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SEATTLE RACING DECIDEDLY DISAPPOINTING Seattle Wash August Gl From the standpoint of form this was the most disappointing day of the entire The Meadows season probably on account of the drying out and sticky going that prevailed Tlie track was very rough lumpy and uneven and contenders that chanced to get rail positions were at a decided advantage Not one of the six favor ¬ ites finished better than third and the public had a very disastrous experience Harmakis and Litholin two successful second choices were well hacked by smart money but there was little support for tlie remaining winners Tlie showing made by Kerry which seemed such a sure thing on paper that he was backed for thousands at 1 to 2 was so bad that judicial investigation into his race is scheduled for tomorrow tomorrowJockey Jockey I Roland who is under contract to C Sanford was indefinitely suspended by the judges for a series of unsatisfactory rides the culmination of which came on Plondy the unplaced favorite of todays second race raceJockey Jockey Page essayed to ride today but his sprained ankle hurt him so much that he cancelled his engagements after riding Roy T in the open ¬ ing race It is unlikely that he will be in condi ¬ tion to ride again during this meeting meetingAl Al Koenigsberg who lias been summering in Eu ¬ rope will leave FrankfortontheMain for America tomorrow tomorrowJockey Jockey A Brown is a late arrival from Butte He has been reinstated and will ride in California after a campaign in the hushes
