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LONG-SHOTS ARE IN EVIDENCE AT XATONIA. Adesso, the Chief Surprise Francis Trevelyan to Preside at City Park Bert Osra Cut Down. Cincinnati, O., November 9. The regulars received an additional surprise at Latonia today when Adesso, at GO to 1, cantered home in the sprint race at three-quarters, for which. King Pepper was a pronounced favorite. In addition to Adesso scoring, other long-priced winners aided the bookmakers to fatten their bank rol?s at the expense of form players. From a spectacular point of view the racing today was interesting and enjoyed by about the largest attendance that has been in evidence at the course this week, fine weather being a sharp factor to aid the management in gathering the concourse to the course. The. victories of Henry Wat-terson and Ruiloha made some amends, but not sufficient to offset the losses sustained by the speculative element that gave battle to the books. Among todays arrivals was Barney Schreiber, who came over from his Woodlands Farm in Miissouri to spend a few days here before his departure for California. He stated that his season in the east was a profitable one and would have been much better if his good colt Jack. Atkin had not gone amiss from leg trouble. He considers the youngster the superior of Salvidere, Maddene crack. Schreiber stated that he had sixty-one yearlings at his Missouri farm in addition to several colts that he had bred at Brentwood, Cal. The latter youngsters are the get of Sain mares which were mated to Orsini and Osra. Schreiber has rented a one-story cottage at Oakland, where he will live during the coming winter. The chief conversation among the horsemen today was about the decision of the Louisville executive committee in ruling Steve LHommedieu off. Many horsemen were of the belief that the committee had dealt harshly by the loud talking bookmaker, but on the face of the evidence and a close scrutiny of the affidavits sumbitted there was no other course for Messrs. Price, Grainger and Winn to pursue. Jockey Ford, who was astride Bluemint in the steeplechase, appeared to have sustained severe injuries when his mount went down, but. beyond having his ear badly cut was otherwise" uninjured. - Edward Corrigan received a telegram today from Francis Trevelyan accepting the tender of the presiding judgeship at City Park next winter. Fred Gerhardy will in all probability be the racing secretary of the plant. Still Alarm ran out all the way in the race that he was entered in and ran no way near his true form. Bert Osra was badly cut down in the race that he started in. But for the mishap lie would have been a close contender.
