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CAPITAL RACING IN FAST TIME AT SEATTLE Seattle Wash June 24 Brilliant and formful racing marked the decision of todays program at The Meadows and the eighteen books1 In line re ¬ ceived a trimming Four favorites won and the other two finished bangup seconds Rose Queen Lotus Eater and Miss Officious equalled track rec ¬ ords in their respective races Rose Queen would have made a new record but for having been waited with in the earls running runningThe The handicap was one of the most stirring con ¬ tests ever witnessed here Johnny Lyons set a fast early pace with the other three contestants close up throughout and the quartette entered tha stretch like a line of cavalry on parade Only In the closing strides did Johnny Lyons and Edwin T Fryer weaken leaving Lotus Eater and First Peep to make a head finish finishA A mare entered as Loretta M was ordered scratched from the first race by the judges just before post time Her name was really Laureatea arid she had been entered incorrectly under a mis ¬ apprehension of the trainer Miss Officious was bid up 100 but was bought in
