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PREPARATION AT LATONIA Turfman and Horses Thronging In to Be Ready for the Opening Next Saturday LATONIA Ky June 1 Forty carloads of race horses arrived at the Latonia track today from Louisville and the end of the thoroughbred ship ¬ ments from the Falls City is not in sight Fail ¬ ing to obtain the regular express cars most of the owners are resorting to freight cars and it is proving successful Thus far not a report of a sick horse has been received and the time required for transporting them is just a trifle longer than by express expressThere There are few Vacant stables at the Milldale track now and by tomorrow it is expected that an overflow will begin A number of owners were required to get quarters for their horses outside the track even iu addition to those fur ¬ nished by tin Kentucky Jockey Club Indications point to more thoroughbreds being on hand for the meeting which opens Saturday than ever before iu the history of racing in this section sectionThe The largest stable at the Latonia track is that of Edward B McLean Washington and Cincinnati publisher which Is under the care of trainer John F Schorr It numbers twentyfive fourteen of which are twoyearolds Several of the young ¬ sters woro bred by their owner and all of them are good lonkors Tho inembnrs of the string nro The Porter Leochares Charlie Rummy The Bag ¬ gage Lough Storm Lough Swilly Mint Cat Lough Rod Pretty Peggy Perhelion Lough Eagle Firelough Slrombiy and the following twoyear olds San Grando Commander Colin Colanda Continued on third page PREPARATION AT LATONIA Continued from first page i Dream of Allah The Post Friar Dixon Leochares II Saddle and Boots Black Flag Star Ella Equal Rights Dinah Did Miss Colin and Wrack Past Firelough rims in the interest of Webb Carter while Strombay is owned by Martin Finn FinnThese These jockeys aie here with the McLean tnitfit James Butwell Dick Shaipe Nick Huff and E JoKiah whose contract recently purchased twas from Clarence Buxton will arrive tomorrow from New York YorkTrainer Trainer Chas II Hughes brought fourteen of the Simms and Oliver twoyearolds here from Sara ¬ toga They are a promising looking band and sev ¬ eral of them give evidence of unusual speed Among them is Finery a bay daughter of Fair Play Felicity an eligible for the 5000 added Clipsetta Stakes to be run Saturday She was indulged in a workout of fiveeighths of a mile in 101 in impressive fashion this morning The entire string is extensively engaged in stakes at the Latonia meeting General manager Matt J Winn received woril from Spaulding L Jenkins to the effect that he will send leg on for the Latonia Derby and Polly Ann for the Latonia Oaks The latter finished second in the Preakness at Pimlico while Jeg landed third in the race raceJ J W Fuller Texas turfman arrived today for an extended visit visitFrank Frank Dawson an eighteenyearold exercise boy whose home is in England died in a lovington hospital from injuries sustained while astride one of Frank Gerings horses lIis mount collided with another and the boy sustained a broken neck He had been in this country only a couple of mouths mouthsJack Jack Hare Jr suffered an injury over one of his eyes by coming in contact with a piece of wire while being shipped here It required several stitches to close the wound but it is not of a serious nature and he was given a brisk gallop this morning l lMilton Milton Reiser turned Madras Gingham out for the summer hereJ and brought only Blarney Stone here J II Moody whose horses have been resting at Latonia since the Havana nivetlin closed sent Hunter Platt to Omaha to race Moody has taken a contract on August Yerratan an eightccnyear oia Detroit boy who will soon be ready to ride in races racesTrainer Trainer A Baker has the twoyearold filly Blue Deep a bay daughter of Wrack Marie I ranees under Jiis care for A B Hancock This is the only representative that the wellknown irginia and Kentucky breeder has in active train ¬ ing at the present time The George J Long stable here is divided into three sections Trainer Pete Coyne lias twelve John herns threeB ten George Molesworth three B B Jones who is associated with his brother Montforf in the ownership of an extensive stable under the care of trainer J C Milain was an ar ¬ rival last night from Lexington Ky where he spent the day looking over next years racing pros ¬ pects He departed for Washington I C today 011 a business mission but will return before the Latonia meeting is old Montfort Jones left Louis ¬ ville for Washington He will be here for the opening Saturday SaturdayPaul Paul Wciled has completely recovered from his recent attack of skin disease and is back in active training again againFormer Former jockey Roscoe Troxler has one horse to race at Latonia in Surmount a threeyearold bay colt by The Manager Alix Hal Booker is train ¬ ing him himEighteen Eighteen horses comprise the J B Respess Stable at Latonia and the coming meeting will mark their firit appearance under colors since they were re ¬ tired for the winter McGoodwin which Respess is training for John Hachmeister is being prepared foe the Latonia Derby
