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LATONIA MEETING A BIG SUCCESS Increase in Purses for This Weeks Racing Ezten sion to November 30 likely likelyCincinnati Cincinnati O November IS If the Latonia Jockey Clubs deferred fall nice meeting con ¬ tinues to run along as satisfactorily as it lias since its opening on Wednesday last it will pass into history as one of the most successful fall meetings over held in Kentucky The generous manner in vliich the sport lias l cen patronized in spite of the epeated delay in getting the meeting launched shows that it takes more than a series of postpone ¬ ments to diminish the interest of the local public n the fascinating sport of racing racingWhile While General Manager John Ilachmeister has as vet made no authoritative announcement on the subject it is the general expectation of those who ire conversant with his ideas on that matter that f at the expiration of the ten days for which the deferred meeting is scheduled weather and other conditions remain favorable lie will not hesitate to innounce an extension of the meeting for an addi ¬ tional week making use of all the dates ou which it is legally permissible to race in the State of Ken lucky at this season of the year Under the rules of the Kentucky State Kacing Commission there can be no racing after November 30 30In In the event that an extension is decided upon in attractive program will be prepared for the final veek with special attention devoted to bringing nto action as frequently as possible the better rade of horses that will have completed their stake engagements It lias I eou the general experience under such circumstances that overnight offerings if the typo which Manager Ilachmeister has in mind provides racing that frequently outshines that crowing out of stake features It often happens that horsemen reserve their best horses for par ¬ ticular stake features and with these features out of the way they feel more free to engage in over ¬ night racing racingNEW NEW PHOGRAK BOOK ISSUED ISSUEDItacing Itacing Secretary J B Campbell will issue to the horsemen on Monday the racing program for the final four days of the tenday schedule The book will provide a substantial increase in purse values Manager Ilachmeister having voluntarily decided to share with the horsemen the prosperity which has attended the conduct of the racing to date Under the authority of the Kentucky State Kacing Com ¬ mission pusii values were slighly r Tired luring the first part of the meeting on account of the uncertainty that naturally existed as to the possi ¬ bility of conducting a successful meeting after the exasperating series of postponements of the opening and the loss of the fine spell of weather of the early fall Now that he can see his way clear to do io Manager Ilachmeister is only too glad to in ¬ crease the purses to something like the original schedule scheduleWith With the Autumn Selling Stakes of 2000 added scheduled for decision on Tuesday the 5000 ridded Queen City Handicap a mile event for two yearolds set for Thursday and the 7500 added Latonia Cup two miles and a quarter provided as the stellar feature of Saturdays card it will be indeed a notable week at Latonia LatoniaA A fine band of selling platers of the better typo will go to the post in the Autumn Selling Stakes while the running of the Queen City Handicap the most valuable of all western fall events for two yearolds will go far toward settling the western juvenile championship and on account of the dis ¬ tance involved will have an important bearing on the Derby contests of next year yearAn An especially fine field is in prospect for the Latonia Cup more horses of good class being in training for this event than at any previous time in its history The prospective contestants include the Kentucky Derby winner Willis Sharpe Kilmers crack threeyearold Exterminator George M llen dries great handicap horse Itanclier the Waldeck Stables noted stayer Moscova George J Longs good colt Freecutter and such others as Beaverkill Precious El Key Herald Lucky P and Opportunity
