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THOROUGHBREDS CREMATED AT LATONIA. i . . Cincinnati. O.. April 10. — The Latonia race track was the scene of a spectacular fire last night, iu . which eight of the fourteen thoroughbreds in the ! public stable trained by Howard Oots were de-. si roved. The lire started from some undetermined cause at 7.50 oclock, after the stable hands had | clos.-d things up for the night. The men were pow ] erlees to liberate he haraea, a- the blaze was not discovered until il had made considerable headway. ■ The building in which tiny were quartered, which was designated as barn 18, was completely destroyed I The haraea that lost their lives included the Keu-: tacky Derby winner Wintergreen. Carlton Club. Coiii 1 1 as ma a James. Baby Doll. Kislamk, Belle of 1 Bourbon, Red Star and Precinct. Wintergreen. the best known of the lot, was au eight-year-old bay gelding by Dick Welles— Winter. He won the Kentucky Derby of 1909 iu tlie colors of his breeder. .1. B. Resposs, and of late had been 1 racing iu the name of I. Fisk. He was at one time 1 a horse of good speed and his racing record is as follows: ; Year. Age. Sis. 1st. 2d. 3d. Inp. Won. . l!Mis 2 10 5 1 3 I .-810 1808 5 8 1 4 ii 3 5.550 1910 4 5 1 5 1 O T95 1911 5 9 5 0 t 1 1,400 l;»12 ■ 22 J 4 0 12 2.940 1913 7 11 8 I 3 I 585 Totals 8 f.l 10 14 8 23 2,820 Baby Doll was the piop.rly af J. Hal Wooilfoi.l ami her racing record is: Bahv Doll, b. f. 1909, by Orlando— Babbie. Year Age. Sis. 1st. 2.1. 3d. Cnp. Won. ion 2 8 8 I 2 3 $ 100 1912 5 16 3 3 2 8 BBS 1913 4 2S 5 1 0 18 i.32U Totals 5 5o S 5 10 27 ,355 Carlton Club has been racing in the name of Mr. Oois himself ami his record is shown below: Carlton Club, b. g. 1909, by Carlton Grange — Lena Brand. Year. Age. Sis;. 1st. 2d. 3d. Inp. Won. 1911 2 4 o 1 0 3 $ 111 1912 5 14 2 2 0 10 889 1915 4 If. 3 0 1 12 1,195 1914 5 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 4 55 5 5 1 20 ,291 Congressman James raced in the name of IL K. Stewart and his lacing record follow-: Congressman James, ch. c. 1909, by Ort Wells-Miss Laetitia. Yi-ar Age. Sis. 1st. 2d. 5d. Im. Won. 1911 2 13 2 5 2 C, $ 1.025 PI1L 3 22 4 5 2 11 1,855 1915 4 1 0 O 0 I Totals 5 3.0 0 8 4 IS • 2.8841 The others were horses that had not figured promi nently in racing. A two-year aid filly by Plaudit is coughing badly and probably inhaled some smoke. Howard lots do.- not believe she will recover sufficiently to stand training. Those saved aud uninjured arc Cadenza, Raiu Coal. Red Land, Rizerro and Dor-cris.
