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EQUALS AMERICAN RECORD TONY B0NER0 RUNS MILE AND SEVENTY YARDS IN 1422, OVER LATONIA TRACK. Son of Sain. Favored in Weights. Leads Meadow and Other Good Ones at Finish of Handicap. Cincinnati. ».. June II. Ideal racing weather and ■ lightning fast trick prevailed at Lataada this alt eraaoa. The sport was eseeUeal and the attend unco large. The feature of the ractagj waa furni-hed by Tony Boner. . wfcea h* eajaaM tfea American record of l:4S] for a mile and seventy yards in winning the overnight Inindicap th.it f-irmed the mo-t pretentious offering of the card. This1 record is Baa jointly held by King- Daughtir. Crania. Ida May and Tony Bonero. In winning today Tony Bo-nero made such reputed cracks as Meadow. Pinkol.-i and Berkeley aaaear ordinary. Had he lieen urged he loiihi have run iu even faster time. as his rider was easing- iiim to a canter throughout the final furlong, during which he was far in advance of his opponent-. Mutsiders made a clean sweep of tlie card, .-ill the favorites going down to defeat with clocklike regu larity. The severest blow that the talent experienced came with the running of the third race, when O.vp-v King was lieaten by Billy Bodcmer through the care le-sness of jockey Kennedy. Claudias defeat by Fow Mary and Starport was charged to a bad ride by Si oville. Close finishes were the order throughout. exceed in the handicap. Dust.s victory over Hastier, the favorite of the opening race, was by the narrowest kneel of a margin and that of Dave Nidi1 I -on over Harlock in the i losing dash was only accomplished in the last stride. Trainer W. J. Speirs became involved in an alter cation this morning with a farmer owning land ad.ia cent to the track. Die trouble is said h* have arisen over Sin i is action in trving to cool out a horse on the farmers land. The latter, it is all egad, tired at S|M-irs with a shotgun and Speirs retaliated with a LU caliber Flehert ritie. wounding the farmer, hat not seriously, it is thought. George Head telegraphed from Gravcscnd this morning requesting eight stalls for horses owned hg H. L. Shaw that lie intends to ship here on Thur-day next. Jockey Glasner aroused himself from his stnixir siiflic ienf l.v this morning to partake of a heartv meal, but la tt r lapped again into unconsciousness. His caso is beginning to puzzle the medical men. F. J. Pons, who is the largest stockholder in the Jackaoarflle track, arrived today and probably will remain for the rest of the meeting. He announced that lie had pup-based the entire band of yearlings br.-d bf W. M. Parmer. The lot includes five tillies ami seven colts, the get of The Commoner and I-ord Fsl.rling. The price paid for the let was not made public. Discussing Florida ra.-ing Mr. Im- stated that Jacksonville would u r again- attempt to race laager than 100 lavs and that the minimum purse value will lie MOO. Tin- -takes will be -iibstantiallv Increased, with a *t;. 4i Dertq for a beadthaar. He also stated that 11. D. Brown would not again serve ;.- starter. J... -key Troxler was among todays arrivals from Montreal and will ride hero.
