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REDUCES LATONIA RECORD JOE MORRIS RUNS MILE AND AN EIGHTH IN 1:914 in Winning- Handicap. Mark of 1:51% Made by Delraonico in 1904 Is Dis- paced — Cincinnati Has Rain, but Latonia I Track Escapes Drenching and Is Fast. CiiK-innaii. O.. June 16. — R. H. Andersons Joe Morns furnish 1 the main incident of todays racing by winning the mile and an eighth liandi ap. Which featured the card, and in doing so established a new track record for the distance. The former record was held by T. C. McDowells Dolmonico. which. ■ ii. vint; ninety-eight pounds, ran the distance in 1:51*. Jane 11, T.»04. Joe .Morris reduced the mark to 1:51J. There were only four starters in the race. with IolLs a strong favorite over UUMM* and Bedwtee, Joe Men-is being the extreme outsider. The latter went Into a long lead immediately after the atari and was never headed. Tolls seemed to sulk daring some of the running and also tried to bear out on the lurns. leaving Leassesjee to fur-lish the only tinal OppoaitOB to the winner, as Red-wine dropped out of contention after going well for half a mile. Hard rains in Cincinnati had the effect of reducing the attendance, but to the general surprise La-tonia escaped the drenching and the track remained fast. .1. N. Camdens Wheelwright lived up to his early reputation when he made a sparkling showing in the second race, in which he was sssmesed to be inferior to Irving II. Wheatcrofts inconsistent Kiug Broom-slick. The latter was hacked to the exclusion of i v. ■rything in the race, but when it came to the ninni.ig be was not at all formidable end finished unplaced. Wheelwright, on the other hand, under Improved handling, stayed close to the leaders and when called on ■printed by them with a rush to v in witli ridiculous nana in ." ■*!. the fastest live-eighths of the meeting. Owner Whoatcroft attri-l.ut. d King liroomsiicks bad showing to faulty riding on jockey J. Howards part and announced that the rider would in future be barred from accepting mounts from the Wheateroft stable. To rlosc oh--•rvers it appeared as if King Bluumstles, sulked and this opinion was shared b;. Judge Trice. Close linishes featured some of the races. Winter-greens victory over Al Mullcr in the third being especially so." The Kespess representative, while beat, had a narrow escape from defeat as a result of interference which he suffered soon after the start. William Gent lost another nurse that he should have won when New Haven was beaten by a slight margin by Hamilton in the opener. New Haven was forced wide on the stretch turn and this cost him the purse. It. J. Mackenzies Melton Street was much the best of the starters that went in the fifth race. He was almost thrown soon alter the start, but picked up his company in leisurely fashion and won as his rider pleased. Marian Casey repeated her victory of a previous start and took the closing race From Superstition and Port Johnson. There was Hunch crowding in the race. Tort Johnson and Camel b iug the principal asfferers. Jockey Class was fined 5 by the judges for rough riding in the fifth race. Jockey Skirvin complained to the judges that Tap-1 in had "roughed" him duriug the running of the closing race. Taplin also complained of having l con li nply interfered with by J. Class. The judges, will look into the matter tomorrow, for they are determined to stamp out the rough work ami will Inflict drastic punishment on offenders. Ceorge Odom today released jockey Rooney from contract. J. C. greener was among todays visitors, stopping off en route to Boston, near where he will spend tin- summer. Waller O. Tanner arrived today from Nashville. Hi1 is on his way to Hamilton, int.. for the opening there tossorrow. He exneets that this years Wind sor meeting will be the best ever held there. Carry Herrmann, the sire of Governor Gray, is at present located at Beards station. Ky.. at the farm formerly known as the Middleton and .Tungbluth establishment, where The Picket was foaled. Recent reports had Garry Herrmann located in Manitoba. His present owner has mated him with several Chalet mares. Wayne O. Joplins two-year-eld coll. Little Dutch. while being worked through the stretch late this evening, had ids right foreleg broken. T. KOemer, who was piloting him. ha. I I narrow escape from injury. The colt v. ill have to be destroyed. Among the work-outs this morning over an exceedingly fast track weir the following: Alice Balrd— Mile in 1:48. Azviade — Half mile in B9f. Bottles— Mile la 1:45*. ISourlion Beau — Half mile in 40*. Carlton ;. — Tive-eighths in 1:05. Catada — Five-eighths in 1:04. Console — Mile in 1 :4s. Dahomey Hoy — Three-eighths in 98. liu.piesni- -Three-quarters in 1:16. Bar] of Richmond — Mile in 1:4ft Elfin Ucau — Three-quarters in 1:1c. Cold Cap--Thrce-quarters in 1:171. Hanbridge — Half mile in 52. Highbrow Half mile in 50. Hiram — Five-eighths in 1:05. Howdy Howdy -Mile in 1:44. Jeff Bernstein — Tbiee quarters in 1:17. John Orinin II. — Three-eighths in 384. John Loads— Mile in 1:4!?.. Kings Daughter — Three -quarter* in 1:21. Leopold — Three-quarters In 1:10. Little Rajah Mile in 1 :44f. PrlneeUke — Mile in 1:45. Presumption — Five-eighths In 1:0.°,?. U"l.ert--Five eighths in 1:08, konnd the World — Three-quarters in 1:1ft Rowland Otis — Three-quarters In 1.17. Rubls Grands -Three-quarters in l:l i£. Star Charter — Mile in l:45f. Star Jasmine Half mile in 50. Btoneswn Mile in 1:45. Taboo — Three quarters in l:°o:. The Manager — Five eighths in 1 :0H. Tim Judge — Three quarters in l:lg|. Volthorpi — Three-quarters in 1:17. . Wai.l - Fives ighflis in 1 : 2. White Wool —Three ouarters in 1:17«. f Wing Ting— Mile in 1:44.