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EASTERN SEASON OPENS.]1 BIG CROWD SEES MALACCA WIN TIRST BENNING SPRING HANDICAP. Excitinq Struqcjle for the Feature — Miller Rides the Winners of the First Two Races — Rainey Gets the Muq. Washington. l . c, March SB. — Re fore the largest Crowd ever seen at Kenning fur Hit opening of the se.isi.n. Malacca, n three year oM ioit. by Bastings Cariatana tree, curving tin- Beverwtek Stable colors, won the First Helming Spring bandit :ip from the favorite ci:i/.i:ilio. the tinisii s:i a three boraci rloaelj bam hi d. Malaccas margin be lag one of ill In », while Cra/iaUo was only ;i short head in front of BUekaway. Malacca raa :i nnaahtag goo l t ace. Conditions were favorable for aa anaplrtoaa opening. The weather was toe though ■ tritle cooler than for the i.i-i three Im . The track waa in fate condition. Maay Nea •! k followers of raciac, who do not ordinarily eoeae to Beaalag, wade the trip thai year. The splendid opening presage* i ■at uaafal nraeoa far the popular apart in the eaat. The racing wa- good, doae talahea beiag the rule. Trainer Garth Bad tOCke* Miller, a coml iltali..ii which w.is very aacceaefal b«-i ,• i;i-1 year began the season w.-ll a] taking the liist two raccat with Anna May and I.illie iiibl.s. lenses Garth li.iins Cor Paul .. Itaiii.y ami George Howard. To Mi Knim-v goes the honor of winning the Iral race of Ihe season ami he gets the silver mug which is given aa a aoatli alt of this aacceaa- In the sinmil ran- Miller ami Kadtke met for Hip first time ihis rear, both on beraea trained hy Garth. liillie llihhs. Millers mount was heal and won l y a length in a raltling finish. In Ihe handicap Miller was in .1 so toiiiinaie. flraalalka was kniM keii back early ami hail lo eoaM arouml on Ihe oulsiile in Ihe .si I el eh. Beraea trained at ITfaalai won Gve of the six ra.os. Magazine, ai.mit ihe best yoongater at Aseoi Talk, was knocked oal of the second race soon alter the start, hill ian n ami dosed up niuih ground. Ihil.ian. which won the Steeplechase from his ■table companion Pioneer, leil all Ihe way, 1ml ran out in the stretch. Pioneer eoiihl have won, hut his rider took il easy when he saw that bulciaii eoiihl win anyway. Tin- ear* for tin- -,.,.11111 day, though taelaatlag no slake leal mi, should produce some decidedly inter esting coiitesls. Among the hoists nameil lo atari in the si racea an- theae, ami they are of good tpiiliiy I .:i , 1 v Vera, Kankakee, Bliaabeth !•. : Trey of spades. Godfather, Harstoa; Workman. Broehdale, Azelina. Faust, Campaigner, UerriU; Sandy Crccfcer, Hthlfiiio. Akliar, llols.hti, in mouths BJghl ami Savior.
