. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY—TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. INTERESTING racing was in order this afternoon, and it was enjoyed by a crowd of over 2,000. True, there were no sensational fields, but there was such a diversity of opin- j , ion that great betting in most of the events was had. The track was still very slow, especially in the horae- ^f stretch, where the gummy mud fairly anchored an ordinary horse. Favorites won the first two races, but in the last three the first choices were sadly out of the hunt. Leigh, Irving, Madi- son, Sloan and C. Weber were the successful jocke
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY—TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. INTERESTING racing was in order this afternoon, and it was enjoyed by a crowd of over 2,000. True, there were no sensational fields, but there was such a diversity of opin- j , ion that great betting in most of the events was had. The track was still very slow, especially in the horae- ^f stretch, where the gummy mud fairly anchored an ordinary horse. Favorites won the first two races, but in the last three the first choices were sadly out of the hunt. Leigh, Irving, Madi- son, Sloan and C. Weber were the successful jockeys to-day. Kitty Scott, giving six pounds weight away to nearly every hor^e in the race, got away third, was first into the home- stretch, and won easily by a couple of lengths from Dow Williams' filly, Venus, who made her first appearance in this race. Gassen, well-played, got the show quite handily, while Sweet, another good thing, ran fourth. Brownwood won the second race, for which he was a red- hot favorite, in a canter, leading all the way. Dr. Ross, whipped from the head of the homestretch to the finish, go the place in the gamest sort of fashion. Georgetown was at fair third. Imp. Piccolo, on the strength of his stake win recently, was made an cen-money favorite in the third event, seven furlongs, selling. Royal Flush weot to the front near the half-pole, and staying there to the end, won in a gallop, Francesca, his sister, coming up and getting the place. A. Covington made a very weak ride on Piccolo, but brought him in third at that. The judges warned him that they wanted no more rides of that description. Trix, at 7 and 8 to 1, ran rings around his field in the fourth event, winning with astonishing ease, with another long shot, Paulns, in the place and still another outsider (Bordeaux) third. Artist was the favorite, and ran promi- nently for a time, but fell back in the homestretch, finishing fourth. Johnny Payne appeared to have lost all the speed he ever posses
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