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KENTUCKY SEASON TO CLOSE SATURDAY. Cincinnati, O.. October 31. The Latonia Cup. two miles and a quarter, will be run next Saturday. This rich stake of ,500 added, will furnish a fitting climax to the long distance races of the Kentucky season. It is to lie run on the last day of the Latonia meeting, and when the last race is oncluded that afternoon racing will close in this ritnto until the spring of 1915. Of all the great races run at this popular course. Manager John Ilachmeister has set his greatest store by the success of the Latonia Cup, ids aim being to make it as important an autumn event at this course as the Latonia Derby Is in the summer neason. It is his intention to annually renew the Latonia Cup and in providing for it a handsome trophy of solid silver he desires to have the event regarded as a race coveted by turfmen who hold in high esteem such trophies won by gallant horses. This season the trophy will cost over 1914.sh00. It is imposing in appearance and the engraving is beautiful in design and workmanship. The inscription on the front of the cup reads as follows: LATONIA ClP. Two Miles and a Quarter. Presented By LATONIA JOCKEY CLUB. Covington. Kentucky. 1914 The back of the cup has a space whereon will be inscribed the winner and the lucky owners name. There are thirty-four eligibles for this great race and the weights as adjusted by Secretary E. W. Magiuu will be announced Wednesday. The field will come from such horses as Bash, Buck Keeuou. I.adv Errant. Brickiey, Coy Lad, Douerail, Nannie Mcliee, Expectation. Bonue Chance. San Vega, Iloblnetta, Any Port. Disparity, Christophine, Ver-ena and Sir Catesby, which latter horse won this event last season. As a setting to the cup race Secretary Maginn lias arranged an excellent card of six other races or next Saturday, three of which are over a mile in distance. The closing week of the Latonia meeting bid fair to produce some excellent racing. On Wednesday November -1. the Queen City Handicap of ,200, one mile, for two-year-olds, will be decided. This event will in future be a fenture of autumn meetings at Latonia and not being opened for entries until two days before the race, it will have the best of the horses of this age among the entries. . On the afternoon of November 4 all ladies accompanied bv an escort will be admitted free. Manager Ilachmeister purposes to have at both summer and autumn meetings annually in the future a ladies dav, and ujiou such occasions the urogram, will be made as attractive as the Queen Olty Handicap will help to make the card at La-torija Wednesday.
