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LITTLE RIDER INJURED AT SANTA ANITA. Descomnets Wins the Main Race of the Day in a ] Close Finish. Ix.s Angeles. Pal.. April I. — An unfortunate accident occin red to jockey I.indhut-st in the fifth race |.xla wh.-n Robert tiray. gelling inlo a tangle just after the start, fell heavily, throwing the lad under him. lb- was picked up and taken to the paddock. where, upon evaniiiiation. il was found that he had j suffered a broken left leg and it will be weeks ne fore he can accept mounts. ] The friends of I. T. Iiinn won handsomely on DesiiMitiiets victory again, gelling as good as 4 to I for their wagers. The gelding was heavily backed. ., it is reported, ihroughout all the eastern iioolroonis. . Tin- weather was siiininerlike. the crowd big ami s lieliing beory. wiih on lack of interest apparent. ,, I nuh-ldy held- iiKide the picking of winners to- v day a i.iecarioiis occupation and caused irksome de-lays 1 in the siaris. The card was ii.inmonplace llnoiighoiii. lie- most interesi centering in the sixrh t rare ai nor mile. The taJeaJ and public aettled on . Sainlpiner as the lavorilc. with Alonldair a good y second choice Soon afier tlie barrier went up l c -coinncls ran into an easy lead and held it lo the ■owl -ivieenlli. where he began lo ratter, but had eiioagh lefi to stall off the clo-ing challenge of j Sandpiper, which made no gioiuul si.-adilv all of the , final quarter and finished wilii a rush under t In- . whip. ironlwioder was a fair third Andy lilakeiey has shipped hi- -table from Santa , Anita track l»ack lo Oakland, where he will finish II • season. He will he among iln- fust to have I r New York. Id Iblke. who has been Judge Hamiltons conli ilcniial messenger during the Santa Anita season, lefi todaj for Snn Anionio. where he will ofdeiate .n the harrier. Trainer Patteroooj, who went lo Oakland with the horses of "foiuliiclor" James, M.Manns, retained ; today bringing the eraeh iwo-ycar-old, lto.-k iiHii.ii with him to run in tin- Colin Slakes .Saturday.
