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GOSSIP AND COMMENT FROM KENTUCKY. Cincinnati, ».. -T 1 1 1 • - 13.- -The Cincinnati Trophy si ikes will he decided his season al Latonia on Saturday. Jane 27. Thi- event w.i- established in l:in.-. and was originated by .Julius Fleischinann. a former Cincinnati mayor, who then had an mi purtanl Interaat In tbii coarse. The event was tir-t known as the I i.-i-i Inn ii.n Trophy, and when the track changed nianag meat ii was renewed aanoally. Inn Inis since been called tbe Cincinnati Tropin. When the race nras originally programaaed at La- ;. in addition to the nrst t j given by the .lull t.i the race, a beautiful silver loving cap was provided fur the winner by Mr. nelschmann. Since the race has beea ma nnder the new management, :i -i ii, t in i- expensive trophy has annually been lito-i4 i,, i- tPe event by the l.aioiu.i Jockey Clab. I i .. is.,n. as in forinir years, il is ,.ne of the i.,. i i.e.nit ifitl trophies ever oaTerad to the winner ,,f :, i.,,,. |M this i .nut rv. It will sunn he placed mi exhibition in the wiadow of a Imirlh street Iti in Cincinnati, with a side embetlbdtaaenl of pome i.eauiliil picturt-s of some of the most piomi- mnt digibles for the race ihis hear. As usual. ,000 is added by tbe Laronia Jockey Cluh. ami nl" tin- added money . i;im» will e;ii to tin- second and 00 to the third, while the fourth borne will save it - fie- of 80. Il has ninety eiiglbies. and they represent the leading stables of the country, as among the nominators to the event are snjch famoaa turfmen as James Cutler. United States Senator I. . Camden, George .1. Long former Louisville member of tbe Kentucky State Racing Commission, E. It. Bradley, William Gent, a. M. Hendrle, II. II. Hewitt, A. S. l.ahoiii. .lames MacManus. T. C. McDowell, J. C. Milam. .1. 1$. Kespess. .1. W. Schorr, .1. T. Weaver, w. O. Yanke. George C. Bennett, .lames lorsytlic, J. J. Greener and many others. Ainom: the noted eligibles from these stables in the event this season is the great mio -eyed coll. Lake, whieh has already won this season. The I.ieeilers" Futurity at Lexington, the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill 1 towns and tbe Spring Trial Stakes :it Douglas Park. Louisville: Climber, whieh uiM.il tilly has i,, her credit fmir stake wins, including the Idle Hour farm Stakes al I.e ininii and the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs, Louisville, ami such other uinmI winners so far in their two-year-old form is femersoa Cochran, Brigs Sister, Mariino- ami Ial Cramp. Willi ten starters. the race thi- year will have a r..ss value of more than ,000, and save the Breeders Iutritv at Lexington, which has a subscription attached to it for mares, the Cincinnati Trophy will be tlw- richest two year old slake decided on the Kentucky turf in lii I. Second only In importance to the Cincinnati Trophy is the riah Independence Handicap, whieh will in- derided on the closing day of tie "meting. Saturday. July I. This event ins afty s| nominations, embracing practically all of the hist horses in training. 11 has ,500 added ihis season, of whieh »i goes to the second and 00 to the third, while the fourth bone saves its fn-s of 0. The ili-taiie is one mile ami three-sixteenths, and it was won last season by Milton 1?.. which inei- dentally reduced the American record for the dis lance to 1:30%. There may he a further reduction of the record this season, as the stars whieh started in the Inaugural Handicap lure this season, and previously lu the hiu Louisville races, the Clark ami the Kentucky handicaps, are among I ligl 1,1, s for this -take, whieh is sure to conclude the present Latonla meeting in must luilliant style.
