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! I : t I MAKES OFFER FOR LATONIA TRACK. H. D. Brown Announces That He Has Made a Proposition to the Tilles-Cella Combination. Cincinnati. ».. March 25.— That C. A. Till, s and I is Cella of New York and St. Louis, owners of the Latonia and Dongtns Park race tracks, an- tired of racing and want to quit was the statement made by H. D. "Curley" Drown, the well known race track promoter, lure oa Saturday. The statement was made when asked as to the truth of reports that he had offered Captain Tilles .0tl,00 for th • Latonia race track. "It is true I have made a proposition to them and they said they would consider it." Air. Brown said. ••This was several weeks ago. 1 saw Mr. Cella twice within the past month in New York and Sr. Louis, and In- laid me he was tired of the racing fame in Kentucky aud was ready to sell at a 1*8- soluble price. Mr. Tilles spoke iu the same vein when I saw him in New York "u his return from Paris. Neither seems disposed to sell utiles- botn tracks can be disposed of in one deal. I would i aal III ally prefer Latonia. as this is my home." It was also brought out during the conversation 1 that C|. Matt J. Winn, general manager of the Louisville Jockey Chtb. which operates the Churchill 1 Down- track, ha- offered to buy Douglas Park from 1 Mr. Cella, but that the price was not attractive. St. l.oiii-. M ... March 33.— C. .1. Cella. brother ef r Louis Cella. said hat In i- sure there is nothing iu , the report "that Oat. Matt Winn is negotiating for t the pur base of Douglas Park.
