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RISER HORSESr 1nLIRIELIGHT Reminiscent and Peter Pumpkin Score for Stable at River Downs. Former Draws Away in Easy Style to Be Victorious by Two and a Half Lengths Sweep Like Finishes Second. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 21. Running over a slow and drying out track in the splendid time of 1:12and. Reminiscent, three-year-old son of Chance Shot, carried Mrs. Hal Risers colors to their second straight victory when he was an easy winner of the Alms H6tel Handicap, fifth event and the first of two features of the most attractive week-day program of the River Downs meeting this afternoon. Sweep Like, the choice, carried T. D. Buhls colors into second place, two and one-half lengths back of the winner and a head before Mrs. B. Franzheims Compensatory, which led Yantis by a lengfh for minor honors. Zevson, Toni and Jildac Rose chased the leaders to the end in the order named. Seven sprinters, several of which are eli-gibles for Saturdays Cincinnati Highweight Handicap, started with Yager rushing Sweep Like to the front during the opening quarter. Jildac Rose was in closest pursuit, with the winner showing the way to the others under steadying restraint. Approaching the final quarter. Porter Roberts sent Reminiscent up on the outside of the leaders and had hffn in front inside the final furlong. Drawing away rapidly he soon established a big advantage and the finish found him in hand. Sweep Like lasting to beat Compensatory a head for second. With the exception of Jildac Rose, which quit after a half mile, and Yantis, which came from far back to beat the well supported Zevson a nose for fourth laurels, the others were never factors. Reminiscent carried 101 pounds and was the second choice. LARGE CROWD PRESENT. Cloudy skies prevailed the greater part of the day, but there was another large crowd present. Favorite players had a poor day, Sweep Likes downfall being the fifth of the day. Nawab, from the locally-owned George Rausch stable, was a driving and surprise winner of the first race, at one mile and seventy yards, for which Transpose was a heavily supported choice. Second went to Lamporte, with Apple Time, a "fielder," third. Never far back, while Agent and Silk Covering dominated the pace, Nawab, which was ridden by Tracy Vercher drove to the front approaching the final quarter, and he held on under strong pressure to be a length before Lamporte at the end. Transpose was always far back and finished seventh in the field of ten lowly platers. Wassail furnished a big surprise when he carried Mrs. J. Wagners colors to an easy victory in the second race, a division of the first. Rapid Prince was second and Peace Move third. Silent Don, a lukewarm favorite, showed little to justify his support. J. W. Frye rushed the winner into a good lead the opening quarter, and holding sway throughout, reached the finish three lengths before Rapid Prince, which held second position the greater part of the trip. TARPON EASILY. Eddie Yager was astride his first winner here when he guided F. Bohs Tarpon to an easy score over :S"wlfty, Emvee and nine others in the three-quarters . third event. Sneeze, the favorite, stopped badly after five-sixteenths. Tarpon was rushed into a clear lead the opening quarter and, increasing his advantage slowly, reached the end four lengths in the van of Swifty, which slightly impeded the tiring Ana X. when he bore to the inside at the stretch turn. Emvee worked his way forward on the outside to be a length back of Swifty and a head before Ana X. when the finish was reached. Yager completed a double, and Mrs. Hal Kisers Peter Pumpkin "chalked up his second victory of the meeting when he was easily best of Domino Player, San Lu and four others at the end of six furlongs. Hustled along from the start and lucky to find room when improving his position, Peter Pumpkin defeated Domino Player after reaching the stretch, and under good hand riding, came to the finish two and a half lengths before Domino Player. San Lu, co-favorite with Miss Greenock, was a length back of Domino Player, lasting to beat Jack Conner a head for third. Jimmy Jones, trainer of James Collins Detroit-owned Collinsbrook Stable, returned from Lexington, where his employer purchased several yearlings and brood mares at the sales there.
