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FAVORITES FARING POORLY RASH IS ONLY FIRST CHOICE TO FINISH FIRST AT LATONIA. Interference Attendant Upon Contesting of Races by-Big Fields Affects Results Swannanoa Races Disappointingly in Handicap. Cincinnati, O., November i. The followers of favorites wore hard lilt this afternoon at Latonia when rive lirst choices sustained defeat. Uasli was the only winner that had lirst call In the betting and his escape from defeat was bv the narrowest oi margins. The bis fields that furnished the contests in Mime degree accounted for the frequent upsets. Particularly was tins the case in the shorter dasncs, where interference was inevitable. In the handicap at one inlle and seventy yards that featured the can, Swannanoa absorbed more betting attention than all the others combined, hut she proved :i huge disappointment and failed to get any part of the purse. Cousin Puss scored in sensational style after appearing to be hopelessly binton. .Morristown took second money and Prince llennis was third. Martin kept Swannanoa under hard restraint behind Prince llennis, the leader, until three furlongs from the finish. Then he called on her. but instead of responding as expected, she dropped back Ihoroughbly beaten. Any Port, though finishing in the rear, shotted a good performance in the race and was worked out to the mile and a half in 2:33;-,, as a preliminary to his start la the Latonia Cup on Saturday next. Tin? mile race that followed the handicap resulted in n lucky win for Clint, with Flying Tom and Flex accounting for the minor portions of the purse. This trio had the race practically to themselves for the entire trip, as most of the othes were involved in jams and suffered extensively from interference. With a clear course. Cream and John Furlong probably would have fought it out for first money. Kash showed a vastly different performance on a fast track than he did in a former Start in the mud. but was lucky to win at that, for with a clear course Verona would have taken his measure. The opening race went to Shelby 1 telle, over Stella inline and CoIIe, both of which were grouped jn thu iiejd. After the finish F. Sloan, owner of Stella Graine. bid the winner up to 1913.sh00, an advance f of 00, and had the filly knocked down to him. Later he tried to have the sale declared void, his contention lieing that he did not know the filly was owned by 15. F. Guthrie. The stewards, of course, would not give their consent to this, and warned him that he would have to pay for the filly within the specified time or the rules would be applied to his case. He adjusted the matter satisfactorily with owner Guthrie, and the latter retains the lilly. Constant broke from the maiden class in the second race and incidentally furnished an upset when she got home before San Vega and King Worth. The latter was well meant this afternoon, but was not good enough. Uncle Hart, owned by Koss and Looney, showed the way for the entire distance in the third race and bad a good margin over Crisco and Chilton King at the finish. Jockey Peak, who was injured by a fall from Floral Park yesterday, is reported as progressing favorably by the attending doctors in the St. Elizabeth Hospital at Covington. The rider is suffering from a bad fracture of the skull, in addition to other injuries. Though his injuries are of a grave nature the doctors are optimistic of his ultimate recover-General Manager Hachmeister paid a visit to the hospital this morning and found Peak resting as comfortably as could he expected. J. IT. Strode bought today from T. P. Hayes the horses Miuda and Jabot, which he will .ship to Jamestown for the racing there and later to Charleston. W. K. Phillips has reconsidered his intention of racing this winter and will ship Isabelle Valle and the others lie owns to Louisville to winter. Jockey C. Turner carried off the riding honors this afternoon with, a pair of victories. The rider concluded arrangements for his release today from his contract employer, Ainos Turney, and will ride free lance this winter or connect himself with some strong stable at Charleston. The Turney contract would liave expired next April. Martin Foley was an arrival today from Baltimore. Ho will remain here until the closing of lacing and then go to Jamestown, where his horses are at present. C. F. 15.ischeniP.vor and John Kline were visitors from Louisville today. Several stables are contemplating shipping to Juarez tomorrow. In the consignment will be the horses owned by Kay Spence. Frank .1. ISruen received advices today from Charleston that additional stables are being rushed to completion to accommodate the many who have signified their intention of racing there this winter. A number of the owners here have been trying to prevail on the Louisville and Nashville railroad officials to send out the special train for Charleston before November 17. The majority of the owners, however, selected this date and the big consignment will leave at that time. It is likely that the train will have to be sent in two sections on account of its size. Ideal weather prevailed this afternoon and another remarkably large crowd witnessed the races. The volume of betting ran far above expectations and its total was vastly in excess of any former week day during this, "eeting. The ten horses belonging to A. B-. Spreckels that trainer C. W. Carroll will ship from Louisville to Juarez include the three-year-old filly Amity and the nine two-year-old fillies Anar, Farbant, Austri, Bodin, Fulla, Ambri, Gymer, Gylti and Beyla. Carroll has the string at Churchill Downs and they will be loaded on a car which will be picked up at Ixuiis-ville when the Juarez special goes through there next Tuesday on its way to the Mexican track. This stable will be further reinforced by shipments from Napa Stock Farm in California. At a sale of race horses held in the paddock at Lalonla todav. the following changed hands: Font, P. M. CiviU, ,100; Snowtlakes, O. Pons, 00: Dicks 1et. O. Pons. 50: Luxurious, L. Weiss. 25; F.dna Liska. L. Weiss, 25; Miss Waters. W. E. Phillips, 59: Capltan Bravo. E. Walters, 25; Christo-phim , S. Veiller, 50; Darbishire, J. E. Madden, 50, Ilinata, S. Veiller, hB17.": Huhertine. J. Baker, 00: Martha Allen, D. Lehan. 00; Felicitos, .1. Sloan, .Tu; Happy April, J. Malone. $.".3; Labold, A. I. Steele, 15; Crowrob. J. Thomas, 5; Sir Marlon. J. T. Hughes. 00: Crown. W. Cooper. $."0. Yearlings Brown illy, by The Commoner Annie liorethi. I. B. Fitzgerald. 50; bay filly, by McGee Ingelsby. " C. Froy, 00. I The following were among this mornings work-iits at Latonia: Bayhead Three-eighths in 30. Bermiidian Half mile in 51. Bciilah S. Three-quarters In 1:17. Birdie Williams Five-eighths in 1:05. Coppertown Mile in lMDJfc. Disparity Five-eighths in 1:01. Galley Slave Half mile In 52. Garneau Mile in 1:49. Henry Bitte Throe-eighths in 37. Ivan Gardner Three-eighths in ."7. Mrs. Slarle Carr Five-eighths in 1:01. Osaple -Three-quarters in 1 :1S. Sosius Three-eighths in 3S.
