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LADIES DAY AT MONCREIF. SATIN PROGRAMS PROVIDED FOR FEMININE PATRONS OF RACING AT JACKSONVILLE. McCarrcn Scores with Another Long-Priced One — Blinkers Prove Helpful to Heart of Hyacinth. Jacksonville. Fla.. April 12. — Todav arai Ladies Day at Moncreif Park and a large cro.vd turned out to witness the sport. Satin souvenir programs were presented to the ladies by Hie association. The program was a good one and the finishes in a ma jority of the ran-s were close enough to he interesting. The first two rae,-s were won by outsider;, but the last four went to the favorites, three of which were at odds-on. The fifth race was a breeders purs»-. in which all the starters were mares. It is the purpose of the association to aBBBNBfa of. without pedigrees, the mares which may win flies.- races, and to take tie proceeds and purchase stallions- for the bureau. Todays winner proved to lie Rcluctte. whii-h won in a canter. Hugh Mctarren. Jr.. put another long shot across when his tliree-year-ohl. Camel, captured the opening race. He was last to leave the post, but closed a big gap and won by a small margin after swerving all over the Hack ill the stretch. Heart of Ilv.icinih. which won the second race. • hanged hands on Saturday anil this was l.is first eflort for his new owner. Heart of Hya, 1,1 sported blinkers today and the change in equipment resulted in improved racing. Owner Stillinan explained to tlie judges that lie BBMletateeal that the horse always wore blinkers when the propci 1 ■! James Fleming, in wIiom- colors he ran his heat laces, and he was given permission to use them. Miss Mel Jet It. which was making her first a|,|" .11 -ance at the meeting, showed a good performance in the third rac . She came beat wiy ba*a lo linearly running and. after closing a big gap, won going away from her opponents. Jockey T. Smith won with two of his mounts. Heart of Hyacinth and Auspicious. Several horses changed hands during Hie last couple of days, among them Iini n. which was purchased by C. Maulding for .",o. and Ora Siiddutli. which found a new owner in Frank Kissinger, who bought the mare to take the place of Koseilian, which was claimed from him by P. J. Blhkll all 1 1 1 . Dew of Dawn fell lame on Ike stretch turn in He-sixth race today and little hopes are entertained Bjf ever getting bet to the post again.
