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BAD WEATHER, BUT GOOD SPORT AT LATONIA Tartar Wins With "Ease Pretension Shows His Heels -to St. .Joseph John, Dillons Steeplechase. Cincinnati, O., October 27. The weather was cold and disagreeable today. Consequently the attendance -at Latouia was light.- Those who did go to the track, however, saw some good racing. The card was;pne of the best of tile .meeting. John Dillons victory hi the steeplechase was due to Rejectables mishap lit the final obstacle. Scops broke down at ;the nintji jump. Pretension had things practically his-owa. way in the third race" and won as his ride? please frojn the heavily, backed St. Joseph, which again was the recipient of a bad ride. Tartan had lit tlfe difficulty in winning the mile and one-sixteenth race. . Incidentally he made good the convictions st close: observers- that he could have won : yesterday. Oratorian was bid up to ,000, an advance of 00, but was: retained.. Howard Lewis, trainer for J. E. Wldener, is here In .quest of horses for steeplechaslng. He has .made, offers for Mcllvaln, St. Volma ,and Joe Coyne. Kitty II. was. badly cut down and will probably have to be destroyed. Marihorean was also cut down in the second race and may be a long tlnie oiit of .training. Steve LHommedieu created excitement by attempting to take the betting away from the combination book on! the third race by laying even money against Pretension to win and St. Joseph " to show, lie handled .a good bit of money on the proposition and lost heavily.
