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LATONIA OPENS SATURDAY Influenza Ban Expected to Be Removed by That Time Long Deferred Meeting Will Con ¬ tinue for Thirteen Days All Stakes to Be Bun liifiinat November 1 Followin ence with the Cincinnati uul Covington mn n General Manager John Hachmeister announced this afternoon that tin Iatonia meeting would get under way next Sat unlay November 9 providing of ourse that the health authorities made this step possible possibleMr Mr Hachmeister is sanguine that all obstacles In an opening on the dale ineiitioiied will soon lie renmved Ho had hoped tn get started Tlmrsdsiy lint abandoned his plans in deference to the wishes of the loeal authorities with whom he has been working with perfect harmony ever since the ban was jila eed on outdoor gatherings While favo1 iclion is expected to result from the nice tin the Kentucky State Health Ioard to be held in Laiisville Wednesday Mr Hachmei lii opening date to Saturday desi ier to d that he was not seeking any privilege not i cor Jed to other institutions that have been af ¬ fected by the compulsory Hosing down onler Every liniiK is in omplete toadinessjit the track for tin launching of the meeting The track proper has dried out wonderfully well ami ought to be light fast for Saturdays opcniu opcniuthe the opening date Mr Hachmeisfer stated that the seven rich stakes would ln run and announced the order in which they would be decided Thesa fea ¬ tures will he decided in the following order orderLfltonia Lfltonia Autumn Handicap estimated net value Si000 Saturday Novcmlier 9 9Fort Fort Thomas Handicap estimated net value 1000 Tuesday November 11 11Autumn Autumn Selling Stakes estimated net value SSIJOO Tlmrsday November 14 14Jiiccn Jiiccn City Handicap estimated net value 0000 Saturday November 10 10Sinton Sinton Hotel Special estimated net value 300 Tnsay November 19 19Gibson Gibson Hotel Special estimated net value 1000 Thursday November ill illlitonia litonia Cup estimated net value 10000 Sat ¬ urday NovemlHr 113 113This This arrangement means that seven rich stakes will lie decided in the course of thirteen days which is equivalent to a stake every alternate day dayNEW NEW PROGRAM BEING PREPARED PREPAREDSecretary Secretary Campliell has prepared a new program Imok of the conditions of the various overnight nues to be run the first week of the meeting and this will be Usued and distributed Thursday The ioiiditions of the first days races with the ex ¬ ception of one race will be identical with the orig ¬ inal oiKning days program The only change will be in the first nice of the day which instead of xing for maiden fillies will bo an open race for twoyearold maidens maidensThe The next few days will witness tin arrival of more horses to engage in the racing at Litonia Eighteen horses belonging to II I Whitney are on their way from New York consigned to Mose Gold lilatt who will race them here and afterward cam ¬ paign them at New Orleans OrleansThere There is a probability of H G Bedwcll sending a onsigiiment of the J 1C I Itrainer trainer lias wired for the reservation of fifteen stalls stallsSecretary Secretary Campbell is of the opinion that at least ten crack racers will make up the field in the I itonia Inaugural Handicap the big feature for the opening day The list of probable starters in ¬ clude Manager Waitc Fruit Cake Viva America llrilied Voter Ieaverkill Handier Buford and Lucky B BW W H Baker owner of an extensive stable in training at Iitonia today added further to his thoroughbred holdings by the acquisition from Dr C H Bichards of the sixyearold Pullux and the llireeycarold Starry Banner The purchase price of the pair was not made public Both horses are recent arrivals here having iKen secured in the oast by Dr Ilichards via the selling race route Piillux was formerly the property of E G Soule ivhile Starry Itaniicr was secured by Kichanls from the Qnincy Stable Owner Baker believes he has secured two useful racers that will strengthen his stable materially They will lie raced at Latonia and afterward shipped with the remainder of the Baker String to New Orleans The sale of these two horses leaves Dr Richards with but one horse to carry his colors at Latonia This one is the two yearold Roderick Dim which his present owner also M cnred in New York out of a selling race Kithards also lias three yearlings which have been highly tried under the direction of trainer Alf Holberg and which will get their first racing ex lKrienee at New Orleans after the first of the new year yearHundley Hundley Maker announced that his good four Continued oil second page LATONIA OPENS SATURDAY yearold sprinter Green Junes would not be raced again until next spring The horse has been sent toIiatt Ostrrs farm near Lexington to be turned out for the winter The threeyearold Dr Shafer winner of several races this fall may also have to Ix retired for the year Owner Baker fears as the result of having developed lameness lamenessTrainer Trainer William Hurley of the E R Bradley stable is rejoicing over the fact that all of his charges that had been suffering with slight ail ¬ ments are now almost entirely recovered Much concern was felt for the pair of twoyearolds Buncrana and Brother Maclean whose cases were tin most serious but fortunately they are Ixith on tlu mend and able to take thfir usual training trainingTrainer Trainer Tom Murphy in charge of the A 1C Ma comber string reports that the twoyeareld War WarPaint Paint and a yearling brother to Motor Cop have gotten over a slight attack of illness and are being given daily exercise
