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TWO LAT0NIA SPRINTERS SHY ON SPEED. Form Followers Wonder as to the Betting About Lady Esther and Funiculaire. Cincinnati, O., July 19. The fourth race at Latonla today resulted in one of the closest finishes of the meeting, the three placed horses passing the judges scarcely more than noses apart. It was a good betting race and there were some queer angles to the speculation also. Lady Esther and Funiculaire were considered to have alwmt an equal chance at the weights and it was thought that one or the other would win, but ring operations had not gone very far before it was plain that something or-other had happened to the pair. Opening at about S to 5 their prices went back so rapidly that some wondered whether or not they had lost a leg or two each. The heavy support of Major T. J. Carson, backed down from S to 1 to 4 1-2 to 1 at post time, had something to do with the state of the market, of course. It was a spirited race from start to finish, between Miltiades, Major T. J. Carson and Meadowbreeze. The Major stood the final drive gamest and had his neck In front when crossing the finish, a like margin separating .Miltiades from Meadowbreeze. Judge Macfarlan, dissatisfied with the showing made by Lady Hsther, had jockey Riley up to explain. The boy said the filly only had fair speed for three furlongs, tiring badly thereafter. Funiculaire showed scant speed and went wide throughout. He made up some ground near the end, but his race was a poor one. It should not be considered ,in future fignres. The defeat of Marsh Redon was the chief incident of the racing. He was at 21 to 1 in the betting and was beaten handily by Bitter Brown nt 40 to 1. Marsh Redon pulled up very lame and this was considered the cause of his defeat. Junco, owned by G. J. Long, was badly cut dovn in the first race and had to be destroyed. Her right hind tendon was severed. Starter Holtmans effort In the closing race was a -rroor6iHfiid-itnoIpItatetItondemoiitrnfefriin? the spectators. Marshal -Ney was practically left at the post. Jockey T. Taylor, while riding Glassfull, was badly crowded into the fence and had a couple of his toes mashed.
