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EXTERMINATORS CUP RACl Kentucky Derby Winner Outstays Beaverkil in Thrilling Finish Jockey Loftus the Deciding Fac ¬ tor Violet Bonnie Wins the Gibson Hotel Handicap Latonia Ky November 23 Under the masterlv riding of J Ixiftus Willis Sharpe Kilmers Ken ¬ tucky Derby winner Exterminator wldch had comr hen especially to run in the Latonia Cup at two miles and a quarter succeeded in winning that valuable race at Latonia this afternoon and thereby enriched his owner to the extent of 7700 LesteV c Hendersons consistent horse Itaiverkill was only beaten by the winner by a nose the finish l eing th closest of any stake race of the meeting Tlie Wai deck Stables good long distance racer Moscow finished third five lengths back of Iteaverkill A It Hancocks Golding finished fourth and saved his owners stake Exterminator carried top weight nf 121 iKiunils and went to the post a hot favorite Beaverkill was second choice while Moscowa rnt next ill demand Golding Herald and El Hey thr other starters wen1 all held at long odds The vic vicry ry of Exterminator was due practically to the thelillful lillful jockcyship of his rider who took the Kilmel gelding in the best going near the center of tin track and rode a imwerful finish that overshadowed LunsfordK comparatively weak finish on Iteaverkill With riders reversed tlie Kentuckyowned Itorst would have won wonExterminator Exterminator made the running at all times al ¬ though bis closest competitors were never far away from him Passing the stand for the first timf the Kilmer gelding was running at a rather slow jwe with Moseowa close on his flanks and Ileavcr killiiot ftrj behind After the two miles had been covered Haverkill made Ills move and when turn ing into the stretch he was almost on even terms with the leader The pair ran clos together all through tlie long stretch drive and in the final struggle Loftus went to work in real earnest and to the accompaniment of the shouts of the multi ¬ tude fairly lifted his mount over the line a winner In the closest finish witnessed at the meeting Golding meetingGolding Herald and El Key were outpaced all the way the race being a strictly threehorse af ¬ fair After the race Loftus was decorated with the floral wreath while Trainer Henry McDaniel in the absence of owner Kilmer was presented witli tlie handsome solid silver trophy that went with the stakes Presiding Judge Charles F Price made the speechIt presentation speech It was tlie banner day of the meeting both ah regards the attendance and the class of sport fur ¬ nished Speculation in the machines was of im ¬ mense aggregate and was easily the largest of thf meeting The weather was cloudy and cold but this did not affect the ardor of the spectators who Viijoyed the sport immensely immenselyThe The card was si splendid one and in addition to the Cup race had the Gibson Hotel Handicap as a secondary feature This race attracted a small field and resulted in a victory for A L Kirhys Viiilt Bonnie which was making her first startat the meeting The filly was always close un and in the final sixteenth drew out and won by a good margin with Toto beating Sewell Combs for second place Tlie heavilybacked Sedau seemingly could not extend himself in the going goingCEEINUS CEEINUS DEFEATS LINDEN LINDENThe The race at one mile for twoyearolds resulted in the downfall of Linden oddson favorite which succumbed to the superior finishing power of Ce rinus which beat the favorite by two lengths lengthsThe The form backers succeeded in landing on only two winners these being Exterminator and Erncst K but the other winners were all accorded good support supportLunsford Lunsford succeeded in winning with two of his mounts these being Itaf forty and Cerinus CerinusJockey Jockey Loftus left tonight for New York Ex ¬ terminator will be shipped to Binghaniton X Y Sunday to be turned out for the winter winterAmong Among todays visitors were Jack Keene recently appointed a member of the Kentucky State Kacing Commission and A It Hancock wellknown breeder and owner ownerPrior Prior to the races a sale of horses was held in the paddock H B Gorins Arthur Middleton brought the best price the horse going to O A Bianchi for 1400 1400The The KiKcial train which will convey the big ship ¬ ment of horses from Kentucky to Cuba will leave Latonia on Friday next the day following the close of the Lutonia meeting it is announced The looking of horses for the shipment have increased to such an extent that it may become necessary to run the train in two sections H D Brown general manager of the Cuban track wired that lie woultl be hero on Wednesday next for a final conference witli western horsemen desiring to take part in the Cuban meeting meetingDuring During the past few days a considerable number of bettors have been shut out by last minute congestion at the parimutnel machines It has hapiMnud as a general rule in connection with the running of races at one mile and thereabouts in which the horses reach the barrier in a shorter space of time after leaving the paddock than in sprinting races Manager Hachmeister points that tlie public has the remedy in its own hands by betting earlier rather than waiting until the last minute minuteJockey Jockey K Goose came from his home in Louisville where he was detained by an attack of influenza from the effects of which he has entirely recovered recoveredThe The stable of J C Ferriss will go from here direct to the Fair Grounds at New Orleans OrleansFormer Former Senator Thomas A Combs one of the members of the newly appointed Kentucky State Kacim Commission was a visitor coming over from Lexington with D W Scott
