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VESME FIRST IN A FAST MILE. San Antonio. Tcx. April 10. — The second week of the BteotiMI ♦ikihii todav ami especial inleiv-. MS attached to this place, as it is the only point In Hie country where the horses will Ik- running this week, until next Saturday. Interest centered In the fourth race, at one iniie, in which Oberon. Ves-me. Dick Redd and Alvise came together. Vcsinc lieing the -medium of quite a plunge bv the local contingent. A fast race resulted and Vesme never gave her backers cause to worry, the old1 mare winning with case in the fast time of 1 :40it. Moles-worth carried off the riding honors of the afternoon, with three winners to his cn dit. Jockey C. H. Shilling is due to arrive tomormw to ride for his brother. J. M. Shilling, who has perhaps the liest two-year-old down here, in Chester Kriim. The opening date of the Houston meeting has been changed to Momfciy. April 20. Most of the horse-here will Ik- shipped there after the close of the meeting next Saturday.
