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UPSET PEOYOKES INQULM i HAX AS TIB. SHOWS STARTLING IMPROVEMENT IN LATONIA RACE. CircumBtances Lead Judge Price to Institute an In-ve3tiation Which Is Not Yet Concluded Kentucky Course Again Wet. U Cincinnati, 0., October 31. The surprisingly im tproved showing of Max Asur, winner of the fifth lace at Latonia today, following confident and strong support of him, caused Judge Price to begin au investigation immediately after the running of the race. He ordered the horse submitted to a thorough Inspection by veterinarian Phelps, but the suspicion that he had been stimulated proved unfounded, as he cooled out in tbe customary style. The veterinarian attributed the horses suspicious condition to his excitable disposition. Judge Price means to delve deeper into the horses inconsistent showing, and has taken his running under investigation. The hwse ran in the interest of L. Purcell and Co., and nB carded as being trained by C. Clingerman. Ho rnade a show of the cheap lot of opponents he met and won by ten lengths eased to a canter. Weather and track conditions today were again bad, but a fairly good attendance witnessed the .acing. Speculation showed improvement as compared with yesterday. The track was soggy, though riot deep, and slow time was recorded in all the races. Several of the finishes were close and exciting, the one in the closing dash being exception ally so. Tay Pay got up in the last stride to win from Stick Pin after he appeared hopelessly beaten. The handicap at six furlongs went to T. M. Green by a head, with Raleigh P. D. second, the same margin In advance of Grover Hughes. Ethel D. was well supported in this race, but she wheeled at the start, causing her to be virtually left. She moved Into prominence in the first three furlongs but fell hack in the stretch. The mile race for two-year-olds furnished an upset by the victory of Brosscaa over Free Lance, the favorite, with Mack B. Eiibanks in third place. The Griffin starter showed a meritorious performance and is of an Improving sort. The race furnished addi-j tfonal disappointment in that Light O M Life was cut down on the first turn, when Knights Differ tried to bolt. The inaugural dash came near to carrying with it a disqualification, as Chaumere. the winner, impeded 2m during the stretch drive. The judgiw did not deem the intereference sufficient to warrant the displacement of the winner, but hold jockey T. Koerner responsible for rough riding and suspended him for Jive days. Jockey Henrys poor handling of Al Muller in the second race contributed to that horses defeat by Phil Mohr. Jockey Loftus was suspended for four davs bv the starter for disobedience at the post in the fifth "race. Loftus rode three of the afternoons winners. Lottery Man came out of his race yesterdav in bad condition and will not again be a starter for sime time. The two-horse combination consisting of Chaumere and Phil Mohr paid 04 for . The three-horse combination of T. M. Green, Max Asur and Tay Pay paid 5175.75. Todays arrivals Included W. P. Stoval, a well-known publisher who was interested in the Tampa track last season. John Furlong and Merrick arrived todav from Lexington and will be handled by Jack Baker during the remainder of the racing here. , C. A. Bergin will go along with the Juarez special to attend to the custom house work necessarv for the expeditious transfer of the horses across the Mexican border into Juarez. J. P. Ross, who was among the days visitors, announced that he would be unable to accept the proffer made him to act as track superintendent at Charleston, S. C, on account of his duties at Lexington. The opening race furnished an unusual Incident in ! that not a dollar was bet ou Filllbeg straight. There was some support for him for place and show. Had he won the straight pool would have gone to backers of the second horse. There were few work-outs this morning over the bad track. The following were among the best: Attentive Mile in 1:57. Beach Sand Mile in 1:DS. Cherryola Half mile in 54. Clearwater Five-eighths in 1:10. Clubs Three-eighths in 40. Dorble Five-eighths in 1:0S. Indian Maid Three-quarters in 1:25. J. C. Core Half mile in 5G. Marbles Five-eighths in 1:11. Meridian Half mile in 53. Mockler Mile in 1:58. Mud Sill Half mile In 54. Princess Callaway Three-eighths in 40. Sir CIcges Half mile in 53.
