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DR. LEGGO IS BADLY DEFEATED AGAIN. Is Odds-On Favorite, hut Runs Unplaced Idalia and Gauze Reward Confident Support at Latonia. Cincinnati, O., November 15. The twenty-second day of the fall meeting could easily be classed as Lexington Day at the course, inasmuch as two separate "killings" were successfully engineered by horsemen from that horse center during the afternoon. The first of these was slipped over by owner Milam, who sent Idalia to the post in the second, while J. II. Baker, who sent Gauze to the post in the fourth race, probably cleaned up more money for himself and connections by the victory of his plater, the proportions of which exceed any of the coups of the season here. Baker took little pains to disguise the fact that the thought that Gauze was "Hobsons horse" this afternoon and advised si plunge. When the opening price of 8 to 1 was placed against Gauze, Bakers commissioner and those in on the good .thing went down the line loading the books to their capacity and gradually the price was cut down point by point until at post call 4J to 1 was the best obtainable. Knocked to his knees shortly after the start, Gauze gradually picked up his opponents one by one and disposing of the pacemaker, Happy Jack II., in the final furlong. Those In a position to know state that the ring was hit for 10,000 on the race. The defeat of Dr. Leggo in the fifth race was the severest blow which the talant experienced during the afternoon. Many had been attracted to the course through the presence of the Doctor, which seemed to have been dropped into a soft spot. When it came to the running the Puryear D. colt failed utterly to display great speed at any stage of the journey, finishing a beaten-off fourth. T. Taylor was fined 0 and set down for the rest of the meeting for pulling up at the start in the last race. Jockey Seder also drew a fine of 5 for disobedience at the post M. D. Miller will sell out hlsentire stable Saturday including Gold Enamel and others. Imposition, j belonging to G. Ganter, will also be sold at the same time. T. L. Pierce has shipped some of the W. Gerst horses to New Orleans. Jockey Henry has been engaged to ride the steeplechasers and left with the stable. Jockey Aubuchon left for Chicago tonight where he will remain until the opening of the New Orleans meeting. The following horses were sold in the paddock today: Prince of Pless, for 00, to Frank Watson; Dalesman, for 50, to I. M. Blume; Gus Lanka, for 0, to C. H. Tiefenbruch; Suzanne, for 5, to L. Blume; Tucky Jake, for 05, to W. E. Oots; Maurice Davis, for 1906.sh5, to L. B. Blume; Moonlight Murphy, for 00, to L. Johnson, of St. Louis; Jack Bratton, for 00, to Dr. Kane; Tom Morgan, for 00, to L. Peters; Bunchy, for 00, to Tom Martin; Bebounder, for 50, to Dr. Dodds; Conjuress, for 00, to Dr. Dodds; Doeskin, for 55, to Allen Steele; Tsara, for 10, to Tom Martin; Kiss, for 5, to L. Blume; Golden Mineral, for ,000, to T. D. Martin.
