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LATONIA CARD IS RIDDLED WHOLESALE WITHDRAWALS FOLLOW AS RE- • SULT OF HEAVY DOWNPOUR. Alice Wins Handicap, Feature of Program, in a Canter — Well Backed Horses Cut Large Figure in the Results. Cincinnati. O.. June 9. — The disqualification of Billv ItiMuisin in the second race after lie hail finished first, was the only incident of a day of ordinary sport at Latonia. Bill; Pullman was the favorite and appeared to lie going handilv wbea jockey ■fflnr permitted him to bore in toward the inner rail sufficiently to slightly Impede Ed Kane. The latter was forced liaek a liit and Hilly Pullman came away in the last sixteenth to pass the judges with a comfortable margin to spare. F.d Kane finishing second anil Maid Militant third. Jockey Mountain. rider of Ed Kane, made a protest on tlte ground thai his mount bad been Impeded, and after questioning MeGee. the indues disqualified Billy Pullman and awarded the purse to Ed Kane. Maid Militant was moved into second place and r.lysiuni given third. McOee was fined 0 for rough riding. Last nights heavy storm left the track in bad shape and caused the riddling of the card by withdrawals, thirty-live scratches lielng recorded. The threatening weather brought about a big slump In the attendance and the comfort of those who did attend was affected by a steady rain which followed the close of the racing. Seventeen layers again posted prices and few of them escaped loss, as all of the winners were well backed. me Ilile-and-a-sixteenth handicap went to Alic. which Ally appeared to srreatly relish the going. She won lu a canter and Cymbal outstayed The Minks for second money. Charlie Eastman, at hone in the going, was aide to successfully concede weight to his opponents In the sprint that preceded the handicap. lie was never seriously menaced after he had once assumed the lead. Zephyr, the favorite, proved liest of a band of maidens in the opening1 dash. There was ■ be** plunge in this race on Mae Henley, and the book makers became so panicky that the odds aboat her were reduced in a flavh from 411 to 1 to 12 to 1. Acting badly at the Hist, she unseated her rider, bin was caught by some stable hands before She had __ rwfc. iv- si x t eenrti of* mile. She followed the Isadora closely after the start, but tired In the stretch. lleseiTian and Billy Bodemer fought it out at the flu Mi of tlhe fifth race and the former gained the verdict. Richard Reed, recently acquired by II. 0. Bedvell. was favorite in the race, but was never a serious contender. The going was held accountable for his bad showing. The closing race was taken by Gypsy King, which made partial amends for the disqualification of his stabbiuate in the second race. Kx Lieutenant Thomas 1lynn of Chicago, who is here on a short visit, states that he is trying to lease either Harlem or Hawthorne track Cor the pur ! ose of conducting a lw*» weeks mixed mcetinu is connection with a fair. If successful in semiring the lease of either track he will make an effort to give ihiragoans racing some time next month. Mr. Flyiiu was not ready to commit himself on the betting quest ion. H. J. Harris has purchased Von Buolow from L. A. Vila for a reported price of 1909.sh00. Frank Bain, who was the biggest winner among the bookmakers at Oakland last winter, will arrive h.-re on Saturday next and will lunik at Latonia. Tiie ill jury sustained bv jockey Powers yesterday kept him out of the saddle this afternoon, but he will resume riding tomorrow. He will have the mount on sliding Belle, favorite for the Oaks.
