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SWAIN IS DENIED A CLAIM OF FOUL. Patrol Judqe Holds Him to Blame — Tom Dolans Good Race — New Orleans News. New Orleans. Fa.. February 20. — Track Conditions were deceiving at the Fair Qrounds today. The going liKiked muni ami solid, but closer Inspect inn Showed that it was SOggy in sp.iis and nippy al! uver. This probably accounted for the number of Withdrawals. Lour of the races were trained to suit the poorer class of horses, hut in the other three there were horses uf considerable quality. Fred Cooks three year "hi Tom Dolas showed a good performance in the third race. He gave Weight to all of tl then, Stade the pace and win easily. Toboggan upset the calculations of the smart set in the live fnrlOBgs handicap by whaling in a canter. There was a claim of foul against Toboggan b Swain. Who had the mount on odd Trick. The Judges were apparently in donbt as t" whether t" allow the claim and waited until patrol judge Hall made his report, which was to the effect that Swain attempted to sipieeze through when he had no chance. The placing was allowed tu stand. Ma bogany proved an easy winner iii the lung distance race. Marvin Neal had been Used up in the early --laues and had nothing left when it came t" the linish. Zick Abranis has been tired and will be shipped to Barney Schreibers farm in Missouri snd tn/aed mil for the remainder of the year. Ilea, the Ham burg mare, which Mr. Schreil.er purchased a lew days ago will be retired to the stud. 0. R. Lllison received a telegram from Jockey Mountain, who is in Chicago, that he would return hcie next week 1" get bim-elt in condition t" ride Mountain expects to be in the saddle sgain bj March S.
