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MORE ROUGH RIDING AT OAKLAWN. Two Jockeys Are Unseated— Shreve Is Suspended — Hasty the Days Surprise. Hot springs. Ark.. March IB.— The raetag at Oal lawn today was generally tins.it islactory. In the main they were .jostling and bumping matches. The rough riding in the third and fourth ra.es was m,lst pronounced. The third race was at seven furlongs. The track at the starting petal for such races is thrown up to the outside, dipping toward the inner rail. This causes the horses to crowd, ami when the field is large there is invariably a jam a- they are sent away. Today there were lifteen horses starting. Skirvin was knocked ofT Marc.. and J. Heiinison was forced to pull up Chief Milli-kin. In future all races at seven furlongs will be limited to ten horses. At the start of tlie fourth tare Shreve. who was riding King Wilda. permitted his mount to bump into Calmcda and D. Kilev was unseated. Shreve was suspended for two weeks. The victory of Hasty over Hollow and Rustle in the third race was the most surprising incident of the day. Kecpiest was undoubtedly tin- beat in the closing race, but the judges want to know some whys and wheretores a- to her previous running. shilling will be permitted t ride the horses ol K. I.. Thomas, his pootrad employer. Qeed racing seem- aaaared tor to-aamow after noon by the presence of such good performers a-Shirley Uossniore. Manchester. Aunt Hala: Caraas, Skyward. Viperine: Docile. Princess tirna. Thistle Do: Savable. Hannibal P.ey. The Bear; Attila. Big Bow, Hendigo: Pen Strong, llawkama and laa Gray in the entry lists of the day. .1. I.. DemUscy.
