New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
ROck1ni1lster Is
Victor lin Rich
I4atonia Stake
Beats Lucky Hour Half a
Length in S35, 900 Cham
pionship: Bunting Third

LATONlA, KY, Oct. 2t.--The West
triumphed over the East when Rock
minister won the Latonia championship
stakes, woth $4,000, over a distance of
a mile and three quarters at Latonia
to-day. Lucky Hour was second and
Surf Rider third. The time was 1855 3-5.
This skaters the American record made
by Exterminator in 1920, when he ran
the distance in 1856 2-5 at Saratoga.
Lucky Hour set the early pace, lead
ing Chatterton by two lengths to the
first half, With Bunting in third posi-
tlon. AT the clubhouse turn Lucky Hour
was leading by three lengths and Chat
terton was length in front Of Rock
minister. At the mile and quarter
Bunting second, three lengths in front
of Rockn,nster. Lucky Hour was one
length ahead of Rockminster at the
mile and a half post, with Bunting
third, three lengths back.
Coming into the stretch, Rockmin-
ster forged to the front and won by
half length from Lucky Hour. Surf
Rider came fast down to the wire to
capture third money.
Rockminster is owned by dontfort
Jones, and was coupled in the betting
with Surf Rider. Harry Lunsford was
astride of Rockminster. The betting
on the Jones entry was s14.6o. $500 and
$3.50.
Lucky Hour, who with Bunting repre-
sented the East, is owned by the Xalapa
Farm, and was ridden by Schuttinger
Surf Rider was piloted by w. Pool.
The results:
First race {for three-year- -olds and up
ward! claiming: purse, 81, 400; six furlongs)
smms sIs 70 and Day ss 10 (stsarns} sAS2o
lowene>. $3.50 and $3.50, second; White
star, 100 e(corcoTran>, 81 third. Time.
MAJ M,. m sanSsT p.
and McGoodWin also ran.
Second race lfor maiden two:year- olds;
as9wanees ale anres ppgse; $isoo; six fIrongs)a
sa.7o. won Miss Coliette. 1os (A Wilsonl,
s72so and $3.50 second; Princess d'ouilly,
n los Sshuttinger,, $40: third. Time; 1:1s'
Swim. Tender Seth. Green Springs, tAllur--
Ing and fFleeting also ran. 'Montfort
Jonc" entry. TT c, Mcdowell entry.
vsrs Third raos Cor and up
and three nthsl@Ashland, sS 's Scorco' ao
ran). $50, $3.50 and $3.50, won; Raider,
nrsh 1s aep W ss 1na sa sS9 ss.o sS
Time. :5a Is. Nellie York. Flying Prince,
Lou Widrig,, Wakefield, Pity Ollie Palmer
and Mechanic also ran.
Fourth race (the Tri-state Tobacco Fair
Handicap; fer three yenr- -olds and upward :,
81 800; SIX furlongs>--Fair Phantom, ll6
Gunsford). $3.50. $40 and $23o, won;
Braedalbane. 120 (M, Garnerl $40 and
$3.50. second; Translate, tol (HeupeD.
s26o, third Time, l:l1 l-5. Plndar Peel.
Brilliant Jester and +Miss Joy also ran.
coupled, Montfort Jones entry.
Fifth race tthe Fourth Running of Ia
tcnia Championship Stakes; for three-year-
olds; $4,000 added; one mile and three
quarters --'Rockminster 126 IN. Garner),
$3.50, Ss.2 and $3.50, Won; Lucky Hour
126 tShnttinger), S4.40 and $3.50 second
'surf Rider 126 (Lunsford), $3.50, third.
Time, 1856 as. Startle, Cherry Tres, Eunt.
ing, Yoshimi and chatterton also ran.
coupled Montfort Jones entra.
Sixth race (for two-year- ods; claiming:
purse. 81 400; six furionEs)--Right on Time,
loS (Ambrose) tfield), S27.8o, Sll0 and
$3.50. won: Rustteo so (Corcoran>. S. 90
and $3.50. second; Lily NJ SO (Fronck),
$l3.@o, third. Time. 1:l2 3-5 Ole Top,
Bendita. Cash, Great Lady, Child's Play,
Kindred, Certain, BRAND and Hughes Gra-
ham also ran.
seventh RAGE tfor tnrs. year-olds and
upward: claiming; purse. $1,000; one mile)
$500 won; Billy Star. l0s (Ambrose), $11sO
and $40, secondi Sway, 1O2 (Swart), $3.50,
third. Time, 1888 4-5, Runquoi Coyne, Sir
Thomas Kean, Crystal Ford, Louis A.
Adonts. Baigneur, John S. Reardon and
Jouett also ran