. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOCBTH DAT—FFIDAT, MAT 4. k HE caliber of the contestants was better by far to-day and there was a great increase in the number of en- tries as well. Glorious weather, a fast track and an excellent card brought a very fair crowd to the old track, and some good racing was witnessed. Again the talent was cast into a slough of icy consomme, four first choices meeting with de- feat and the ;lone winning favorite being at odds-on. Form-players fell especially hard on Rear Guard and Sympathetic's Last. De Bracey bids fair to become another Morello. He gave a l
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY-FOCBTH DAT—FFIDAT, MAT 4. k HE caliber of the contestants was better by far to-day and there was a great increase in the number of en- tries as well. Glorious weather, a fast track and an excellent card brought a very fair crowd to the old track, and some good racing was witnessed. Again the talent was cast into a slough of icy consomme, four first choices meeting with de- feat and the ;lone winning favorite being at odds-on. Form-players fell especially hard on Rear Guard and Sympathetic's Last. De Bracey bids fair to become another Morello. He gave a lot of weight and a handy beating to Gussie, Lovdal (a favorite) and Romulus, and ran the seven furlongs in the good time of 1:28J. The surprise extraordinary of the day was in the first race. Rear Guard waited on Red Rose until the homestretch was reached, then he said good-bye and looked a winner all over for a time. About a sixteenth from home Ohula, at 12 to 1 shot, developed an alarming burst of speed, and in a twink- ling had shot past the favorite. In a rousing drive the filly that generally quit in the straight failed to quit worth a cent, and the best Rear Guard could do was finish a head behind the long shot Gold Dust beat Red Rose ahead for the show. It is understood Chula's owner had lost faith in the filly to auch an extent that he did not wagera-dollar on her chances. The Midlothian-Marigold filly, an odds-on favorite, got away well, and was not headed on the journey of half a mile, which she accomplished in 0:49*. Gallant ran second throughout, beating the 40-to-l shot, Kitty L , four lengths for the place. Orizaba, seventh away, was first at the quarter in the mile race bv a length, under a pull, and won in a gallop by four lengths, Seaside getting the place by a head from Blue and White because Chevalier rode by far the strongest finish. Sympathetic's Last, the heavily played favorite, got away first and ran a dog race. Orizaba was at 5 to 1 in the betting. Lo
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