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i 1 1 MUSGRAVE GETS TEN DAYS ON THE GROUND. His Rough Riding in Second Race Draws Prompt Ruling — Burns Rides Two Winners. Los Angeles. Cal.. February 24. — One of the smallest crowds of the season was present today, despite Ideal racing weather. The card was made up of the aaanf class of horses and had it not been for several close finishes the racing would have been entirely devoid of interest. After Musgrave hail indulged In some foul riding tactics in tile second race, which Were reported to Judge Nelson by the patrol judge, he was set ilo.Mi for ten days. Ilarcotirt was made a slrong choice over Batnbro in the liettiug on the first race, but was defeated by the latter by the narrowest of margins in the last snide of a hard drive. Port Mahone led the others to the stretch and finished a fast going third. Hampass was installed the favorite in the two-year-old race and had the services of jockey Shilling, who held his mount well back In the early running and then closed with a brilliant burst of speed, but too late to finish in the money. Madri leno rushed into a long lead right after the start and never left the result ill doubt, winning eased tip at the end. full Holland secured the rail .position ill the stretch and finished fast under punishment. Oossiper II. made the running in the third race, but finally siicciiinheir to- Black Male iu the closing strides. Pal. the short priced first choice, was far kacfc for the first half, but closed a big gap in the stretch under a vigorous ride by ii. Burns and liuislied an easy third. John C. Rice was tin- first favorite to be returned a winner. He set a fast pace from the start and finished cantering. The finish between the second and third horses was close, Oodfather getting second place in the last stride. The others never were dangerons. Jockey Burns rode his second winner on Pan-de-Oro in the fifth race. Sparkles essayed to set the pace, but tired badly near the end and was lucky to save sccoud place from the fast-coming Grindstone. L. . Widtig. running under restraint for the first six furlongs, went into an easy lead after turn ing into the stretch and won the sixth race in a canter. Jockey Herman Radtke, who has been here all winter, wilt leave Wednesday for New York and sail from there for Russia. Radtke will ride for General Lazareff, an army officer and one of the biggest owners on th- Russian turf.
