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WATERBASS AGAIN IN FORM C AMOS TURNEYS GOOD THREE-YEAR-OLD WINS STAKE AT LATONIA. r t Jockey Gocsc Is Suspended After Hank ODay Shows j Return to Winning Form Latonia Opening j Is Highly Auspicious. t i Cincinnati, O., October 10. Latoniu fall racing began this afternoon under auspicious conditions. An extra large crowd was in attendance and tin; . betting was brisk and voluminous throughout. The 1 track dried so rapidly that it was fast for the running of the third race. Secretary Maginu had ! arranged a splendid program that included the la- tonia Autumn Inaugural Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth, 2,000 added, and carrying a net value to the winner of ,413. Amos Turneys 1 Waterhass, which has been showing ordiuary in recent starts, won it commandingly over Donerall and Prince Herinls. The winner stayed close with i Brookfield. Leo Skoluy and Winning Witch during : the early running, went into the lead when strongly urged, and scored with ease. The pacemakers weakened after going three-quarters and finished ; far back. Four favorites were successful during the day. The only outsider to win was Hank ODay. which in the opener just managed to outstay Amazon. Aunt Josie was the public choice in this dash, and slie retired in the last sixteenth. Following Hank ODays victory came the announcement of jockey Roseoe Gooses indefinite suspension by the stewards for an unsatisfactory ride on the horse in his previous start at Churchill Downs. A good baud of juveniles ran in the third race, with J-.il Crump ruling as the favorite, but ho linlfhed second to Chalmers, which led for u-entire trip. Vogue was well regarded for the ce. but she was badly buffeted about" in the first sixteenth and stumbled, causing jockey Murphy to lose his balance. The other riders, and including starter Morrissey, blamed Taylor, on Chalmers, for the mishap and the stewards promptly suspended him for five days for his rough riding tactics. Ltoclmres in winning the fifth race stood a hard drive to dispose of Lady Moonet, which seemed likely to win after having disposed of Hack Bay on the stretch turn. Hocuir beat out Helen Rarbee in the final drive for third money. Helen Barbee acted badly, .at the post and the rough usage she JCrTTCelvefl ""there contributed eSteiiSiVelyiiowardTier ffailiirc. Back .Bay, -which has been on the sick V list since his arrival from Canada, will show to better advantage in future starts. The closing dash went to Luther, which led for the entire tyip, but he had to do his best near the eild to outstay the fast coming Ycnghee. James Dockcry was third. After the finish J. A. Gibson, owner of Luther, claimed ITenghee for .95. Eighteen mutuel machines and a like number of cashiers, were employed this afternoon. Jack Baker has retired John Guild for the season and will also ship to Lexington shortly several other racers that he has in his charge. Gen. W. B. Haldeman and Judge Allie Young, members of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, were among todays visitors. There was a big Louisville delegation here for the opening and most of them returned to the Falls City tonight. U. U. Bradleys consignment of five racers that will be campaigned here, will arrive tomorrow from Idle Hour Farm near Lexington. With the consign-fent will come live racers owned by John Lowe, including Florence Roberts, intended for Juarez racing. Mr. Bradley will also send three yearlings that will be disposed of during the sales here. R. D. Williams made his first visit to Latonia in ten years this afternoon. He came from the J. L. Holland farm in Oklahoma and will remain until the close of the yearling sales. Dicie Jackson died recently here after arrival from Canada. Fred .Mierbach was advised today by Secretary Martin Nathanson that entry blanks for the five stakes to be run at Palmetto Park in December will be sent here tomorrow. Trainer Will McDaniel. who has charge of the horses of William Gerst and George II. Holle. made application today for stall room for fourteen horses that he will ship to Palmetto Park at the close of Latonia racing. John W. Schorr will also send a consignment to Charleston in charge of Louis Tauber. The two-horse combination, consisting of Hank ODay and Bonanza, yielded 1914.sh4.00. Chalmers, Leo-chares and Luther, the three-horse, paid 0.30 for . There was a big batch of applications for licenses bv trainers and owners submitted today to Steward Talbot of the racing commission. Most of them were favorably acted uon. Some few were held up pending further investigation. The following were among the best trials this morning over a heavy track at Latonia and in the center of the