Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-30
THOSE Willy BO0KIEs.
They Catch the Public Again ON the Latonia
Track.

They Catch the Public ARnin ON the Latonia
/ Track.
CINCINNATI, O., May 29.-The ninth
day at Latonia had more rain, making the
track perfect mudhole, and after finish
it was a hard matter to distinguish the
jockeys who were in the ruck. The attend
ance was large and more ladies were in the
grandstand than on any day of the meeting.
Up to the fourth race the track was dry and
dusty, but just before that race it commenced
to rain and never let up. 1t was good day
for the books, as but one real favorite won
The 'bookies" made alright books on any
thing that looked like probable winner and
scarcely offered any odds on a crab. Havillah
who won in the mud Saturday was favorite to-
day in the Latonia Oaks, but was miserably
ridden by her jockey, G. Covington. He sent
her out at the start and led the field by four
lengths all the way into the home stretch,
where Barnes brought Retrieve up and beat the
First race, selling, for 3-year-olds and uD-
ward, three-quarters of mile-Charles Reed
was in front when the flag fell, but soon gave
Gymnast running second into the stretch,
where Sunlight came out of the ruck, and gave
Benson brush, winning by head from, Sun
Light second. St. Ledger third. Time, 1:l51S.
ward, three-quarters of mile-Nevac led,
Prather second. They ran together, Nevac be-
ing length in front to the stretch where they
ran head and head TO the finish, Prather beat
ing her out by head, Nevac second, two
lengths in front of Gollghtly third. Tine l:l6.
Third race, purse, for f1llies, 2-year-olds, four
and one-half furlongs-Lillian Lindsay got off
in the lead and never gave it up, winning by
two lengths from Cecil second, Lady Ali
third. Time, :57x.
Fourth race, purse, for allies 2year-olds, four
when the flag fell, Lady Blackburn second,
who, at the half mile post, was in the
lead, but gave way to Zelica at the
ne qSs lied led
soon TODD the lead and held it to the hnish,
winning by five lengths from Teddy Venture,
second, Lady Blackburn third. Time, 56A.
Fifth race, purse, for colts and geldings
years old, five-eighths of a mile-Joe Walton
got of in front, with Abilene second Penn
third. They ran in that order past the three
quarter pole, where Penn went up to second
place, the three running second together to the
wire. Joe Walton first Penn P and Abilene
third, length apart each. Time. 105z.
Sixth race, purse, for S-year-olds and upward,
Quindaro Belle ran to the three-quarter post,
where Quindaro Belle took the lead from Gil
ford, running clear into the stretch one two,
where Clifford pulled away and won easily from
Quindaro Belle, second, Ban Hazen third.
Time, 1:54A.
Seventh race. the Latonia Oaks, for 3-year-
old fllies, $1,000 added, one and one-fourth
miles-Betina was first away, but soon gave up
to Havillah, who led the field into the stretch,
where Retrieve set out after her and collared
the leader at the sixteenth pole, beating her
but length, Havillah second, Nylepatha third
Time, 2IsA.
Following are the entries for to-morrow's
Latonia races:
First race, ffteen-sixteenths of mile selling
KedAr Khan 1o4 pounds, Cupid 11S Bonita Belle
los, Cast Steel l06 Maid of Orleans I03 Ponsie 9l
Get 100t Warrior 102 Montapek 96.
SecondTace, mile and seventy yards-Jewel Ban
106 pounds, Unlucky 9S, May O91.
Third race, one mile, handicap Clifford -1O7
pounds. Jewel Ban 104, Marchma 103, Louis dor
102 Dad 103 New Castle so, Filter So Probus 90
White Nose I04, Carlton 90.
Fourth race. Tobacco stakes seven-eighths of a
mileA Maori 112 pounds, The Chevalier iO3 Prince
Fortunatus los Catapa 1o7, Landlady H. Leon
tine 1O4, Marchbrun 1O1, Brookful los. Sunlight
80, Zulu 96
Fifth race, five furlongs-Dilemma 81 pounds.
Sunny Brook 100, Chapman 100, Miss Blonde IO3
Ellen Douglass 93, Bamboo So Hilo "a, Tiago 100,