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LATONIA RECORD BROKEN MOQUr.TTE EQUALS THE AMERICAN MARK FOR A MILE AND A SIXTEENTH. Betting Coup on Joe Jupiter Goes Wrong — Louise S. a Likely Filly— Further Falling off in Ranks of Layers. Cincinnati. O.. June B. — Moquottc showed a return to good fon n in todays feature rm-e at I-i-tonia. which lie won in commanding style. Inci-d.-nlallv he reduced tin mile anil n sixteenth trail; record hy three tilths of ■ second, setting tl:e new mark at 1:44,1 and equalling tlie American record tor the distance. Moimette was an overwhelming la Write. During the running lie indulged All Bed with the lead for the first three-quarters, hut after making the stretch turn lie dashed hy the Vila colt anil came away to an easy victory. An incident attending the decision of the race was an unsuccessful attempt at a betting coup on Jupiter .Inc. which tinished third. All sorts of fancy prices were laid at the outset SJCSSBSt him. hut a stead, play torecd the bssfeSSSfcers to cut the odds, lie would have MM I much sharper factor and might have beaten All Red for second money with a stronger rider. Louise S. demonstrated that she Is a good fillv by taking the third race in a canter and In thai nearly equaling the track record. Had she been urged she would have easily established a new mark for the distance on this course. Claudia making her feral start since her IPMi showing at Lexington, was preferred hy many. Hut whatever chance she had went glimmering when she wa I almost thrown soon after the start, which mishap had the effect of eliminating ber from the riiuuiug. Fifteen platen went to the post in the tilth rare and he crowding that frequently is seen here when the llelils reach huge priqiortioiis contributed to the victory of Alice George. Aside from being lucky in escaping interference. Alice George showed marked iuiprovemeiit ill form. The listless effort of K. Mar tin on lal caused the judges to instruct him to re frain from riding in races for the next ten days. Ill the opener Gilpy managed to escape the crowding and the circumstance brought him victory as tin-earlv advantage he enjoyed enabled him to last just long enough to beat the ■rst-ttssa starter. Ken K. Sleet, by a narrow margin. Jockey Powers had his ankle severely injured by being crowded into the fence vrWlc riding Rokel.y and was forced to cancel his engagements for the remainder of the afternoon. McXallv was the easiest winner of the afternoon. Jl. heat ■ Cheap hand of platers in the second race. Tin re was a further decrease in the ranks of the layers this afternoon, only seventeen reporting Mr business. There is much complaint on the score of short odds minted and the timidity of tie layers in accepting wagers. Todays attendance was of goodly proportion-, notwithstanding threatening weather just before race time, which deterred many from going to the course. A storm threatened just before the opening race, but It temporarily passed over. After the last rait- rain began falling steadily. Fred Cook has gone to bis farm in Illinois la upend a few days. The horses of J. Gaffnoy. C. Yeager. T. Moore ami II. MOM were shipped to Hamilton to he rested until the lieginning of the meeting there. A. I,. Kirby has disposed of hi* Interest in Kemp Hughes and other horses owned jointly bv him and Frank Kes| oss. The latter took over Kirbvs in terest. Warlield is aJ*M ing some improvement, but it I* thought he may not PMC again until fall.
