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SEWELL RIDES FIVE LOSERS AT OAKLAWN. Radtke Has Only Two Mounts and Brings Them Both to. the Finish in Front. Hot Springs, Ark., March S. Interest in the racing at Oaklawn was stimulated by the arrival of jockey Sewell from Memphis today. The betting was iieavier than it has been on any day since the meeting opened. Sewell received a rousing ovation when he appeared on Young Sater for the opening race, but when he had finished the day without a winner out of live mounts, while Radtke scored with both of his, his followers were inclined to the opinion that Sewells trip over from Memphis, which was a tedious one because of a long delay, might have "got on his nerves." Chinu and Forsythe and .1. Ci Milam hold first and second calls, respectively, on Sewells kervices until April 11, the former paying ,000 and the latter 00. On Tres Joli Radtkes margin at the finish vas only a nose and on Anna Karenina he outrode Hel-gesen and scored by a. head. Miss Strome was much the best and llelgesen was severely criticized for bis bad looking effort. Among todays arrivals were Joe Hawkins, from Memphis with nine horses; C. E. Malione, from New Orleans, witli six: "Bill" Bricn, witli six and J. W. Blalock from California witli eleven. Eil Trotter has secured second call on jockey Cherry for the remainder of this meeting. Aggie Lewis was sold before the last race to C. T. Gardner in whose colors she ran. The price paid Trotter for her was 00. .1. O. Keene tried lo purchase Couvolo today, but Edward Irazer refused to set a price on the horse. Couvolo is a candidate for the Kentucky Derby.
