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liext. HARTY SUSPENDED FOR ROUGH RIDING. Set Down for Remainder of Meeting and Mount .Disqualified — Critic Defeats Sidney F. Los Angeles, Cal.. March IS. — The disqualifying of Bonite in the opening race today was just. The palpable interference of the Cooper gelding really preventing Aquilines winning chances. The latter was beaten only by the shortest of margins, Eonite bearing over on her all through the final eighth. Harty, who paid a 00 fine yesti rday for foul riding Monday, was set down for the rest of the meeting for his rough ride on Fonite. The leature nee of the day was taken |,y Critic, which saved much ground by swinging to the inside rail in the last quarter and having enough left to withstand the great stretch sprint of Sidn y F. S. C. Hildretb and his friends won handsomely on the victory of Steel in the second race. The colt had a narrow escape, only winning by the energetic finish of Shilling. County Clerk rushed into a long lead in the fifth race Tight after the start and led throughout by a wide margin. Ormondes Right trailed far in the. tear for the first seven furlongs, then moved up and took second place in a game finish. Charley Iaine won the third race after l»eing practically left at the post. Riirns was contented to wait before making his run until reaching the stretch turn, where he luckily found an opening and the horse finally w»m under a hard drive. DuchMB forced the early pace, but tired fast. Oominus Arvl was heavily backed to win the closing race. The gelding caught Botanist in the stretch and outstayed him to win going away. Shilling rode three winners. Harty, who has been riding for K. J. Baldwin, rode two. The two-year-old bay tilly. La Paladin, by Ialadir, — La Prisa, in the R. F. Carman stable, died today after a short illness, which baffled the veterinary surgeon Carman called in to treat the filly. Jake Beckley. who has acted as assistant starter for Jake Holtiiian and Dick Dwyer for several years, left today for Kansas City, where lie will join his base ball" team for the season. Herman Johnson will ship his string back to Oakland in a few days. Since coining h re from the northern track Johnson has met with fair success. The draw-in today saw a falling oft* of four books, wnly twenty-one answering the roll call.
