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THE LATONIA DERBY. The Latonia meeting opens Wednesday with the Latonia Derby, the magnet relied upon to attract a great attendance. Concerning the probabilities of the race, the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune of Monday said: "The starters that are figured on are Judge Himes, Bad News, Sailors Dream, Tancred, Gold Bell, Woodlake, Bourbon, Treacy, Mc-Gowan, Tom Hal and Dan McKenna. Oots Bros, have three in, in First Mason, Novelist and Moyle, but it is doubtful if any one of the trio will go to the post, as they are not ready to go the route. Jim Baker has two in Artist and Luigart, and will send one to the post, depending on the condition of the track. Artist is the one that will do the stunt in case the track is heavy. "George Bennett has several eligibles, and, on the form that Au Revoir showed recently at Worth, it would appear that he had a royal good chance to land the 58,000. E. Cor-rigan has three besides McGowan that could go, but it is expected that the son of Riley will carry the green and white sash in the Derby. "P. Dunnes Rampooza has loomed up as a possibility in the last few days, and he may be sent on to set the pace for the Cor-rigan entry, if for nothing more. E. W. Fitzgerald has Lansdown, a pretty shifty son of Russell in his barn that he is undecided about. Lansdown won several races at San Francisco during the winter, but not over a route of ground. Gorman and Bauers Bardolph is going good again, but it is almost out of the question of starting him after the let-up he had in training. "Rome Respess has a trio of eligibles in Bernays, Redcliffe and Collonade, but it is almost a certainty that they will not be ready by Wednesday to go the route. The fact that Barney Schreiber has asked for stable room makes it appear as if he might send either Mindora or Lacy Crawford to the post Besides Gold Bell, Schorr has Rightful left, but it is very questionable if that colt will be shipped here from the east. It is almost a certainty that he will not. T. McDowell,, it is expected, will send only one of Continued on second page. THE LATONIA DERBY. Continued from first page. his to the post, and it is expected to be 3Bourbon, though he is apparently pointing â– Woodlake for the stake. It can be seen, therefore, that Secretary Hoppers claim for ten starters for the Derby is based upon a possibility of sixteen. With any ten that are mentioned as starters it ought to make a pretty good race, both from a spectacular arid betting standpoint. There does not appear to be much difference between the entire lot, though it is more than likely that Judge Himes will be the favorite, providing that Au Revoir does not start. "The Derby fields in the past have been small. The number of starters averages a little over four for the twenty years. The most notable contest was when the great race mare, Los Angeles, won it after running a dead heat with "White, and then beat the colt in the run-off. The largest field was the one in 1893, when Buck McCann beat Boundless, which subsequently won the 0,-000 "Worlds Fair Derby. But five of the twenty Derbys were decided on a fast track, and it is to be hoped that the percentage will be on the right side today."
