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EXCELLENT RACING AT JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville. Fla.. April C. — Evenly balanced fields produced good racing at Moncrcif Park tills after noon. Some of I he best horses on the ground went to the post in flu different races, and what was lacking in quantity was more than made up in awelity. Five favorites won. and it was the heal break that the public has had since the meeting haanan. In the two vear-old race Dave Nicholson turned the t.lhles on Lou Lanier, which beat him the last time the pair met. Many figured that the extra half furlong that they were asked to go would ta i Lou Lanier more than Have Nii-hoison. but results proved that the colt was as game as the fillv and that the extra distance helped rather than hurt his rhaarca Troxlcr. with his usual alertness at the pest, succeeded in beating the others awav from the barrier, and before they had gone a furlong he had a two-length lead. In the homestretch the field I bunched up. but at the end Have Nicholson drew away again. Sally Preston won her first race since leaving ■ Cuba when she beat Font out a couple of lengths in the fourth race. Saase surprise was expressed i over Font being peunlted to start today. The ruling of the .judges made yesterday stipulated that no i further entries of the stable Im- received, but as ; Fonts entry had already Seen accented, he was i permitted to start today. The colt ran a good race. leading by a comfortable margin until entering the ■ Uimest retch, where he began to tire. In the closing : race jockeys Ohcrt and Ji ss Conley had a duel with their whips which lasted for fully a furlong. Shortly after the start Judge Trcen bore out and carried Canada out with him. Conley then drew his whip ami commenced to work on Onert and the latter retaliated by striking Conley. Judge Murphy sus pended both riders tor one week for their exhibition. • W. C. Crippen shipped his stable to San Antonio today, where they will be rested up until the meeting - at that point opens. K. J. iilibrsleeves Grainsar and Kl Borado ar rived from Savannah this morning. A. Doylea Miss » Mafjorie and Roger do Coverley came in the sane car. The announcement was made to the horsemen this • afternoon that I live-day ine-ting would be given at 1 Columbia. S. .. to follow the one at Jacksonville. AlMiut 100 horses will ship from Moucreif Park there. • K. D. Laurence has been engaged as secretary and 1 bulge and James Milton will do the starting.
