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KEEP MOVING WINS STAKES BED WELLS MARE TAKES LAST OF IMPORTANT FIXTURES AT LATONIA. Beats The Peer. Bunglingly Ridden by Jockey Me- Gee — Fireball, from Same Stable. Wina Puree After Layers Take Liberties with Him. Cincinnati. O.. June 20.— The Cincinnati Hotel Spring Handicap, with a net value of .550 to the ner. and the last stake scheduled for the current Latonia meeting, was taken today by H. G. Bedwells Keep Moving in a hard drive from Pal Huniies badly ridden The Peer. The latter was much the best and but for jockey Metlces repeated blundering would surely have won. The Peers well-known liking for the soft going tltit prevailed had bprtight him sturdy siipisirt in the betting. His backers were a chagrined lot and freely voiced their opinion* of McGeea handling of the colt. During the early stages MHiee keiit ti i 111 I hill following Keep Moving, but approaching the half mile ground took hiiu hack to last plaee. then lot roaaldi rahh gro 1 hw steering wide and came with a rush in the last furlong, only to be beaten a neck. Alice, running a good race, landed third money. The Kedwell colors were also carried to victory in the fifth race when Fireball ti ok tie purse from Righteasv. Industrious circulation of a repeal that Fireball disliked the sort going caused the layers to quote a big price against him. J. F. Kelly, former trainer of Bellevlew. bid Fireball up $:mki over his entered price in retaliation for Hedwclls action in having taken Bellevlew yesterday by the bidding up process. The biggest run up of the meeting came win 11 Jupiter Joe was offered for sale alter lie had won the closing race. He was in for SMQ, and W. G. 1 anke. recently from California, raised him to ,000. His owner retained him with tl utomarv a I vance. Fields of cheap-grade horses contested the second and third rices, and upsets resulted. Kthel Carr ami Hasty winning in rather easy fashion. The opening dash went to Donatt iu a manner that caused comment. Prlpce Imperial and Jack Straw-. IhiIIi supposedly dangerous contendere before the race, failed to seriously threaten the winn-v until he had the race well in hand. Burton tfioa sent Prince Imperial along at a fast clip and almost overhauled Donau. Matt J. Winn was a visitor here this afternoon. stopping over on his way home to Louisville from New York. Mr. Winn stated that racing In New lork is in healthy shape and that the personnel of the attendance is far superior to that of former years. There is no molestation on any of the -oiirses by over-zealous police, he says, and the different associations are doing all iu their power to live np to the law. The Yonkers meeting. Mr. Winn expects, will be one of the best in the east and will be marked by continuous racing. Regarding Mexican racing at Juarez. Mr. Winn said that 5a architects and builders are steadily at work shaping up the track and buildings and that everything should be in thorough readiness for opening on Tranksgiving day. Nugent Bros, added Tom Hayward to the stake race this morning, but as II. j. Bedwell. his former owner, ret used to consider a transfer of the eolts stake engagement, the judges ordered the horses withdrawal. Henderson and Hogan, C. C. Van Meter and A. J. Gorej are the latest to announce that hey will ship their strings to Empire Citv. Jockey T. Rice was guilty of rough riding In the third race and nearly caused a spill In front of the stand when he sharply took Quagga over from an outer position. The judges let him off with a caution that repetition of the offense would mean his suspension. In retaliation for the run-up of Fireball. H. Q. Bedwell claimed Righteasy for ,170.
