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1 1 i i i , . ; : , j ; , , : , , , ALL IS READY AT LATONIA MEETING OF EXCEPTIONAL PROMISE SCHEDULED TO OPEN TOMORROW. Transfer of Horses from Louisville Will Ba Com plete by Tuesday and Accessions of Good Stable Are Expected Later from Maryland, Cincinnati, O., October 14. The twenty-four days fall meeting which will open at Latonia Monday Is perhaps the most promisiug in the long history of the Latonia Jockey Club. Some of the greatest racers in America will be seen in competition durug the meeting. All of the stars that raced at Louisville will be on hand and when the meetings clpsa In Maryland some more good stables will come west to the Milldalc course. With racing- at an end for the year in Maryland, the Latonia meeting will become the most pretentious In this country. General Manager John Hachmeister has planned accordingly, having offered liberal purse inducement! to attract the best horses and diversified his stakes with a view to gaining the general approval of horsemen. That he has succeeded is proven, by tho splendid entry lists. Local interest in the Latonia race meeting this fall is decidedly keener than ever. The out-of-town delegations will be greater in numbers than heretofore. Tliis presages a far greater volume of patronage than ever before characterized a fall race meeting at Latonia. Charles F. Price, will, as usual, be the presiding judge and the associate judge will be, as heretofore, John B. Dillon. With such efficient officials in tlio stand, the race-going public may rest assured that the sport will be of the highest repute. The first of the three special trains scheduled from Louisville arrived today. Another is due Sunday and early Monday morning the bulk of the horsemen will arrive from the Falls City. Todays arrivals included the main division of R. F. Carmans string, most of the horses in care of trainer Frank Taylor and owned by II. C. Hallenbeck; trainer W. II. Karriek, in charge of the horses of Messrs. Hitchcock and Knapp; J. T. Irelands band, including Cherryola; L. P. Doerhoefers stable, part of James MacManus lot, and J. R. Wainwrights entire consignment, including the fpur-time winner. High Private, which will carry top weight in the Latonia Autumn Inaugural Handicap. Other owners who shipped today were: J. T. Weaver. George M. Odom, Eugent Lutz, W. H . Flzer, J. W. Fryc, W. O. Joplin and George Ham. According to Secretary Maginn, reservations havu been made for 740 horses. All aro expected to bu at Latonia by Tuesday night. The handicap division is particularly strong, according to his view, and there is slight chance that these races will fail to fill regularly. The class of two-year-olds that will be available, is abundantly strong and includes the accredited champion. Worth, Sonada, Anion, Presumption, Azyiade, Oakland and others. All of the mutuel paraphernalia to be used duftng the coming meeting arrived tonight and last night from Churchill Downs on a special train. There will be fifteen mutuel devices in operation of the . and 0 variety. Each machine will be operated by two men, a seller and a clicker. At Louisville the seller recorded the total mechanically at the timo he handed the ticket to the buyer. What effect the discontinuance of auction pooling will have remains to be seen. At Lexington and Louisville it was not missed to any noticeable extent. The obliteration of this feature by the Kentucky State Racing Commission serves to give the ring a subdued atmosphere. Track superintendent Keegan has tho course in splendid condition. He predicts that if the weather remains fair, records will be broken. The plant iu general Is spic and span, and everything is ready for a season of great sport. The advance sale of boxes indicates that society will be in attendance on the opening day in all of its radiance. The popularity of Latonia is increasing and this season the foremost people of Cincinnati and its vicinity will lend their patronage and encouragement toward a glorious rehabilitation of the sport such as was enjoyed by fair Latonia in the long ago.
