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FINE OPENING AT LATONIA BIGGEST CROWD SEEN ON KfclNTU City TBACK THIS FALL IN ATTENDANCE Management Highly Elated Over Auspicious Begin Beginningof ningof Meeting One Track Record Equaled Hildreth Horses Coming West Cincinnati O October 24 All records for attend ¬ ance at a Kentucky track this fall were shattered at Latonia this afternoon and if the slightest doubt existed as to the success of the twentyfour days session that opened so auspiciously It was thor ¬ oughly dispelled long before the horses were called to the post for the initial scramble It was a representative throng too appreciative of the good sport and voicing its approval by continuous cheers for the winners Speculation waxed lively through ¬ out the afternoon but In this the public fared badly as most of their choices were bowled over except ¬ ing in the last two races when Melisandc and Royal Report finished in the van The meeting of the cracks in the Latonia Autumn Inaugural Handicap was the magnet that drew tin big attendance and its running overshadowed the other races The field was a representative one including as it did Jack Atkin Countless Cherryola Kings Daughter Helmet Tom Hayward and Milton B Each had a host of supporters with Jack Atkin most in favor at post time The Schreiber representative though carrying top weight forced a fast pace for the others to the stretch turn where Ue rapidly dropped out of contention and allowed Chefryola Countless and1 Tom Hayward to fight it out outCherryola Cherryola won in handy fashion and stamped her ¬ self one of the best fillies in the country This was her fourth stake victory in twelve starts The running of the race was marred somewhat by crowd ¬ ing on the stretch turn which caused Milton B a strong contender at the time to falj D Austin his rider waslucky to escape with some cuts about the head and IL bad slacking up JockeyKennedy rider of Jack Atkin was held to blame for the mis ¬ hap and was fined 50 by the jiidges wlth the warning that a repetition or the offense would mean suspension suspensionOne One of the big surprises of the season came in the second race in which LoveNot making her western debut was decisively beaten The Bradley repre ¬ sentative had been heralded as a speed marvel and came In for heavy backing Her showing was de ¬ cidedly ordinary at no time did she show her re ¬ puted speed and she was outpaced throughout finally bringing up in last place Sidney R was the winner with Mclvor and Star Charter next in order It may be that LoveNots recent trip to Baltimore and back may have been responsible for her afternoonAnother disappointing showing this afternoon Another overwhelming favorite that came near going down to defeat was Mclisande whose saddle slipped far back during the running of the fifth race Jockey Koerner however cleverly kept her at her task and she finished a length in advance of Prince Gal her most formidable opponent The withdrawal of Governor Gray and Hanhridge left only three to go in this race Klla Brysou being the other starter The consistent Camel again rewarded his backers by beating a good band of platers including Nim 1ms The latter finished in the rear and is evidently far from his good form Queen Marguerite and Carlton G fought it out behind Camel and finished in the order named Edward Trotter owner of Eyebriglit claimed Carlton G out of the race on pavment of 1300 1300Royal Royal Reports victory in the last race was at ¬ tended by a ruuup A stranger advanced him to 1100 or 100 over his entered price but failed to get him himSecretary Secretary Maginn received a telegram during the afternoon from 8 C Hildreth announcing that he would ship twelve horses here and that they would arrive on Thursday next Jockey Shilling Is ex ¬ pected to come with the horses to do the stable rid ing ingBut But for the slipping of the saddle on Melisande she would have established a new track record She ran threequarters in 111 J equaling the track record T P Hayes will ship here six horses he has been resting at Lexington They will arrive the last of the week W O Jonlih brought eleven horses from Louisville that he will race here before shipping to Pensacola and TampaTwelve Tampa Twelve mutnel machines were in operation six for 5 tickets and a like number for 2 tickets There were no delays hi the calculation and payment of winning tickets four calculators and twelve cashiers being employed The racing was over nearly half an hour earlier than on the closing day at Louisville The threehorse combination consisting of Cherry ola Melisande and Royal Report paid 11210 for a 2 investment investmentAV AV E Phillips formerly trainer of Fred Cooks big stable of racers is In quest of some good horsos to campaign this winter winterGeorge George Walker the wellknown trainer of winners in America and Gennanv was among todays visi ¬ tors Other wellknown turfmen present were R T Holloway O R Ellison Steve Lirommedieu Charles Walters Charles Bowman and II B Lau deman demanGeneral General Manager John Hachmeister was highly gratified over the excellent showing of the opening day and gave it as his opinion that with good weather the present terra of racing will eclipse all of predecessorsJockey Its predecessors Jockey Guy Burns claimed a foul against the win ¬ ner in the first race on the ground of interference in the stretch The judges did not deem the inter ¬ ference sufficient to warrant a disqualification Jockey disqualificationJockey D McCarthy1 has contracted with T W Flynn to ride the latters horses and will go with the stable to California this week weekJockey Jockey A Thomas as a result of his injurr at Churchill Downs in the fifth race Saturday will not again 1 seen in the saddle at this track before going to California
