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PLEASE PROVES A HIGH-CLASS FILLY. Defeats a Good Lot of Two-Year-Olds at Latonia Itacatiara Wins Again. Cincinnati, O., October 23. Todays offering in a racing way did not leave niuclr to enthuse over. Six races made up the card and in most instances one of the starters appeared to outclass his opponents by so wide a margin as to make the result almost a foregone conclusion. Speculation on the third and sixth races was made mostly on horses for second and third places, as llazelthorpc and Beau Brummel, the winners, were held at such -short prices as to make it dillicult for any but the big bettors to lay a wager. The steeplechase over the short course was won by Itacatiara, which repeated his ginxl showing of his last start. Class Leaders jockey. Yourcll, who fell off after the finish in his previous essay, was given to understand by the judges today that the least suspicious effort at not. trying to win would mean his instant suspension. Class Leader, although showing more vim than formerly, was not equal to wearing down Itacatiara. W. K. Slade and King Estn, which finished in the order named. Iendragon fell at the stretch hurdle without any serious injury. C. W. Burt, after receiving heavy backing, was beaten by Please in the fifth race. llease held the race well In hand from the start and won with "plenty in reserve. There was much crowding in the second, in which thirteen youngsters started and on several occasions it seemed imminent that a spill niut result. Luckily none happened. Most of the starters ran closely grouped to the stretch, where Id Kane and Firmament fought it out,- the former winning by a neck. John Marklein, owner of Mark Time, has exchanged that colt for Granada. J. D. Stevens and. VS. Hawkins will ship their horses tomorrow to California. Italbert was purchased today for ,000 bv A. C. Bellew. J. It. Taylor has giveii Stioud to C. Bloss. The horse, in addition to hurting bis leg. fractured several ribs. He will be used after recovery to, drive to a buggy.
