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CHERRYOLA TAKES STAKES IRELAND FILLY OUTGAMES MERIDIAN AND HIGH PRIVATE IN LATONIA CONTEST. Increased Patronage Follows Return of Pleasant Weather Conditions Judges Decide No Action Is Required in Has Asur Affair. Cincinnati, O.. November 1. John T. Irelands Oberryola was winner at Latoniu this afternoon of the Kentucky Stakes at one mile and seventy yards. The race was worth ,230 net to. the winner. The lilly stood a hard drive "to outgnuie Meridian and High lrivate. Star Charters showing in the j-ace was equally as good as the winners, though be failed to get any portion of the purse. Fain stearcd him into dangerous quarters during the stretch drive and when lie was making his bid with prospects of success. Meridian and High Private closed in on him, causing enough interference to account for his failure. Improved weather helped to increase 1he attendance and the Rood card contributed to raise the volume of speculation. The backers of favorites again fared poorly, live choices going down to defeat. The only first choice to get home first was My Fellow in the least attractive race of the day. J. W. .Schorr lost little time in uncovering his best representative when lie sent Froglegs into competition with some good local juveniles, including Kaiser anil Lady Lightning. Froglegs won with commanding, ease over Kaiser, while Lady Lightning brought up in last place. Hough riding and intereference played a prominent part, in the fifth race and contributed extensively to Ainorets success anil Union Jacks failure, v The latter was decidedly best, but lost because of weak handling and frequent interference. McTaggart, on "Winning Widow, Was mostly to lilame for the rough work and Gould, .on Amoret. also madejiiruself conspicuous in the same why. Judge I rice served notice on lould that a repetition of his offense would bring1 i a suspension., "The public, after a series of disappointments, centered on Stone Street in the closing dash, but the soft going mllfiftga against him and be brought up far back. There was. a time when Stone Street 5 was nearly Invincible among the platers in soft or muddy going, but he has changed his stride of late and ho now needs a fast track to do his best. Silver Knight ran to his best form and won after a sharp brush with Mockler and Tom Bigbec. Manager Macks victory in the second was unexpected, lie was the longest priced winner during the day. Those who were lucky to nick the winning combination realized handsomely.. The two-horse combination consisting of My Fellow and Manager Mack paid 12.10 for each ?2 invested. Cherryola. Amoret and Silver Knight formed the successful three-horse combination which paid "90. The judges dropped the Max Asur affair 1his afternoon. Their investigation developed tlmt beyond having shown improvement in his running over former starts, there was no grounds for action. Judge Price was at first inclined to. doubt the ownership of the horse, but it was established to bis satisfaction that L. Purcell and Co. were the rightful proprietors. Mr. Purcell is the father-in-law of "Bob" McMillan and the Litter claims an interest in the horse and also helped to" superintend his training. J. 15. Ilespess, in whose stable the horse is quartered, also helped along in the horses training and is said to have prolited handsomely by tlie colts victor-. Summed down to facts, It was just a plain case of a "good thing" being put over with a bit of smartness in not exploiting the colts good form oo strongly, though the work-watchers generally knew of a recent mile trial in 1:41. Now that helms been uncovered, he will be expected to race to his best mark. Charles Lonsdale, who is interested with II. D. Itrown in the Havana racing project, was among todays arrivals from Laurel. He announced that Mr. Brown would leave tomorrow for Havana to supervise the rebuilding of the Almandares track and that everything would bo in readiness for the opening on December 14. Mr. Brown has chartered two steamers to transfer the horses intending to shin from Jamestown and he will also arrange with a steamer to leave New Orleans for the accommodation of those who care to ship from Latouia. C. C. Campau and W. W. Lyles will arrive tomorrow with stake blanks and give horsemen further details re garding the Havana meeting. Francis J. Pons sent a telegram here today from Charleston to the effect that work was being rushed on the now Charleston . track and that everything would be in order for the opening in January. The stake blanks and list of offerings will be ready for the horsemen by the last of this week. Mr. Pons is emphatic in his statement that Charleston racing is a positive Certainty, despite minors to the con trary. W. E. Scott arrived today from Coeur dAlene with several horses. Jockey I?. FVrsyth came with the consignment.
