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MUD RUNNERS TO THE FORE HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN PRODUCES BLOPPY GOING AT LATONIA. All of the Public Choices Fail Grover Hughes Beats Good Opposition in Ovornight Handicap Plans for Shipment to Cuba. W.r . -m Cincinnati, O.. November C. Second and third choices were successful in all the races at Latonia this afternoon and again the hackers of favorites fared poorly. Changed, track conditions, due to Iieavy rains last night and early this morning were Sn the main responsible for the upsets in form calculations, and brought about a reduction in the volume of speculation. The original fifth race was called off on account of withdrawals and an extra race was substituted. The latter was a six-furlongs affair and brought out a shifty baud of platers. The six-furlongs handicap went to Grover Hughes, which ran today in his best form and was aided to victory by a good ride from C. Turner. He led his opponents throughout and brought up several lengths in udvance of Ralelght I. D.. the favorite. Tay Pay was suited to a nicety by the going and won the closing dasii In his usual impressive fash--ion. Falcaila, the favorite, was -forced out to the last ounce to hold Sir Cleges safe for second place. The opener brought out a poor band of maiden two-year-old fillies and resulted in Miss Thorpes graduation. She was at liberal odds, due to support for Snarl. In the second race, Gates, an overwhelming choice, brought uptfar in the rear. J. "W. tkhorrs Hamilton winning over Oreen and Toddling. Morristown and Wolfs Baths ran coupled in this race on account of both being trained by "Jack" Baker. Sylvestrls spoiled an attempted coup for T. W. Flynn when she cantered away from Kubia Granda in the third. The latter was heavily supported but had to be hard urged to take second money. The three-horse combination, consisting of Grover Hughes. Royal Captive and Tay Pay, paid its backers 23 for . Miss Thorpe; and Hamilton, in tho two-horse play, yielded 575.20. Phil Reilly, clerk of the scales at the Coeur V Alone, Victoria and Vancouver tracks, was among v todays visitors. He spoke glowingly of racing pros pects in the far northwest and of elaborate improvements to be made at. Coeur dAlenc. The mutucl style of. betting is in vogue at Victoria and Vancouver. Ten per cent commission is deducted by Ihe associations on all money bet at these tracks, besides the breaks under a dime. This is equivalent, to more than double the commission on Kentucky tracks. Jockeys Gould, A. Burton and J. Henry were each suspended for the rest of the meeting by the starter for Insubordination at the post. T. W. Flynn announced today that he would dispose of all his horses in training by auction on Friday next in the paddock at Latonia. Jockey Taplin will leave tomorrow for his homo in California to rest for about a month, after -which he will go to Juarez, Mex., to ride free lance daring the winter. The special train provided to convey racers and passengers from here to New Orleans, en route to Havana, Cuba, will leave on Tuesday next. At present ten cars of horses have been booked to make the trip and It is likely that four additional carloads will be added before the date of departure. The usual sleepers, dining cars and day coaches will be attached for the use of owners, trainers, jockeys and race followers intending to take advantage of the reduced rates for tho trip. T. P. Hayes has decided to rest his horses this winter and will ship to Louisville at tho close of the Latonia meeting. The H. C. Hallenbeck racers will be sent at the close of this meeting to Louisville. Worth and several others will be turned out to run in the roomy paddocks at the Jake Greenberg farm near Louisville. The Henry McDaniel consignment, intended for shipment to Juarez, will number twenty head, including Amon. E. R. Bradley will ship Love-Not to his Idle Hour Farm near Lexington. Ky., to be mated with Sain. Jack Atkin is due to arrive shortly at the Bradley establishment, which will then have a quartet of good stallions in Sain, Jack Atkin, Cunard and Helmet. The stud fee for Sain will be 00, Cunard, 50, Jack Atkin 50 and Helmet 0. Mr. Bradley mated five mares to Helmet last spring. J. U. Strode will send several of his horses to Cuba in charge of his son, J. A. Strode.
