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GETTING READY AT LATONIA Cincinnati O May 5 There is much activity at I alonia these days but the horse cuts little figure in It There are only thirty equities at the track ind some of these are twoyearolds that are l eing schooled to the barrier and the others are cripples with which strenuous efforts are being made to get them back to the races A notable cripple in train inc is Goldproof which is going soundly after a retirement of two years His stable companion Slone Street is a hopeless case He has been sent bick to John Hamiltons farm and this Kentucky lierbv winners turf career is ended endedThe The actlvltv at the present time is concentrated on the stables all of which are being put in first tliss condition They are lieing thoroughly cleaned lid sprayed with an antiseptic fluid and then will ie subjected to a dose of whitewash The track itiicif In in splendid condition and could be pre iiiired for racing within twentyfour hours It was ororcd all winter with straw ami the surface was iiot Iniured by the hard rains No reselling will be iiiTiBsnrr General Manager John Hachmeister is i isoniliy directing all the work that Is suing on with superintendent John Kcegan as his chief lleu lleutPl tPl M oiila should enjoy its greatest session of racing Wini the coming meeting It has been fortunate it securing the best dates and is sure to get a great start on May ° Memorial Day In the past this lias been the day of days for Latonia The Latonla lierhv will be run on Saturday June S just four weeks after the decision of the Kentucky Derby wiiirh I sufficient time to have all the cracks good and ready for the mile and a half journey journeyIt It Is expected that the bitter campaign that Is belnc waged against handbooklng in Cincinnati will Increase the attendance at the track and the volumn of mutiiel transactions which have thus far never reiched the same proportions as at Louisville LouisvilleTSie TSie v is much interest locally in the coining meet in niid tlio entries to the stakes insure racing that Jsbound t attract the patrons of former years and In ndditloii many newcomers a condition for which the chnce In the style of betting has been chiclly responsible
