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MARSE ABE MAKES DEBUT L. A. CF.LLAS CRACK COLT WINS HIS INITIAL START AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD. Beats The Minks a Head in the Harvard Purse at Latonia — Sunshiny Weather Attracts Increased Attendance to Kentucky Course. Cincinnati. O.. Mar 2S.--Todays fine weather ac counted for a greatly lacrtMcd attendance at Latonia and served to induce heavy speculation, eighteen layer- being worked to the limit to handle tl;e plav. The track, while somewhat improved, was still holding and stieky. Many of the starters fomil the going difficult to negotiate and several nearly came to grief because of lrcqutnt stumbling. 1 lie Harvard purse at one mile, named out of eoinplilnont io the famous eastern university and its alumni bow km in conveniion. was the stellar feature. While contested by only a small hand of starter;;, the iiiiish was one of the beat seen daring this meeting. Marse Alie. the eraek for whieli 1.. A. Vila refused a goodly sum last year, WKtnT his initial three year -old start, won in a gruelling drive willi The Minks. Marse .Abe showed alj hi-old-limo s|.eed and nearly pulled E. Martin out of the saddle during the first three quarters when the tockej attempted restraining laetics. In the stretch, however, lack of condition told and he tired, barely lasting long enough to will. Tom Hayward. which finished third, suffered from interference and at* received an ill-judged ride which coiuhination of circumstances accounted for his failure u. rinish loser up. Slew foot and .Tack Straw were the contenders in the only two-year-old race carded. Both bad been backed to the exclusion of the others and slcwfo.it proved the winner. With better racing Inch .lack Straw might have reversed the order of the Batch. The opening race save jockey Mountain his lirst winning mount following his recent reinstatement after having been under suspension over a year. lit was on IMnk Wings and the tilly outclassed bet op laments. Tim Kelly, smartly supported by a wise coterie, made good in the third, in which lie led El Decade and Zeola to the finish. Marnuirean. the Iavnrit. tailed to run to bet previous good form and tattered after going a half. Water Lake performed sensationally in the fiflK coining from far back in the linal furlong to rata tie victory. The closiuir event proved ea-v for Bonnie Hard. The disappointments of the race were Hill. Pullman and Stone Street. The Harvard crimson was conspicuous among the spectators. In hoaor of the occasion the uruklaai was printed on crimson paper. Presiding Judge Price received a conimunicali * from Uev. Father Schuman announcing that lockll Haggoidoti who was injured last year on one of the Canadian tracks, is seriously ill in one of the Louisville hospitals, ami that the boys mother i-in destitute circumstances. It was suggested thai a subscription for tie Ihivs relief 1m- started annum the horsemen here. Judge Price will gladly receive and forward any donations proffered to the injure. I rider and bis mother. Jockey Kennedy, who is at present in the emnhv •of .lamts State, will resume riding 0:1 Monday next. Trainer Grover Baker, who recent ly severed 1 I -= ■connection with the Alvey siablc. arrived today in •quest of some Reed horses. There was a rumor prevalent that the old -style tmoaanklue booths waald lie put on tomorrow. Tfci ■was denied by the management, who assert that the eastern svstein of hotting will be the only one in -ogue here. Gene Klrod. who has rharjee of the ring, stated tonight that there aroald be at lea-t twenty eiie layers in line tomorrow. Weights for tbe Decoration Hay Handicap. Io he nin next Monday, were posted this afteraooa. T1--li-f embraces seventy six cligildes anil includes ev ery prominent horse in the areat. Kings Daughter is given top w. isrlit. 122 aoaada. Kercheval follows with lis. and the weights then gradually scale down to Lizzie Moore, at S."i.
