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FRIGERIO BEATS AURIGA TWO CRACK TWO -YEAR-OLDS FURNISH A THRILLING AND LONG STRETCH DRIVE. E. R. Bradley Scores a Double Star of Lovo Wins McDowell and Scliorr Stables Not Coming to Chicago. ! Cincinnati, O., July 10. Frigerio and Auriga, retarded us among the best of the two-year-olds in these parts, figured in an interesting and hard fought contest in the Pleasant Kidge Ilandieaii at five and a half furlongs, featuring this afternoons card at Latonia. It resulted in a victory for Frigerio bv a neck after a well-sustained stretch drive. Betting activities were always confined to the pair, the filly having a shade the more supporters at the end. There was a long delay at the barrier due to the bad post actions of Phocion and Guy Fortune, but when they were dispatched on their wav, Frigerio went promptly into the lead, closely pursued by Auriga. On the stretch turn the fillv made a threatening challenge and overhauled the colt. From the last eighth post to the finish the pair ran almost on even strides until in the last ten yards. Then Frigerio managed to again get his head in front and he retained a winning margin to the finish. Auriga beat the others off for second place, Phocion landing third. K. R. Bradley made it a double when Blind Bag-gage accounted for the secondary feature, at three-quarters, which he won in easy fashion from Julia 1j. mid King Gorin after leading for the entire way. G rover Hughes, conceding weight to the others, was good enough to win the selling handicap from Floral Park and Bonanza. The last named dashed into a long lead soon after the start and threatened to make a runaway of it but tired in the stretch. , , . Star of Love beat an ordinary band in the second race and after the finish was advanced from an entered price of .00 to ,003 and retained. John E. Maddens Oakwood Boy furnished the surprise in the opener, when he graduated from the maiden ranks. lie ran in blinkers and it worked a big improvement in his running. T. C. McDowells eighteen racers will be shipped to Saratoga next Thursday to be rested until the opening of racing there. It had been Mr. McDowells intention to ship to Chicago, but the going amiss of AVaterblossom coupled with slight ailments affecting other members of the stable, influenced him to ship to Saratoga where they will 1m benefitted by a good rest preceding the opening of the racing there. John A Schorrs horses, including Dick A llliams and Ed Crump, will be shipped to New York tomorrow and begin their eastern campaign at the Etnplre Oitv track. Dick "Williams is intended as a starter iii the Empire City Handicap next Saturday, in which he is considered to be favorably weighted. S. K. Xiehols horses and those of AV. "Woodward will be sent to Lexington, "Wednesday, to rest until fall racing begins. AV. Hoag, who is under contract to A . A ood-ward, will joint the J. Umcnsottcr stable and ride for that owner during the Hawthorne meeting. Weber and Spence will send only seven races to , Hawthorne. The others, including Hodge, Money Maker, Blarney, Kgmont and Red Cloud, which are , on the ailing list, were sent to Louisiville yesterday . to be rested until fall. The Chicago division will be returned to Louisville at the close of the , Hawthorne meeting. It. L. Raker will ship twelve horses to Windsor. Jockev F. Cooper will go with the consignment. . Jockey Murphy, who will ride for Weber and Wards stable and who will have the mount on Dodge; in the American Derby, went to Chicago lust night. Former jockey I.ryan Steele, now employed as one of starter Morrisseys assistants, was fined 00 bv the stewards for using abusive language to on" of the spectators after Alineda Lawrence was virtuallv left at the post. The stewards also warned him that a repetition of the offense would mean his dismissal and expulsion from the course. .1. M. Henry, Jr., claimed Hawthorn out of the sixth race for ,300.
