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MUDDY TRACK AT LATOMA. i WEATHER BRINGS DISCOMFORT BUT ATTENDANCE AND RACING CONTINUE GOOD. Merrick and Marmorean Win for Backers of Favorites Dr. Mayer. Maid Militant and Gold Treasure Surprise. Cincinnati, O.. November 10. Heavy. chilling weather and a muddy track detracted from interest iii Latonia racing today. A fair crowd, however, was on hand and, as a majority of those present believed in their ability to pick the mud runners, the speculation was lively on most of the races. Scratches were numerous, but a bis entry list sent liberal fields to the post in all of the races except the fourth, which had but four starters. Two heavily supported favorites, Marmorean anil Merrick, won and three outsiders. Dr. Mayer. Maid Militant and Gold Treasure. This latter trio were all strongly fancied and Hold Treasure in particular carried the investments of a smart coterie of paddock operators, so that the books did not lay up much on the days transactions. The fourth race, a high-priced selling affair, seemed like it ought to be a sift to Merrick, about which short prices were eagerly accepted. Milams .sprinter got home in front handily, but Cloisteress raced in elose enough contention to make the result in doubt to the last hundred yards. This mare comes within the prescribed pony standard and is the smallest thoroughbred in training here. She displayed excellent mud running ability and hung on gamely with Merrick throughout a long, hard stretch drive. The second race, for which Marmorean was the choice, brought out under the conditions a moderate lot of mares and fillies, of which the daughter of Cesarion. revelling in the going, proved herself to be much the best. She was outrun early, but after Miss Felix and Europa had tired under stress of the early pace, she came on at the end to win easily. The defeat of Quagga in the fifth race by Maid Militant was a hard jolt for the favorite ibackers. and enabled bookmaker Fontelieu to make one of the largest winnings recorded at this meeting1. His commission of 1.000 averaged about S to 1. He also laid liberally against Quagga. On the strength of her recent good running Sorrel Top was most fancied to win the third race, but iio-Ver seriously threatened the winner. Snake Mary. The opening race enabled Dr. Mayer to graduate from the maiden ranks. He showed a good perform- nee in racing Killiugton into defeat and standing the final hard drive. Jockey Brannon sustained an injury to bis foot while riding Bonart in the fourth race and had to cancel his engagements for the remaining two races. Pat Dunne today decided to ship his string of twelve racers to Santa Anita for the meeting there. George C. Dennett will also send three horses to the same track, including his fast sprinter. Ethon. G. H. Holles consignment of twelve horses will lie shipped to Oakland on Sunday next. Vic Britton disposed of The Shaughraun this afternoon to J. V. Strode for 00. Oroonoka was sold for 50 to W. Lr. Hatchett. acting for C. Smith. Fred Gerhardy expects that ten carloads of horses ; will be shipped immediately at the close of this meeting to New Orleans, from which point they will be transferred by boat to Havana. A representative of the Jockev Club will superintend the shipment and look after the bonding through the Havana custom house.