course: Alice Dudley Half mile in 55. Alnieda Lawrence Five-eighths in 1:09. Erin Mile in 1:52. Father Riley Mile in 1:30. Flossie Crocket Five-eighths in 1:0S. Gerthelma Five-eighths in 1:10. Indolence Three-eighths in 42. Miss Declare Half mile in 54. Resign Three-eighths in :!!. Sebago Five-eighths in 1:10. Sunset Five-eighths in 1:10. The Reach Three-eighths in 41. SIR EDGAR IN SMART RACE BED WELL JUVENILE SCORES OVER GOOD OPPOSITION AT LAUREL PARK. Track Dries Out and Is in Good Condition for Days Racing Willie Martin Scores a Double with The Rump and Fly Home. Baltimore, Md., October 19. -Running in Improved form, H. G. Bedwells Sir Edgar defeated a good lot of tvo-year-olds at Laurel Park this afternoon. Behind Sir Edgar were Schuyler L. Parsons Hanson, John Whalens Pullux aiid Gilford A. Cochrans Royal Martyr, all good performers at this meeting, not to speak of Dr. Larrick aud Disillusion. Sir Edgar breaking from last place, quickly rushed into a commanding lead, which he held to the ilnish. He showed no inclination to bear out this afternoon. Hanson was away none too well, but he was taken to the rail and was In a contending position when the field swung for home, Sir Edgar leading, with Pullux second. Sir Edgar held the others safe through the stretch and Pullux beat Hanson for second money. There was no stake feature ou the program today, the two-year-old handicap being the principal attrac-tiou, but a crowd almost equal to that of Saturday was in attendance. The weather was Ideal for racing anil , the track had dried out so much that while it was not. fast, it was in good condition. . Willie Martin, who has had none too good luck this season, made a record for himself today when he took the first two races, the opener with The Rump and the second with Fly Home, a field horse. The Rump beat a poor lot of platers iu what was perhaps the best finish of the afternoon, the Martin horse scoring by a head from J. II. Houghton, with Battery, which was probably best, a head behind. It develops that only fifteen of the nineteen yearlings that S. C. Hildreth had at Saratoga for August Belmont were shipped to the Hildreth stable at Sheepshead Bay. The other four were sold to J. EY Madden. R. W. Walden has already announced that he will race his stable ou the Kentucky tracks next season. His plans are to open up the season at Pimlico. and at the conclusion of that meeting to ship to Louisville. Walden has three two-year-olds in. his stable that he considers good enough to enter for all of the western Derbys next year. They are Uncle Bryn, Rusila and Banquet, He has- ten yearlings at his farm at Middlehurg, MiJ.. and some of them are extra good lookers. They are by Bryn Mawr, King James and Jubilee. One of the King James colts has shown sensational speed iu his trials. He offered to match this youngster against Dr. J. S. Tyrees colt by Sea Jvlng Toots that worked a quarter over the Bcn-nlng track with 140 pounds up in 24, the first furlong in 11. Mr. Walden proposed to run both colts half a mile next spring at the Pimlico meeting for .C0O a side and offered to put up a forfeit of 50 to bind the match. .The horses that William Shields has been handling for Miss A. M. Marronc have been turned over to Ed Snapper Garrison. The latter will prob-ablv race them at one of the winter tracks. The operation that Dr. McCuIly performed on .the gelding. Hawthorn, for a throat affliction has roved a success. Hawthorn was turned over to r. McCuIly . last summer. The horse will now be fired and blistered and shipped back to Kentucky. This is the second horse that Dr. McCuIly has operated on for wind trouble this season. Amps Turneys Horrou being the other horse that underwent , an :6peration for the same affliction. Bob Bain, a well-known liookmakers clerk, and Letitia Ashe, daughter of Dr. F. W. Ashe, were married at St. Bartholomews church in Brooklyn On October 15. Mr. Bain has been employed by William R. Engstrom for the past few years. It is said that R. C. Benson will winter the Butler two-year-olds at the Haggin paddocks on Neck Road, Sheepshead Bay. and that they will be ..shipped there . at the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting. All of the Quiney Stables two-year-olds that are .being, raced here will be disposed of at private sale before the end of the Havre de Grace meeting. James Arthur purchased the three-year-old. Balfron from W. F. Presgrave this morniug. He is Intended for racing in Cuba. While schooling the horse Gallant Chimes through the field, here this morniug. Dion Kerr, a well-known gentleman rider, suffered a broken collarbone . and some internal injuries. The horse failed to raise at one of the fences ami iu falling broke his neck.
