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CYMBAL SURPRISES PUBLIC HORSE CLAIMED OUT OF SELLING RACE WINS MERCHANTS STAKES AT LAT0NIA. Considered to Have Such Scant Chance That 20 to 1 Is Laid Against Him with No Takers — His Owner Lucky to Escape Run-Up. Cincinnati. O.. June 5. — Cymbal, claimed out of a selling pace by J. J. Fkinnigan from William Gerst »• during the latter part of the Louisville meeting. scored at long odds this afternoon in the Merchants Stakes, all event with selling conditions, netting tlie winner ,745. Cymbals victory was the chief surprise of an ordinary days sport. He was neglected in the betting. 20 to 1 being freely offered against hiin at post time. He showed lunch speed from the start, stood off determined ehaBeagea from Gvpsv King and Hyperion II. during the first three-quarters and drew clear from Keep Moving in the final furlong. Keep Moving beat The Minks handily for second monev. 1 1 ink. the favorite, and Crystal Maid were at all times distant trailers, and both appeared to dislike the stifr going that prevailed. After the finish .lames Blote. trainer for William Gerst. went to tie stand with the intention of bidding the horse up to 500 over his entered price of . but the judge failed to hear Blutes bid and Flaiinigan escaped the run up. Todays raid was below the standard of Saturday offerings. Bad track conditions were responsible for the unwillingness of owners lo send horses of the better class to the post. Pour of the contests wer ■ at tive and a half furlongs, under selling condition-. that brought together tin- cheapest kind of platers. In a speculative wav there was little to complain of. the twenty bookmakers handling a large volutin of business. Several betting coups were successful during the afternoon, notably on King Ferdinand. Pal. Tom Holland and Billy Bodomcr. These victories an I that of CheiTvohl in the opener cost the layers heavily. Kill v Rodciners victorv was attended Kv a run np. W. M. Wallace, from whom J. P.hite. acting for W. Gerst. claimed Kara Avis, retaliated by bidding Billv Podeiner up MS over an entered price ol |ihi. Gerst retained tie colt. W. J. Young returned from New York with War field and Plate Glass this morning. Warlields poo« showing in the Belmont Stakes was attributed to hK virtually breaking down in the race. Ed Jasper, for met secretary at the Worth track. Is spoken of as secretary lor the new Jacksonville track. Director died this morning as a result of his sudden ailment. He was a useful performer and an offer of tl.ami had 1 n recently refused for him by his owner P. Gering. Jockey T. Burns made his appearance in the saddle on this track today for the lirst time in nearly ten years. The horses in training belonging to Henry M. ZleghT were sold hv auction in the paddock before the races began today. Tin- two vcar old colt. Bar-leythorpe. by Wooiathorpe - fiederira. was the star of the sale. The purchasers and prices realized were as follows: Barlevthorpe. to George Reif. *2.2oo: Miraniar. to J. T. Ireland. fl.3M : Gramenv. to W. E. Apple-gate, 75: Klchii Tanaka. to G. M. Miller. 75: Ashwell. to C. E. Patterson. 0 i: Sarabaud. to M. Burton. 5: Potvphetae. to George Keif. «H»; fna to R. Wilson. 1130: Kllulvii 1?.. to J. Ili/.enfeld. 00: Stolvpin. to J. R. Wainwriglit. oo. Others sold at the same time included Swaaswtrk, to Dr. Gallagher, 60, and Rowland Otis, to M. W. Wallace. . These were the property of M. G. Thompson. Dr. Armstrong, to II. McCarren. »: Hiightuoriie, to J. Shnler. . property of Dan I.ehan.
