Poor Day For Favorites At Latonia.: Swannanoa Gets Decision in Close Finish in Overnight Handicap--Killing on Pluvious., Daily Racing Form, 1913-07-04

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POOR DAY FOR FAVORITES AT LATONIA Swannanoa Gtsts Decision in Close Finish in Over nigrht Handicap Killing on Pluvious Cincinnati O July 3 One of the best finishes of the latonia meeting developed this afternoon in tho handicap that featured the card when Swanna ¬ noa Silver Bill and Jim Basey came to the judges stand so closely aligned that it required the official placing to determine the winner Swaunanoa was given the decision with Silver Bill in second place Swannanoa was an overwhelming favorite and raced to her best form as she was away rather poorly and Martins goodMartin handling of her was none too good Martin also figured in the defeat of the favorite Star Actress in the closing dash The McDowell lilly was much the best and with good handling would have won off by herself Martin permitted himself to get pocketed several times and when la did have an opportunity to extricate himself he showed timidity with tin result that Worlds Won der neckIn beat the favorite by a scant neck In the third race Martin had the mount on Ia truclie another oddsoii favorite that landed in second place Clubs at a long price was a handy winner Quite a commotion was caused after the finish by the hackers of Patruche who clamored for the disqualification of Clibs localise of his boring over towards the Inner rail ami interfering with the favorite slightly Martin took his mount up sharply He was well beaten at the time and the claim of foul was ignored In tho fifth race the erratic Hodge got the better of Martin and ran away three furlongs at top speed before he could be brought under control He was the favor ¬ ite before the runaway incident but many of his backers hedged on Cosis the ultimate winner Hodge showed high speed to the stretch turn where he gradually succumbed to Cosis arid Harwood Eleven maiden tillies engaged in the opener and Emerald Join proving the best won as her rider pleased Pluvious ai extensively backed good thing owned by Chicago OBrien won the second race from Coy another oddson choice choiceTodays Todays attendance was exiepiioiially large and the betting was of greater volume than on any former day this week The racing was spirited but the bettors fared poorly as they extensively backed the beaten choices choicesJockey Jockey 1Jstep was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by starter tassldy for disobedience at the post in tho fourth race raceWhile While the Advance Selling Fund is not sufficient to give an extra race Manager Hachmeister will add enough to make the pnr e 000 and seven races will bo cardfd for tllo closing day TUiJ Cincinnati Trophy will be decided on that day Little Hose hud acknowledged champion Twoyearold of the season will start in it and will be opposed by half trainingThe a dozen of the best in local training The threehorse combination comprised of Swan ¬ nanoa Cosis and Worlds Wonder paid its backers 11 1 5 for 2 2The The twohorse combination composed of Pluvious and Ciiibs went to the Held backers who each re ¬ ceived 25 Twenty of the pools totaled nearly 1100 1100The The scarcity of riders here continues to be keenly felt by owners ownersAt At a paddock sale before the racing the horses comprising the string of F E Brown were offered but only Grover Hughes was transferred He went to F D Weir on his bid of 1750 Frank Brown bought the others in The other horses sold were Geologist to A P Humphrey Jr for 225 Largo I B Fitzgerald 525 Kyrene George Foster 5100 Esther Bines B Paul 00 Tyro L BItanRer 00 Jack Crowdus H Hinthare 50 Tiktok I B Fitz ¬ gerald 325 325The The following were among the best workouts at Latouia this morning morningAny Any Port Seveneighths in 1 29Si 29SiBack Back Bay Half milo in 51 51Boots Boots 118Bracktown and Saddle Threequarters in 118 Bracktown 110Brave Belle Threequarters in 110 Brave Cunarder Half mile In 50 50Capitan 110Doiierail Capitan Bravo Threequarters lu 110 Doiierail Mile in 140 140Elandro Elandro Half mile iu 51 51Galley Galley Slave Onequarter in 24 24Miss Miss Thori e Onequarter in 23 23Old Old Rosebud Threequarters In 117 117Princess Princess Callaway Threequarters in 115 Hoyal 115Hoyal Dolly Threequarters iu 117 117Sempritc Sempritc Half mile in 50 50The The Reach Threequarters in 115


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