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HOLLOW IS LITTLE. BUT COURAGEOUS. Explodes Shirley Rossmores Boom — Courier Girl Another Winner for R. L. Thomas. Hot Springs. Ark.. February P.— The weather was warm enough today to dispense with the steam heal and to open up the grandstand. There was a lug crowd present, but there was nothing out of the ordinary in the racing, unless it was the defeat of live favorites, thoagfa this happens often enough ill winter racing to lie considered quite a a common occurrence. The opening two-year-old race, with its aixteea starters, carried most Interest it was won by ier Girl, from the stable of R. L. Thomas. the Kentucky lumberman, who is making his return to the turf after an absence of nearly twenty years. John Ireland, one of the well remembered linn of Ireland Brothers, is doing the training. He has lost none of hia aid Uaae skill and judgment and may be expected to stand well up in the winning list. in the second race Hollow took the measure of Shirley BoasaMre easily enough to prove that his victory when first, out. was no lake and to bring great disappointment to J. c. Mil, mi and his followers. Shirley Possmore can be put down as an exploded phenomenon. Hollow is a very small hone, but he has great speed and courage. He knows the game .is oiing as lie is. Jockey ahajiaader rode Baow Pall and Cursus to Victor* and he handled them admirably. P. .1. China, who was forced to destroy Salvis.i. bad more bad luck today When Kings Uetu broke down. It is doublful if he ever ran-- again. County Judge Sumpter and Sheriff Williams were among the visitors and they sceuied to be enjoyiug themselves. Incidentally liquid refreshment, previously denied, was to be had tndaj .
