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LATONIA TURF NOTES The epidemic of coughing which has beset horses here and the resultant inability of trainers to enter their charges made it necessary for racing secretary Larry Bogen schutz to cut the Latonia program for to ¬ morrow to seven races Only three of the eight events scheduled for Thursday in the condition book filled the others being extra races Even then only fiftythree horses were available for the seven races Unless he is unable to get enough horses Fridays program will include the regular eight races racesJ J G Chinn arrived here from Detroit with five horses he owns in partnership with Dr E R Plunkett and which race under the nom de course of the Glen Helen Stud They are I Pass General Joe Quidam Swepen and Grand Ball Chinn was granted a train ¬ ers license Wednesday morning by the stew ¬ ards N NChas Chas Pullin was granted an apprentice license The boy is under contract to F P Letellier LetellierJockey Jockey Carl Meyer had an unusual ex ¬ perience during the running of the fourth race at Latonia Tuesday When In Chan ¬ cery fell the horses hoof struck Meyer astride John Marcum on the head cutting a three inch slit in his skull cap Another point in favor of the head gear riders are forced to wear wearJ J W Parrishs New Deal executed a standout workout here Wednesday morning in preparation for his engagement in the 25000 Detroit Derby Saturday Breaking from the eighth post the crack threeyear old went a mile and an eighth in 151 a work that should put him on edge for Satur ¬ days race He went the first quarter in 23 the half in 46 threequarters in 112 seveneighths in 121 and the mile in 138 138Bichloride Bichloride which G S Lewis claimed from W Sachsenmaier at Chicago arrived at La ¬ tonia Sachsenmaier had claimed Bichloride from Lewis during the Churchill Downs meeting The claiming price in both cases was 1500 1500Mose Mose Goldblatts Legality an intended starter in the seventh race Wednesday stepped on a stone during a workout and fell lame