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WARNER GRISWELL DISQUALIFIED. Cuts Nattic Bumppo Off in the Stretch and Is Set Back Shilling Fined. Los Angeles. Cal.. Decemlwr IS. The first disqualification of the meeting took place today when Warner Uriswell was set back in the fifth race for fouling Nattie Bumppo when opimsite the last sixteenth post. The latter was making his final effort when the interference occurred, but for which he would probably have secured second place. Judge Hamilton called jockey Shilling, who rode Warner tiriswell. into the stand and, after a severe reprimand, fined him 90. riiil Chinn broke his long stretch of ill-luck today when Lady Inua won an impressive victory in the second race, simply cantering from a fair band of fillies. Lady Irma was completely neglected in the betting. St. Elmwood. that useful horse of It. F. Carman, scored another win today. Inciting the well-backed Kerry after the two had run as a team for six furlongs. Heavy commissions on St. Elmwood just at post time reduced his price from 13 to 5 to S to 5. Apart from the disqualification the sport was somewhat featureless. The crowd was the largest Friday gathering of the present meeting, and betting was lively and heavy. Tomorrow is cut-in day anil it is expected that twenty-live books will draw in.
