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JOHN L. INGLIS IS BEST. WINS THE HANDICAP AT LATONIA, C0NCED- ING WEIGHT ALL AROUND. Lens Scores His Tenth Victory Chief Millikin, Heavily Backed, Loses Through Interference at the Start Gossip at the Track. Cincinnati, O., August 18. With a track fetlock deep In mud, one of the worst of the meeting, the program at Latonia today was reduced by scratches to horses with a fancy for heavy going, enough remaining in, however, to make the contests interesting. The odds quoted about John L. Inglis In the mile handicap were surprisingly liberal, due to the fact that with 110 pounds up lie was asked to concede big weight to each of the other three starters, and, it was not believed that he could accomplish tho task. Wee Lass, on top of her half a dozen or more hard races recently, especially as she was asked to travel the mile route, was held at an unreasonably short price. She had some bad racing luck, being shut off on the first turn. That she did not win was simply because she was not good enough. She showed her usual speed and outfooted John L. Ingll3 up the backstretch, but the latter wore her down on the stretch turn and she dropped entirely out of It. Miss Doyle ran a game and consistent race. This fine, big marc ought to continue to Improve. Pat Dunnes Lens, next to Planute the best two-year-old at the track, gave away lumps of weight to a speedy lot, outbroke them, outran them and won as his rider liked. Martha Gorman had a close call. If Roscoe had had a recent race in him he would have beaten her, .as she was doing her level best all through the journey. Chief Millikin was one o the heaviest backed horses of the afternoon. If no bad gotten away well. no. doubt .he, would have won. He collided with Fenian as the barrier went up and was so badly out of it by the time the field got In motion that it looked as though he had been left at the post. Two Bells reared up and fell with Robinson while the youngsters were at the post in the first, bruising the boys leg, but not sufficiently to prevent him from filling bis engagements. Horsemen were put to considerable inconvenience through the shutting off of the water supply, the result of a break in the Covington water works. The lake in the infield supplied water for the stables while water for kitchen purposes was obtained from wells in Latonia. Jockey Sobell, who was injured last, week In a steeplechase race, has had a number of delirious spells recently, and there is some apprehension at the hospital that these may cause brain trouble. In one of these spells lie tore the stitches from his nose. Jost and Raines are doing well. Ed Alvey and Charles Bollinger were among the bookmakers today. The betting was heavy. Whoa Bill bled after going a half mile and was eased up the last quarter. After the finish of the last race jockey Buchanans stirrup broke and he was thrown heavily. It was some time before Sand Bath was caught. Buchanan was fined 5 by the starter In the sixth race for misbehavior at the post. Free Booter struck himself in yesterdays race and is quite lame.
