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MANIPULATED MISS SAINS ODDS Backing the Other Horses Bunched as a Field Pro duces False Prices Lexington Ky September 22 There was little variation today from the racing of former days All purses today were uniformly 250 offerings As a result of the reduction the losses sustained by the association this afternoon were far IK low that of 1 the previous two days Speculation was up to the standard but will have to improve considerably to allow the management to break even on any one single day The card however was a poor one and invited little speculation on the first two races racesiShrenvd iShrenvd machination on the part of J J Kyan enabled him and other backers of Miss Sain to get an unnaturally long price against the filly On past performances she appeared to have a mortgage on i the ivurse and had the books been in operation would have been at prohibitive odds The feeling was general that she would be an overwhelming choice and in consequence the other starters were sold in the straight field against her Hyan when j noticing this immediately l cgan equalizing his bets on the field and Mis Sain risking nothing but the j five per cent commission and establishing a long i price for the commission placed on Miss Sain with various handlKxikmakers throughout thu country In tills way he was enabled to get over i to 10 against his money It was generally conceded that had the i books iHcn operating 1 to would have been fair odds against the filly The backers of Miss Sain were given a few anxious moments at that before shr j landed their wagers and for a brief space in tlt last furlong it appeared that she would sustain de ¬ feat as she was pinned against the inner rail and Skyo was putting up a stubborn battle for the purse J Butler rallied her just In time and she got home by a head Skyo landed second place six lengths In advance ToploftyJeff of Toplofty Jeff Bernstein in the third race was considered equally as good a betting proposition as Miss Sain but there was no one on hand to boost the field and establish a price for any foreign commissions on him consequently his backers received less than 2 to 5 for their money Tlie moneyTlie surprise of the afternoon proved to be Na ¬ tasha winner of the second race which paid j 2 5 on a 5 mutnel basis There was no r ticket sold on her in the straight mutuels and only six 2 ones Twelve maidens went in the opener and Harriet Uowe proved best by romping home after leading throughout Beau Rrummcl was the leader for the entire trip in the closing race and won as his rider pleased Goldproofs pleasedGoldproofs bad race yesterday was partially ex ¬ plained by the fact that he is almost broken down Orninz also came out of his race yesterday in bad condition and will have to be shelved for some time timeJockey Jockey John Hicks was fined 25 by the judges for interference with Miss Sain while astride Skyo Dainty Dame will be shipped to California after the Louisville meeting She will be trained by J S Hawkins i
