a field Of eight or ten
|of the best and fittest will get 70
the post at Latonia on the gath of
June.
Norwich Entered.
Benjamin Block guaranteed the
participation OF Norwich In I.atonia's
new s5o.ooo special immediately aft
ar the Runnymede colt had demon.
strated his superiority over the lot
hat had the temerity to meet him
IT Churchill Downs on Nav 10 by
ralloping to victory under steady
pull. Assurance OF the sympathetic
cooperation Of the owners Of
Oceanic, Ksi Sang. Lucky Hour.
lea, Snoh, Hephaistos, whIskaway.
Bunting, Broomster, Olympus, etc,
mel winn was in New York on n
business trip. with the hest OF. these
horses competing tho Kentucky Spe.
cial viii represent the quality ~ rao-
ng IN America as regards ownership
an well rs It's class In tnrea-year old
racing material. .n.e.
Snnh RI Is the one three-yea =-old
now before the public racing folk
would like most to see in competition
with Norwich IN a race Of one Inile
and q quarter or one mile and half.
The French bred son of Prestige
earned the high consideration Of ex-
pert opinion In the Fla st when he
won the Southampton Handicap re-
newaj at Jamaica on May Is. In the
sloppy going and with III pounds
an his hack, he easily defeated Cal
antman. Pirate Gold, Modo. Jnne
Grass. Violinist, Column and Ches-
terhrook, turning q mile In i:sa s-s.