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HARRIGAN RUNS A FAST MILE. Santa Anita Racing- Attracts a Large Crowd — The Meeting to Terminate April 17. Los Angeles. Cal.. April 8.— Starter Dwyer set down teekey Peak for the rest of the meeting today tor incompetent riding. J. J. Ilvland shipped his horses east tonight, but sold Fielder to James Arthur, who will race the horse here until the meeting ends. It was announced today that the meeting would end gatarday. April 17. All of the official* for the meeting at Salt Lake in. which begins May 22. will be decided upon here next Sunday at a meeting of the promoters. One of the largest mid-week crowds of the season was present todav. owing to the summer weather. Most of the eastern lmnkni.ikers will leave here by the middle of next wi-ek. a great part of them going dim t to Baltimore. The track was lightning fast today and very fast time was registered throughout tin- day. Harrigans spl.ndid flight iu the fifth race at one mile was greeted witli loud cheers as be easily passed ovt r the line in front of Olorio. The Brandt colt wa- at I is ties] and it was thought that had he been pressed throughout tin- lace, he would have broken records. As it was. lie displayed dazzling s ,| all the way. having things all his own way and was never seri ouslv threatened. His time was close to the mile leiord mark. Clorio was an easy second over Nor hilt. Phil chiiin sprung a good thing on his friends here in Pretension, but the old gelding ran a dull race and showing scant speed after getting off fly ing. had all he could do to finish a poor third, the winner turning up in Critie. which easily showed the way home. Barmy Schreihers eontraet f..r first call on the services of jockey V. Powers expired yesterday and tie rider has affixed his slwaWe to a contract la ride for August Belmont. The stewards here hae given powers a clean bill of health and he will leave April 12 for New York, whence he will sail for Parte-* Twelre horses belonging to Baroej Sebrelber were todav shipped to San Antonio. Tex. The stables of c B. liani.ls and Powell Bros, have also been shipped to the Texas city. Phil China today bought the mans Adelbart Relic. Xaatber On.- and Summer Cloud. They will In-shipped t the Chinn establishment at Harrodsburg Kv
