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BACKSLIDING AT LATONIA GRASPING MANAGERS ORDER A REVERSION FROM THE MUTUE1S TO BOOKMAKING Change to Take Place Saturday Goldproof Regain His Speed Deviser Fails His Backers King Esta Breaks Down Cincinnati 0 Tune 15 After a conference held today in New York by Messrs L A Cella ami Joseph L Uhinock controlling stockholders in La tonii the latter sent to Toiin Haehmeister treasurer of tlie association tho following message Inasmuch messageInasmuch as Iitonia has been losing money tell Mr Myers to announce beginning Saturday Tune 20 hooking will be reinstated at Latonia That the eastern system of betting will be used and that three mutiiel machines for straight place and show will be retained for the public desiring the mutiiel system Cut price of admission to oue dollar at gate We will get big iullux of good eastern horse and the racing will IK better than Latonia has ever seen seenThe The announcement of a return to the old methods of betting caused joy among those who have been opposed to the mntnel system systemIt It is expected by them that a big eastern delega ¬ tion of horsemen and racefollowers will arrive here and improve the sport in this section consider ¬ ably Others contend that a grave mistake Is being made by the heads of the Latonia management in reverting to the old style The precarious situation of racing in New York finally caused the management to revert to the old system and they expect the easterners will flock here in great numbers Beginning Saturday three W imitnel machines and a totalizer will he retained The smaller bettors will be enabled to bet their 2 in the books and the 1 investors will be accommo ¬ dated by the field books booksThe The card today was a good one and the attendance better than that which usually turns out on Mon ¬ day A steeplechase over the short course was the attraction and it resulted in the defeat of Tasoti one of the most confidently supported choices of the day Waterway which of late had been showing poor form proved the winner in handy style Class Leader taking third place An unusual mishap occurred in the race when King Esta which had been the early leader suddenly broke down five yards from the finish when lie had third place at his mercy Tills mishap enabled all the others to pas him It is doubtful If tho horse will ever be a starter again as In addition to all the tendons in his front leg being torn a small bone was broken brokenGoldproofs Goldproofs sudden recovery of keen speed which enabled him to land the fourth race from the best sprinters in these parts occasioned much adverse comment At that with better riding Al Muller might have been the winner The latter was favor ¬ ite and showed his usual high order of speed but when it came to the decisive racing Edmiston was unable particleThis to aid his mount a particle This was a bad day for favorite backers as not a single first ciioice landed a purse John E Mad dens Deviser was thought to have a mortgage on the purse in the second race but he was easily taken into camp by Fundamental and Elizabeth Ilarwood The winner showed a form reversal over several recent efforts here Elizabeth Ilarwood would have been closer up but for Powers tactics In pinning her against the inner rail Powers did not escape censure from the judges both for his listless effort witli the favorite and for his Interference witii the Corrigan filly fillyThe The closing race for which Monsignor was a top heavy choice went to Miss Alert Mortiboy fur ¬ nished the strongest contention to the Ilespess filly and the favorite fajled to land in the money Carew and Tivolini were the choices in the llfth and both failed to get any portion of th purse the winner turning up In Dr Lee Huffman which led the others alP the way Aspirin showing Improvement wIHi blinkers on came away to a handy victory in the opening race raceMiller Miller Henderson is trying to purchase Deviser from Mose Goldblatt who is training the colt for John E Madden Negotiations are still pending
