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LATOMA racing closes. EXODUS OF OWNERS, TRAINERS AND HORSES TO NEW ORLEANS AND CALIFORNIA. Kercheval Is in Good Form and Takes the Feature Base of the Closing Day Shorter ft Season Next Year. Cincinnati, O., November 17. Racing in this section of the country terminated today with the running of the last race won by St. Noel at long odds. It remained for the finale to produce the most unpleasant weather experienced during -the present term of racing. The day- was bleak and a steady rain fell during the entire afternoon. Despite the unpro-pitious weather a big attendance journeyed to the course to bid farewell to the runners. Because of the bad track the third race at three-quarters .had to be declared off on account of several owners de,-sire to withdraw their charges and as no extra race was scheduled, only five were decided. As has been the usual happening at this course, Kercheval, at a favorites price,: took the feature at one mile in decisive style from good opposition, which Included Debar, his recent conqueror. Kerchevals showing today was highly gratifying to his trainer W. V. Conrah, who deserves considerable credit for bringing the colt around into good form after the trying drilling he received during the post . season. Con-ran will in future have the management of the colt and race him this winter over the coast tracks in his name. The 6nly other favorite1 to score during the afternoon was Nedra, on which W. H. Fizer made a small sized "killing." The victories of John Garner, Martins and St. Noel were not over-profitable to the fourteen bookmakers., ,the. .JtutiltMjaxwains.ktbjcsm qniarabte. backing. The meeting just closed was a good one from a financial standpoint. However, the class of horses that raced during the twenty-four days of the fall meeting was far below the average. Good class was especially lacking in two-year-old races. The absence of unfavorable comment, especially from those who delight In shouting tfilef on the slightest pretext, Is a tribute to the officials who presided. They were at all times vigilant, and safeguarded the publics interest in every conceivable way. Tonight there will be a general exodus, most of the horsemen, bookmakers and their clerks going to New Orleans. A special horse train consisting of seventeen cars will leave tomorrow for tha Crescent City. Beginning Monday the California contingent will migrate. C. C. McCafferty and W. V. Conran will send their strings there Tuesday. It can be safely stated that next year the management of this plant will curtail the combined meetings to probably sixty days, the new plant to be built at Pittsburg filling in the gap with a meeting of forty-five days. Starter Holtman will leave for Los Angeles next Tuesday where he will do the starting. Judge Price will probably spend the winter at Magnolia Springs, near Mobile, Ala. He left tonight for his home in Louisville. Frank Garrett purchased today from J. McDonald the two-year-old filly Floss S., for a reported price of 00. H. C. Riddle will have an extensive string this winter at New Orleans. At present he has only seven horses here, but sixteen horses owned by Bob Tucker are awaiting shipment from Memphis, and twelve more will be sent from New York to join the stable. V. Gilbert has refused an offer of ,000 for the contract he holds on jockey F. Hildebrands services. W. F. Lewis will have charge of the horses that will be raced Iii the name of G. Holle this- winter at the-Crescent City tracks. The following horses were sold in the paddock today: Q?wo Bells, for 15, to E. J. Mesmor; Steadfast, for 5, to A. M. Smith; Handspike, for 35, to W. G. Bartcls; Raviana, for 00, to C. G. Pangritz; Ancient Witch, for 0, to E J. Mesmor; Imposition, for 75, to C. H. Tiefenbacu. All the directors comprising the American Turf Association are expected to be In attendance at the annual meeting to be held Monday at the Auditorium in Chicago.
