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LATONIA MEETING CLOSED WALTEH H. PEARCE WINS THE VALUATION STAKES AND IS HEAVILY BID UP. Baker Brothers and Jockey Goose Have a Field Day Selling Race Activities Bring a Healthy Fine Many Coming to Chicago. Cincinnati, O., July 11. Ladies day, coupled with the fact that it M-as get-.-uvay dav, resulted m an overwhelming crowd being on hand at Latonia this afternoon. Tho Moather was intensely hot and an overcast sky at times threatened a. deluge. Small fields prevailed throughout and the finishes M-ero close and exciting. Tho outstanding event m-.-is the Valuation Stakes, Miiich brought to the post a quartet of ordinary two-year-olds, to strive for tho ,405 net that Avent to the Minner. W. II. Bakers Walter II. Pearce M-as an outstanding favorite for the race and made good by Ain-ning easily from May W.. Miiich he Avore down in the stretch. Cheer Leader took third money. Walter II. Pearce Mas entered for 00 and immediately received the attention of the bidden. John O. Whitlow started off by bidding ,500 and dropped out. but F. I. Weir, owner of May W raised the bid to ,000, at Miiich ffgure he got the colt. The Baker Brothers and jockey Goose cut a Mido swath in todays results. They began auspiciously when Mary Belle just managed to get up in time 111 the opener to beat the intended "good thin" " Fizor. r.ringlnirst. from the same establishment, accounted for tho high-priced soiling race, but had be urged to his utmost to outstay Casey Jones, i ho Baker-Goose combination made it a perfect score for tho afternoon mIioii Lady Rotha galloped 111 iront for the entire distance of the mile and a sixteenth of the sixth race. Incidentally it marked the first time in Kentucky that any owner has won four purses in an afternoon. Lady Rotha was bid up from ,000 to ,900 by I. O. Whitlow and vras bought in by the Baker stable. Louisville advices today More that Joseph Yeagor had stood a surgical operation in good style and that ho would leave the hospital next Saturdav aiid go to Chicago for the Hawthorne meeting, ills horses Mill bo shipped to Chicago tomorrow. the latest to announce an intention of shipping to C.ncago is J. Greene, Miio Mill include in his consignment Fleetabello. His string Mill be trained by R. P. Brooks. W. P. Reed leaves for HaM-thorne tomorrow with his horses, lie has added Velvet to his consignment. Jockey W. W. Taylor will do the stable riding. Tho J. II. Morris consignment of ten yearlings sired by Burgomaster and intended for sale in New lork next Monday, stopped off here en route and attracted much attention. They appeared to be a sturdy band and several horsemen gave it as their opinion that they would bring good prices in the sales ring. J. II. Baker reconsidered his intention of going to lucago and will ship his racers tomorrow to liidsor for the meeting there. D. E. Stewards stable Mill go in tho same consignment. W. W. Dardens horses will be shipped to Louisville, where they will bo rested until the resumption of Kentucky racing in the fall. A big delegation of Louisville racing enthusiasts will go to Chicago to Mitnoss the running of tho American Derby next Saturday. The stewards, after the last race, announced a fine of 50 against Grover C. Baker under rule 214 for questionable practices in connection Avith the binding on AValter II. Pearce. G. C. Baker, when John AVhitlow bid ,500, exclaimed, "sold," seemingly with a view to deter others from bidding. When F. D. Weir took up the bidding, "Tex" Fomian represented W. IT. Baker and made a futile $. protection bid. America, which Avon the Cincinnati Trophy in the colors of T. C. McDowell at Latonia Saturday, is a sister to that good race horse The Manager, and seems to be improving all the time. McDowell has always boon successful with fillies, and generally has a good one in his stable. Latonia Avork-outs Sunday over a fast track were: Aldebaran Five-eighths in 1:05. Auriga Half mile in 52. Belgian Trooper Three-quarters in 1:21. Bird Lore Five-eighths in 1:03. Dnrtworth Half mile in 49. First Degree Seven-eighths in 1:30. Floral Park Three-quarters in 1:1!. Geo. C. Love Five-eighths in 1:03. Grover Hughes Three-eighths in 3S. Hank ODay Three-quarters in 1:20. Husky Lad Mile in 1:44. r Julia L. Three-quarters in 1:17. Miss Minn Five-eighths in 1:05. Othello Three-quarters in 1:15. Rio Brazos Three-quarters in 1:19. Shine Three-quarters in 1:22. Talleyrand Three-quarters in 1:10. Work-outs Monday morning Avith the track fast were: Black Coffee Three-quarters in 1:10. Blackie Daw Three-quarters in 1:19." Bell Boy Three-quarters in 1:20. Beaver Kill Five-eighths in 1:10. Black Vale Three-eighths in 38. County Court Half mile in 4S. Carnival Five-eighths in 1:10. Camellia Half mile in 51. Daddy Longlegs Five-eighths in 1:10. Ed Garrison Three-eighths in 30. Fels Three-quarters in 1:17. Fizer Three-eighths in 37. Fly Homo Mile in 1:49. Fleuron II. Half mile in 51. Garbage Half mile in 4S. Ginger Quill Half mile in 52. Hail Columbia Three-eighths in 3S. Hops Three-quarters in 1:24. Homo Sweet Home Five-eighths in 1:04. Huntress Three-quarters in 1:18. - - Hermuda Mile in 1:45. Irish Gentleman Mile in 1:43. Jack Mount Half mile in 52. Jacoba Half mile in 52. Lukemae Mile in 1:51. Lahore Half mile in 51. Mary Belle Five-eighths in 1:05. Miss Jazbo Three-eighths in 37. McAdoo Mile in 1:45. Odds and Ends Half mile in 49. Originator Half mile in 51. Pluto Half mile in 52. Pomp Five-eighths in 1:04. Prince of Como Five-eighths in 1:10. Ramona Throe-eighths in 35. Royal Tea Three-eighths in 39. Refugee FiA-o-eighths in 1:03. Roly Half mile in 50. Sun Maid Three-quarters in 1:17. Sleeper Half mile in 50. Set Square Three-quarters in l:lf!. Spearhead Mile and an eighth in 1:59. Tom McTaggart Half mile in 55. Trial by Jury Mile and an eighth in 1:50. Wenoiiah Mile in 1:50. Wilhitc Half mile in 50. ,
