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DETAILS OF LATONIA MEETING SETTLED. Cincinnati. O.. Septenilier 20. The Lafonia fall meeting will begin October 11 and continue for four weeks. That matter was settled at a conference held here Saturday between -Harvey LMyers. president of the Iitonia Jockey Club: John Hachiiieister. the treasurer, and Louis A. Colin and C. A. Tilles. the biggest stockholders. The men mentioned met at the Havlin Hotel and talked the affair over and wound up hv endorsing the action taken by Messrs. Ilachmeister and .Myers about ci week ago when the latter chose Charles F. Price for presiding judge sind John 1!. Dillon for racing secretary and associate judge. Mr. Cella came on from St. Louis. Mr. Tilles from New York and Mr. Ilachmeister from AVest Baden. All returned home last night. Mr. Ilachmeister will return on Wednesday, when all details of the meeting will be arranged and a starter selected, this matter having been left to Messrs. Jlachmeister and .Myers. M. Cella. In speaking of the matter, said: "There lias not been much friction between the stoej.holders. We met in New York City and practical! v agreed on these things. My visit hero i for two punsises one to see John Havlin and the other W look into Hie financial affairs of the track. 1 never beard of anv contract between the Lalonia Jockev Club and Joseph A. Murphy. As to selling the course to the railroad company for $:;!0.H. why. tliev could have it in a minute at that price. All talk about a sale of stock is rubbish. Nobody wants to buy or sell." Mr. Ilachmeister said: "The look for tin; meeting will be issued as soon as I get back. There was i.n .reason for u fuss being made over the appointment of officials, as the matter was left to Mr. .Myers and invsclf, and we chose men that have lieeii time-tried anil true. The money hung up daily will not lie less than .0X on any day. as 01 handicaps Will Ik- run daily in lieu of stakes. We have every reason to believe that the meeting will be a success."
