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WEATHER OOD. TRACK BAD j LATONIA PATRONS TURN OUT WELL DESPITE EXTREMELY HEAVY GOING. Favorites Reward Their Admirer* — Star Jasmine and Poppee Win for Owner McDowell — Asparagus Sam No Longer a Maiden. Cincinnati. ».. October i:t. — The return of fine w. liber brought out :m attendance of tha former -*«* standard a; Latonia tadajT and aroused renewed , i-«l in the racing. The track was a veritable «|, inquire, l«ing in tlie worst condition of tlie sea- J son an l r -.juiung a rarer of more than ordinary MAM to rim o.i it siiccosslully. Tile dilnnill I going liad no terrors for tile spectators and the i v-lumo of s|ieeulation was aiH.ve the average. Fa- j voritea wio surprisingly successful during the aft- | oruo hi. most of the winners lioing first choices. 11.- i est race o!i the card went to T. C. McDowells ] Star Jasmine, which Indulge*] Hank ODay with the ■ lead to the last eighth, then passed him to win i casing up. Hank oDay aatatajed I.ady Hatha for second place. The latter might have l een more . dangerous witli a strnngcr rider. Tlie success of the law. tiles began in the opener when Asparagus Sam , • •merged from the maiden class. He won cantering ] liy as lar as his rider elected. Argument stumbled in the tirst eighth of the race but her rider. Kenny. cm .ce, I tataf . KoadimistcT was an intended g»od thing in the sei ond race, with Rio Brazos next in demand, hut 1m. tii tailed to run to a place. Hoclor Kendall K| | . adc.igling his op|M s!tion with Transport and ! ratal Leaf gelling tlie minor iMisitions. Silver r.ill only had to canter ill the third to iitlt- stay Manassoh and Feather Duster. Syriau was au-.. Iter ehatee thai wnii. hut he was lucky, as I.ady Mi ican ami I.ady Panehita. which finished second Mid third reflectively, should have finished ill front ..t Mb, i.aity M mn m cat off aa the lower ti rn. when she a. torn,, tod to move into the lead. and Lad-. Panchila was nwav |H*.rly. The McDowell -table made it a doiiliie for the afternoon, when !•• naaa w ui tlie siMh rare, wth I.ady Worthingtoii :ii.ii Cocntess Wilmot fallowing. There was MM sui.|..rt for Thistle Green in this ra«e. but she boiled oil the stretch t :i:i. According to M ise ioldblatt. the yearlings lie pui-hnsed a! todays sale w-re fur Jefferson Living-mi us aceouiil. General Manager MM Haehmeister is making I lltaWW preparations to « ntertaiu a reeoribbrcak-ii . crowd iwMTMr, whieli will be ladies day. Hi- aeroplane nights which will Ik- an added fca-liiif oi the ia-i.ig here tor the remainder of the meeting, beginning tomorrow, are attracting much y attention. The lights will lie conducted daily by noted aviators. The machines to lie used aro of the j Hssengcr carrying tyjie. The first tliglu will be over by 1 :■■* and the final flight will occur after the last race. J. W. -May todav transferred his contract on k* kev Willie MeeUan"* services to Sewcll toombs. Auiong tlie visitor- today were R. F. Carman. Ma Hirsch and John K. Madden, all of whom came from Laurel. fbe special race of Si.0 0 added at one mile for l-.Yo-year-"hls. oid B*t fill i.ecaitse of the had track • • uditions and an effort may 1m- made later on to g«-: the iMttcr class of yuv.ngsters together over the mile route as a special attraction. Raincoat, starting in the handicap, was worked cut a mile and a half in :1:3s. Tlie trial was preliminary to his prospective start in the Estonia up at" two and a quarter miles on the closing day of tbe meeting. Water Witch was also sent a mile snid a half and went the distance in 2:40. She is also regarded as a certain starter in the Cup race. Writing today to .1. R- Campbell. General Manager Joseph A. Murphy of the New Orleans racing. stated that be is swamped with applications for stall ruiiii and asked that no more applications be roceiod Many have been refused because of inability to provide room for them.
