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MOIST AT MONCREIF PARK. MORE RAIN DIMINISHES THE ATTENDANCE BUT BENEFITS THE TRACK. Ben Double and No Quarter the Winning Favorites — Obert Suspended for Rough Riding — Purses Increased. Jacksonville. Fla . April 14. — Raring at Mont roif Park this afternoon was conducted under miserable ■ weather conditions. There were intermittent showers all day and this kept some of the regulars at home. Tho rain, however, had no effect on the track ami the going was good. Tlie program was framed to suit the sprinters and in only one race wore thev asked to go a mile. A majority of the races produced good eaatasto and two of the finishes were dose enough to leave the winner in doubt until the final strides. Favor ites captured two of the races, the successful choices being Bon Double and No Quarter. There was some little rough riding, principally in the third race, in which jockey Obert was at fault. The latter paid more attention to herding contenders than he did to his mount, ami when entering the homestretch he carried Camel to the outside fence. This cost the McCarron colt the race. Camel closed a tremendous gap aud was just making his run when Obert took him out. The latters tactics brought aliout his suspension for th-remainder of the meeting. Two horses were left at the post during the afternoon, but in neither case was the starter at fault. In the second event Revery wheeled just as tin-barrier was lifted anil stood still, ami in the third race Gilliford moved up to the barrier and then propped himself and had to be whipped away from the post. The entry of both horses was ordered re fused for the remainder of the meeting. The attendance was good and speculation brisk. Beginning tomorrow some of tho purses will be increased :ii valur-. ±,n- racing association uid tins voluntarily and it is in keeping with the promises made the hors -men at Aapu The spur leading to the track from the city limits was completed this n.orning and race pwri are now lauded at the en trance to the grandstand. One of the biggest upsets of tlie afternoon was Dixie Gold in the inaiileu race. This filly had outworked Halifax and she was heavily backed on the strength of it. but the best she could do was to finish second to Kitty Fisher. Judge Murphy reports that a speoiul. eoinprising ten carloads -.1 horses, will leave tore Sunday for Houston. On ac count of lack of stable room at Iiinlico. many of Ihe horsemen who intended shipping lo Baltimore have changed their plans and will take iu the Texas mieting. Jockey Lovell will leave Bm Lexington Saturday night to join the stable of his new employer. W. 11. Fizer.
