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KENTUCKY SEASON AT END i LATONJA MEETING BROUGHT TO CLOSE IN PRESENCE OF ROUSING CROWD Old Rosebud Scores an Easy Victory in the Cincin ¬ nati Trophy and Will Be Taken East in Search of Further Laurels Cincinnati O July 5 Kentuckys spring and MimiMer season ol racing terminated at l itonia this afternoon with the running of the seventh race in which Sleeth was returned the winner Ilie wlndup was brilliant and In keeping with the pros ¬ perity that has featured the six rt at all the tracks in this state since its inauguration at leington this spring springAn An Immense gathering almost as large as that which witnessed the sport yesterday liraved the in ¬ tense heat to be on hand for the concluding days racing which was featured by the valuable and highly prized Cincinnati Trophy for twoyearolds lite winner of which is usually considered as being the western champion It brought out among the starters the crack Old Hosehnd and there was no lucstion after the running of the race as to his right to the title of champion for he went about his task in striking fashion and disposed of his opposition in the easiest kind of fashion He eon ceded them lunch weight and won by as much margin as his rider elected lie is a freak is how one astute horseman characterized Old Itoscbud ami it Ills him well fur be disuses of his opiKments in the Xante convincing fashion right along In todays race Iebeeo OHagau and Harry L were his oppo ¬ nents for the rich prize of 4720 and a massive silver flip that went to the winner He Hashed into the lead at the release of the barrier and running the first half mile in better than 4T bad the others groggy Cantering out the next quarter he went mi to win in 112 eased up Iebeeo closed a big gap to take second place and OHagau beat Harry L a short margin for third money After the fin ¬ ish jockey McCabo was presented with 500 by Messrs Applcgate and Weir owners of the colt as a reward for his sueessful handling of the geld ¬ ing ingThe The tabled history of the Cincinnati Trophy is as follows Year ValTimeli02 Winner Wt Jockey ValTime li02 lOSilKi Watoina 10S Truxler O50 lOSi lKi Paris 114 T Knight 120 ii 11104 Olseau 124 Monroe 51 O 108 108lJO1 lJO1 Heury Wattersonlll Trcubel 150 107 107laoit laoit Pliiniitc 108 U Hall 4440114 1107 Chulita Ill Nlcol 000 1 OS OSIIOS IIOS Direct 114 C Koerner 4l 0 107 100 The Tad Ill D Austin 2SU 10P 10PIJH IJH Governor Gray 1121W Knapp 120 l0iU l0iUJ J ll Lady Lightning lOSLoftus 2210 111 1012 Helios 121 B Steele 41I5 101 101law law Old Rosebud 124 J McCabc 4720 1I2 The meeting which has just come to a close was the most successful in a financial way in the long history of the Latonia track and this too in spite of the unstable conditions in these parts on account of the devastating Hoods of the spring and recent labor strikes The betting was of better volume than last year and interest in the sport was keener Thy attendance throughout the meeting held up wonderfully well considering the intense heat of the past ten days The management showed liberality mill the horsemen shared iKMintlfully in the pros ¬ perity The sport has been wholesome as a rule with the racing clean and devoid of scandal scandalThe The exodus of horsemen will begin in earnest tomorrow when a big delegation will leave for Saratoga to rest until the opening of racing at that track The Windsor aggregation will depart lei ¬ surely during the next week There has been a change in the horsemens attitude towards the Porter Ind meeting anil today many decided to ship their Ktrings there Among those who announced an in ¬ tention of departing for tin Indiana track tonight and tomorrow are the following horsemen Dwyer ISros J r Newman it Sons Hickcv Cloher A II Steele 1 O G II Keene I U Fitzgerald J K Allen L C Shobe J 11 Mead Al Luzader ami K L Rogers It is likely that the others will join in the shipment and the consignment from here probably will reach 100 horses 1 May decided today to ship his horses and lho e he is training firAV T Worthington to Lexington where they will be resl nl until fall fallA A linkers consignment will also be shipped to Lexington to await the resumption of fall racing in Kentucky KentuckyIt It was announced today that all the stakes to be run at the different Kentucky courses next fall will close on August ieneral Manager John Hacliineister expressed great pleasure over tin successful season of rac ¬ ing that Latonia enjoyed and contemplates several big features for the Fall season Ife will sojourn with Judge Charles F Price during the next week at French Lick Springs leaving the linished touches connected with this meeting to his assistant Frank J Brncn BrncnJockeys Jockeys W Andress Tapliu and 15 Steele will leave tomorrow for Porter PorterOld Old Rosebud air the remainder of the horses in F I Weirs consignment will In shipped Monday to Saratoga It Is the general belief among ownots here that the crack colt will not encounter serious opposition in the east eastThe The backers of favorites today experienced one of the most disastrous sessions of the present meet ¬ ing W J Young who has Ruflles Dr Samuel Man ¬ ager Mack and other performers in his stable will probably take several of his string to Saratoga to race during the coming summer meeting there but the bulk of his stable will be shipped to Lexington to rest until fall racing begins If he takes any of ills string to Saratoga be will make no attempt to take ui any yearlings at Lexington until he returns there at the close of the racing season at Saratoga He has not secured any yearlings as yet but Is on the lookout to add some to his stable stableFletcher Fletcher Driver has two line yearlings this season One is a bay colt by Magee Floreal by Alloway and the other is a chestnut colt by the Futurity winner Electioneer out of Any Day the dam of Florcal and Floral Day and a sister to the great h i e Caiman whiib raced brilliantly in Knglnnd mill South Africa Fioreal the dam of the colt by Magee WHS a Kentucky Oaks winner She has been 1111 ted wllh Handsel after being barren this year Driver has a tin suckiuc chestnut colt out of Any Day by Magee which sire Is making a great show ¬ ing thin year In having two Derby winners to his ucdlt in Donerail and Horron
