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NINE ARRESTS AT OAKLAWN.k .1 B COUNTRY CONSTABLE WITH POSSE OF ■ :i FIFTEEN MAKES A RAID. b i i Citizens Improvement Union Instiqates the " Movement — Cases to Be Tried Today L in Hale Township. ! I not Spiinc*. Ark.. March 10.— Just after the j running »f the first race at Oaklawn lliis aftir»BBB :i laid was made at the instigation of the Citizens Improvement Cnioii ami nine men were arrested on . charges at i latins the Amis law. Citable to i secure the services of ■ local constable, the citizens* organization placed warrants in the hands of eon-stable Golden, of Hale Tow nship. which is located in this arland! county, nine miles from Hot . Splines. With tlie constable was I fMK of fifteen luen. the majority of them members of Hie Citizens Improvement Ciiion. Kay Hill. VVilliatn Howell. Mart l. Lowrey. Frank McDonald. H. O. Price. John H. Brennan. Ma CttOMT, Arthur LearCh and J Oeorge Williams were attested. The.v j;:ii bond lot their appearan.e before Magistrate J. F. Flenl-ster in Hale Township at 2 oclock tomorrow afternoon. Tile appearance of the raiders created much e citenieut and demoralized the betting. Before the raid the seven lavers had lieen walking aroiiml. displaying their odds from programs as they did yesterday, but alter the arrests were made there wa- no display of odds and any betting that was done was on the order of handbook betting. There was little interest in the racing. The majority of those present seemed most concerned in the doings of the raiders. There was. as is usual on sue It occasions, some hooting and jeering ami ii great deal of good natured "kidding. Some of the raiilers displayed ai ins. Since no one has resisted irreat, Ihi- was generally considere l unnecessary. Ben Strongs defeat was a stunner. After going ■ half mile he offered little contention lo Aitiunin I Flower. With another furlong to travel Pou Hamilton would have beaten him for second place. Hollows victory in the opening race was due Kirgely to the good ride he gel from .1. Austin. Better handled. Bustle would have won. Great Pirate . ■gala showed his good cla-s by winning the second I race easily. Bedrice had to sustain a hard drive to win. The program for tomorrow offers nothing impressive, but with such fairly good |«crformers as Flar ney, Chulila. I.eoia Kathrvn; l»r. l.ee Huffman. Mnri|Hisa. Jim Simpson: Builoha. Cotter. Boiiebrake; ; Bee.her. Curstls. Itocile: Bequest. Chancellor. Sav - able; Atlila. Skyward and- Shenandoah showing C among the entries, the lacing should prove siitlici ently interesting to call out an average attendance. ■ .T. Ii, Dempsey.
