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LEXOLINES LATONIA HANDICAP. Cincinnati, ., October 55. Latouias offering if seven races, of which a handicap at otic mile for a purse of ,000 was the principal feature, attracting four good toilers, drew out a big attendance. The other races, especially the first two! were slightly top-heavy, hut turnished splendid contests. The track, although still heavy, qaused but few withdrawals, as the card contained a surfeit of mud performers. Lcxollne, running in his best form, took the feature purse after a rousing drive and finish to wear down Deutschland. The Schreiher candidate displayed keen speed during the first three-quarters, but thereafter he flinched badly, and at a critical period swerved badly, which encompassed his defeat by a neck. The showing of Kdwin Gum, the favorite, was below par, and he was beaten off. The closest finish of the afternoon came in the third race when lat Dunnes I.ens, at odds-on, annexed the purse in the closing stride, in which he wore down Ovelando. The latter was best, but little K. Martin was not capable to the emergency when called up on to aid Ovelando. The first pair of races each had fourteen starters. Stonor Hill, a mildly supported choice, took the opener in hollow style, but Moscow Belles win was only achieved after a bad start in which she secured the best of it and some rough work on the part of T. Taylor, her rider. Vansel was an "eagle bird" for the layers in the fifth race, in which Laura Clay was an overwhelming favorite. Shillings ride on the Thomas lilly caused considerable adverse comment, but it is doubtful if she was good enough to beat out the suddenly improved winner today. Thomas evened his losses when his County Clerk won the closing number. James MeCullough, owner of Dr. Spruill, which finished second, bid the winner up 300 over his entered price, but failed to get him. In retaliation Thomas claimed Dr. .Spruill out of the race for . Joe-key T. Taylor was fined 0 by the judges for rough riding. There were many visitors from Louisville this afternoon. Other conspicuous persons identified with the turf in attendance were Barney Schreiher and Colonel A. AV. Hamilton. Burner .Schreiher on his arrival disposed of Centre Shot to AV. Walker for ,000. Walker took her at Schreibers own price, and contemplates shipping her to California, where he will enter her in all the principal stakes to which she is eligible, inclining the California and Ascot Oaks. The horses comprising the string of .7. J. Mark-lein will be rested until the revival of racing at Hot Springs next spring. Talbot Bros, shipped all their horses home to be turned out for the rest of the season. C. Heifers, who has been identified with F. W. Doss In a racing way. arrived here from Chicago and is on the lookout for several promising horses that ho wants to campaign in California this winter. Twenty horses owned by B. L. Thomas will be shipped from New York to California next week. Two additional carloads now in Lexington will he sent to the same place at the close of the Louisville meeting.
