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BIG CROWD SEES GOOD RACING AT ASCOT. Supreme Court Wins the Handicap Bookmakers Aro Hit Holtman Fails with Walk-up. Los Angeles, Cal., December 1. A crowd somewhat larger than the usual Saturday gathering witnessed exciting sport at Ascot Park this afternoon. inn handicap was a splendid contest to the final sixteenth, where Supreme Court forged to the fixuir, wining in impressive fashion. He was well backed by sharpshooters and public, most of the layers losing to the race. Starter Holtman tried a walk-up start iu the second race but made a botch of. it, virtually giving the race to Blue Bottle. H. Smith was set down for a week for rough riding on Prince Magnet In the opening race. Jockey Sutherland, the suspended steepleehasu rider, will iu all probability soon be given a license to Tide here. U. Z. De Annan is here with six horses, including Bryan and Cigarlighter, and It. S. Davidson got in with four head. "Bishop" Poole arrived Thursday from Chicago with a number of colts. He will put iti his time between now and January 1 getting them in good condition for the youngster races which begin with the new year. James Blutes stable is quite the fad here now. His string is in fine fettle and wiiming more than its share of races.
