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LATONIA CUP TO BE DECIDED TODAY Good Field Scheduled to Contest Valuable Xong Distance Event of Fall Season Cincinnati O November 22 It is now a cer titinly that the running of the Latonia Cup two iinil onequarter miles the most important event of the whole Latonia meeting which is scheduled for Saturday will take place over a heavy track Fortunately for the prestige of this great contest for stayers the prospective contestants for tiie rich priza and the beautiful solid silver trophy include so many tried and true mud runners that a splendiJ field is assured in spite of the adverse track condi ¬ tions In fact it seems likely that the heavy going in which the nice will be decided may add to the attractiveness of the contest Willis Sharpe Kil ¬ mers Exterminator the Waldeck Stables Moscowa and Lester Hendersons Beaverkill three of the foremost candidates for the race are such superla ¬ tive mud larks that all three will be especially well served by the heavy going that is sure to prevail The field for the race will be made up of the followingHorse following Horse Owner Wt WtExterminator Exterminator W S Kilmer 121 121Moscowa Moscowa Waldeck Stable 115 Beuverkill 115Beuverkill Lester Henderson 110 El 110El Key Williams llros 102 102Herald Herald H H Hewitt 100 100Holding Holding A 15 Hancock 10 Shadow 10Shadow Iawn J H Woodford 97 97With With his usual originality in providing suitable trophies for the imiMirtant races that are on the schedule of Latonia stake fixtures of the first importance General Manager Hachmeister has pro ¬ vided an exceptionally fine trophy to commemorate the winning of this important race this year The trophy consists of a set of ten pieces of solid silver including a handsome punch bowl embel ¬ lished with the figure of a racing thoroughbred in bas relief half a dozen mint julep cups of ornate design decorated with the seal of the Latonia Jockey Club and ice spoons to match The trophy Is attracting much attention in the window of a local retail store where it has been placed ou ex ¬ hibition hibitionThere There being no dead wood in the prospective field it is likely to be a lively betting race Extermina ¬ tor on the strength of his welldemonstrated liking for the heavy going that will prevail and his splendid record of winning i crformanees in Maryland Just prior to his shipment here for the express nuniosK of engaging in this race probably will rule favorite in spite of the tremendous concessions of weight asked of him His Impost was fairly earned how ¬ ever for he triumphed over some of the best horses in training in America in his recent successful cam ¬ paign in the east His owner Willis Sharpe Kilmer is expected here from his home at Binghamtou with a party of friends to see the running of the race Trainer Henry McDaniel is quite confident that his charge will give a good account of himself and is eminently satisfied with his condition Extermi ¬ nators latest work for the race was a mile and threequarters in 309 accomplished on the same lay that Moscowa worked two miles for the race in 343 in muddy going Jockey Loftus admittedly me of the best riders in America will pilot the Kilmer star
