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THE MINKS WINS HANDICAP. OUTGAMES COLONEL JIM DOUGLAS IN HARD DRIVE AT LATONIA. Heavy Track Causes Many Withdrawals James Arthur Scores a Coup with Hybrid Jumper Stoddard Is Destroyed. Cincinnati, O., July 21. Because of the heavy track, a good program at Latonia today .was badly depleted by withdrawals, a total of thirty-one entries declining the issue. Thehandlcap- was a brisk betting race. The Minks, Colonel Jim Douglas anil Concert all being heavily hacked. With NIcol up. Colonel Jim Douglas was an equal favorite with The Minks. He could not give the weight concession asked of hlmand The Minks beat him out in a sharp drive. The usual big Saturday attendance was in evidence and the speculation In the ring was sufficiently brisk to give nineteen bookmakers plenty of employment. The racing, despite the heavy state of the track, was interesting, and in some cases the finishes were close. The. exceptions were the races won by Sister Frances and Hybrid, both scoring easily and Impressively. Considerable excitement was occasioned in the paddock before the horses yere sent to the post for Ihe sixth race. Paddock Judge Lyles demanded the Identification of the odds-on favorite. Albert Fir. Several horsemen identified him satisfactorily. There was a rumor that Jones and Lusk, who own the horse, had sent over John A. Scott, which has a somewhat similar appearance to Albert Fir. When beaten Albert Fir was claimed by J; H. Shouldlce for 00 and later was sold to C. C. McCafterty for 00. C. C. McCafferty also claimed Belden from the last race, paying ,100 for him. Jockey C. Morris rar a nail in his foot yesterday and as a result was out of commission during the afternoon. "Bill" Phillips, trainer for Fred Cook, signified today his. intention of shipping Minnie Adams, NIfo and several 2-year-olds, to Saratoga in the near future. Stoddard, which fell In the steeplechase yesterday, was destroyed. Matt J. Winn, president of the American Turf Association, came up from Louisville jto witness todays racing. He said that he did not know when the sport would begin at the. Falls City. It will depend on how long the Latonla meeting will run? He did not think, however, that there would bjam conflict with the State Fair to be held at Douglas Park, beginning September 17. Hybrid, "from the stable of James Arthur, was one of the real good things of the meeting and his connections won handsomely over his victory.
