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HEAVY TRACK FOR LATONIA OPENING Heavy Rain Was Falling Last Night and Meeting Will Begin Under Adverse Conditions ConditionsCincinnati Cincinnati O October 18 The Latonia opening tomorrow probably will bo under adverse weather conditions A severe raiu which began this after ¬ noon continued uninterruptedly until a lato hour with little sign of abatement The track will l e heavy aud holding but the opening day card will not suffer as most of the horses entered are tried and performersThe true mud performers The late arrivals this afternoon were put to some inconvenience because of the wet weather but all the horses were put into their quarters without mishap The newcomers were quite a formidable array and included the following from Louisville lamt s Griflin 7 horses T D Snlllvan 0 L Taubcr 3 George Ham 8 R Colston 4 O Hat i I Lolian 4 J B Respess 20 J Speirs 5 J Gaffncy 7 Gallaher Bros 5 Amos Turney 10 J S Ward G John Lowe 10 W W Darden G L Marion 7 J X Catnden 5 W Woodard G U Oots r J M Goode and J Mulkey t each eachAbout About 125 stables are on tlie grounds aggregating a total of 00 horses that will be available for the racing during the nineteen days that tho fall meeting will last Tlie lot includes the best of tho horses that have engaged in the racing at the other Kentucky courses this fall i iLocal Local interest in the coming meeting is keen and the constant arrivals of turf followers are rapidly filling the leading hotels hotelsAbout About twentylive jockeys will be here Includ ¬ ing Loftns Goose Ganz C Turner C Peak Bus ton B Stcele J Henry and Molesworth MolesworthThe The stewards system which was in voguo at Churchill Downs will not be employed here this season Judge C F Price will preside in the stand with William Shelley acting as his associate Major Foxliall A Daiug rfi ld will represent the Kentucky State Itacing Commission as he did at the other Kentucky courses this season seasonAll All the officials who will be identified with the racing are already here Seventeen pariinutuel machines of 2 o 10 and 2Ti denominations will take care of the speculation tomorrow Twentyone cashiers will pay off the winners The track policing will again be hi charge of Capt James Jacobs
