Horses At Latonia Ready To Race: Trainers at Covington Track Keeping Their Charges On Edge for Coming Meeting., Daily Racing Form, 1918-10-13

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HORSES AT LATONIA READY TO RACE RACETrainers Trainers at Covington Track Keeping Their Charges On Edge for Coming Meeting MeetingCincinnati Cincinnati O October 12 Indications are not lacking that for the most part the six hundred or more horses quartered at Latoiiia in anticipation of the opening of racing there on Thursday of next week are ready for what may be asked of them in the way of racing once the meeting gets under way For the past dtiy or two the efforts of most of the trainers have been devoted to keeping up the edge which earlier workouts showed they possessed Es ¬ pecially does tins apply to the candidates for the 4000 Latonia Autumn Inaugural Handicap which is to l e the outstanding feature of the owning day card VIxji America Rancher and Beaverkill were the only eligibles for this important race that wen asked to do anything of significance in the way of work today Viva America was sent a mile in 141 and did it so easily that it is evident she is right on edge Beavcrkill the star of S M Hendersons string nin the same distance in 142 Rancher O M Hendries high class horse was worked r half mile in Sil in preparation for a longer trial tomorrow tomorrowColonel Colonel Vennic Jefferson Livingstons only eligi ¬ ble for the rsice worked fjveeighths in a inannei suggesting the return of this good horse to winning form in the near future but it is hardly likely that he will IK ready to undertake such a bruising task as the winning of the Inaugural promises to b in his present condition conditionEdward Edward Trotter had his two good sprinters Troilus and A X Akin out for work today The former cantered a half mile in Til while his stablematr ran threequarters in 115 The latter hors has been a severe disappointment to his astute trainer all year Rromo the star of the Trottei string will not race in Kentucky this fall Ill went wrong when nearly up to racing form at Latonin last summer and will be given plenty of time ti round into proper condition His work at present is confined to slow cantering but It I possible that he will be tightened up for winter racing Ki T Collon has arrived from New York with the good mare Hanovia and the selling platers Harry Btirgoyue rind Pciirod all three of which Rice in the name of J Marroiie FRUCr taHE IN GOOD CONDITION CONDITIONA A K Macuuiberi Fruit CukuJ 15 Goodman Bribed Voter Tind Williams Bros FauxCdl art three Inaugural candidates that have l een working satisfactorily since their arrival from Louisville The last named was given slow work today following a workout of a mile in 141 earlier in the week Fniit Cake is reported by the work watchers to hi in extra good condition She has worked a mile in 141 since coming here Bribed Voters most ra ¬ wlit work was a mile in 144 cantering canteringFell Fell Swoop another of the Macomber string that is eligihle for the Inaugural has been showing sore ¬ ness in his work of late His best work since arriv ¬ ing here has been a mile in 148 It is hardly likely that he will figure as a starter in the Inaugu ¬ ral ralJ J C Milams fast twoyearold Hidden Jewel is another1 horse that has been showing some sore ¬ ness in recent work but he is reported to be fit ami ready for a good race in spite of that handicap handicapClairvoyant Clairvoyant in the Kay Spence stable which raced disappointingly upon seveRil occasions at both Louisville tracks this fall1 is suspected by his trainer of having developed sesamoid trouble which of course will seriously affect his usefulness in future racing racingT T P Hayes crack twoyearold filly Regalo looked upon as the best of her sex and age racing in Kentucky this fall has been doing satisfactory work since her arrival from Louisville Another two yearold filly that is going along promisingly at Latonia is E R Bradleys Rulldoze whose recent work was threequarters in 115 1 S Hawkins recently introduced to the racing public a twoyearold that is expected to prove of better than average quality This is Stockwell a chestnut colt by Ballot Janice He is amon the 141 eligibles for the 10000 Queen City Handicap in which the twoyearolds will be asked to race a mile on Saturday November 2


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