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STAKE VICTORY IS COSTLY OWNER OF GOWELL STANDS BtJNTJP OF 1005 TO BETAIN HIS FILLY X XBace Bace Which She Wins at Lstoaia Is Worth Only v vBiddling 1530 Bad Track Conditions Result ia Biddling of Card 4 Cincinnati O October 23 Track conditions here this afternoon were the worst in years and suited racers of exceptionally sturdy build and tried mud runuing ability The already light program suf ¬ fered extensively as a result of numerous with ¬ drawals The original second race in which four were carded was declared off and a new race sub ¬ stituted Tho bleak weather held down the attend ¬ ance aud the bad course was responsible for a lack of confidence on the part of the public resulting ia such decreased speculation that the total take fell below meetingThe that of any former day during this meeting The chief incident of todays racing followed Goweils victory in the Rosedale Selling Stakes worth 1530 net to the winner She was bid ini from an entered price of 1400 to 3005 at whica figure she was retained John Dcavcnport father of the jockey did the bidding This marked tho biggest runup that has taken place since the fall session here begau Mr Deavenports only com ¬ ment after the bidding was that he thought the filly worth it and that he is in quest of a couple of good ones to campaign this winter Goweils effort this afternoon was her third suc ¬ cessive stake victory and she demonstrated this afternoon that she is above the ordinary especially In heavy going She led her opposition throughout and scored early and Impressively She was eased up during the last sixteenth and had six lengths to spare over Star of Danube which showed an im ¬ proved performance in taking second place from tha fast finishing Donerail Rifle Brigade was well thought of before the race but he retired from strong contention after going n half mile mileAnother Another runup came after the running of the sub ¬ stitute race in which Adair Bakers Husky Lai took 1 he purse It F Carman raised him 205 ovur his entered price of 400 and failed to get hub hubSupposed Supposed good things wer bowled over with regularity during the afternoon the only ravoritro to escape defeat being Gowell and Joe Deibold Tno failure of Horron was a stunner to the smart set who considered him the best betting proposition of the afternoon He maintained the lead forthe first half but quit badly when challenged by Flyinj Torn and the latter won as his rider pleased pleasedJ J C Milam had designs on two of the purses with Merrlck and Morristown but both were respectively led to tho finish by Tillics Nightmare and Copper town Iu the Coppertown race Cash on Delivery gave au astounding exhibition by getting virtually left at the post and finishing third He was de ¬ cidedly best and with anything like an even send off ho would have won wonJoe Joe Deibold again showed himself to be onOxof the best platen here by taking the measure oC some useful racers in the closing dash Jenny Geddes landed in second place and Mockler third After the finish W H Baker acting for Adair Baker represented in the race by Mud Sill claimed White Wool for 1445 1445Solar Solar Star and Floral Park were both excused from starting in the second race on account of the difficult going goingJockey Jockey J Callalian was suspended for two days by the starter for failure to get away from the post with Follle Levy in the opening race raceGeorge George Odoin purchased at private terms today from C W Moore the yearling bay colt by McGee Virginia Moore and the yearling bay colt by Mc ¬ Gee Inference Both youngsters will bo takeu with tho Odont consignment to Juarez JuarezBob Bob Levy general manager of the Jamestown track was among todays visitors and distributed stake blanks and the program book for tho first six days of racing at the Norfolk track He secured assurances from many of the owners here that they would ship their stables to engage In the racing at the Norfolk track trackGeorge George M Hendries twoyearold Lord Lucre has been gelded aud turned out until next season seasonFrancis Francis J Pons general manager of the Charles ¬ ton track confirmed today in a letter sent here from Charleston the previous announcement that the opening of racing in the sonthertf city would tic January 25 and that the meeting will be of sixty days duration and possibly seventyfive He also stated that the majority of the residents in Charles ¬ ton are eagerly looking forward to a return of the horsemen and that ample accommodations will be available this winter The twenty stakes that will be offered at this track are now being compiled and the blanks will be distributed to horsemen before the close of the Latonia meeting meetingThere There were a number of arrivals today from Por ¬ ter Ind
