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TAMPA CONDITIONS IMPROVING IMPROVINGSew Sew Track Is Expected to Eventually Play Important Part in Winter Baaing Baaingin in SnlvFll1jluary Continued Improvement K C0 miolis1was the rule here nnd ih the past week this wiii rlVIittl05 of management that Xcln In ov V ni U yi bc a nrofltrtl le Point for winter S Sfi fi i Ir 1 bc vcrla t nuring the last few thi iViw i t tS S biCen n Uady Influx of visitors and all fhV i M1SedlleW life into tllc sport Incldent triwi MlDRt lms also been lvcn t rnce nd JSS L 8lze siro I10W tl10 rule ithtt tlmil the anlckv feeling forawrly prevalent H illle ainouc the layers seems to be Inciting and the sight it In Ioes Ilot cr ac tlc Stir it formerly did it is = now conceded that Tampa will before lone oc Su iLlnorc J Mrtiit Position in racing The chief mistake made by the management was the reduction 2t htorm f U was a case of trying to weather a however and now that the squills have ro n HI11 fHpar lnB Presents Itself it is only reasonable to suppose that the management will niaVe an effort to return to its original schedule scheduleThere There was less crumbling during the past few lays over the wlds This was due mainly to the liberality tlmt the bookmakers showed In rpots It ecms that most of those in the combine chafed un ¬ der their agreement and while they outwardly tried lJ rm V IJlakIllc tlie straight prices uiiiform t started yt xwV 5kc sJirlt of the compact when tiiov boosting prices for place and show I Instances place price writ nearly as much straight offerings tind the show odds were only a trifle less As an illustration the case of May Jr which started Wednesday will serve Thc six la lidd agreed to make her G to 1 Iiv thc straight bet ¬ ting but two of the layers thought she should be at but 1 still in i 1 Tey wtre Overruled by tlie majority being Kteadfnst in their opinion they posted i t i Sir11 but also put up 0 to 1 place and V uftjv In numerous cases has it happened inat Yiieu to 1 was posted straight 5 to 1 would J J ncc price and 2 to 1 the show offering One u tke layers facetiously called It London betting Turn present agreement between the management and JC layers expired today and there will be a new Ueal on Monday The play is said to be of sufficient Volume to warrant ten layers operating The man ¬ agement has assurances that eight will be on hand Monday The racing during the week was thoroughly enjoyed and the public here has really taken a lik ¬ ing to the sport Many of Tampas most prominent families make mr box parties and take a keen in ¬ terest in the racing It is no uncommon sight to sec UK trackThe high as fifty automobiles parked at the track The distribution of free badges has been curtailed id the gate receipts are now of fair proportions wliile two admission fees rule the higher tariff has shown a steady increase Admission to the grand ¬ stand section Is 1 while that to the bleachers is fifty cents Both enclosures afford access to the totting ring The advisability of making the geiir oral admission fifty cents was discussed lint was uiougnt illadvised as the prevalent custom in this Action is usually to charge an extra admission to the grandstand Heccnt arrivals have filled the city comfortably and every train is bringing a fresh quota of visitors The track is receiving a fair share of their patronaxo and it is safe to assume that It will continue to do so Tlie height of the tourist travel hereabouts Is reached alx ut January 10 There is a constant movement of the floating population from then until March when many depart for Cuba again visiting returnI Tampa on their return I reparations for the Panama Canal celebration to e held here February 1727 inclusive under the auspices of the Citizens Committee are well under vay and the affair promises to be one of the biggest things ever attempted in the Everglades State Among Ihe distinguished visitors who will be here for the celebration are Ambassador Uryce of England and Jen Frederick Irani Aerial races will be held dully and the race track will be used for these ex ¬ hibitions until 1 oclock daily Patrons of tlie aerial Contests will be privileged to remain for the run liing races It is expected that a monster crowd vlll be here for the celebration celebrationThe The Hatlicld stable has been In temporary retire ¬ ment since last Saturday the owner deeming that his liorses have had too much racing He attributes thr l oor showings of Osorine and Hyperion II to that ause and it is doubtful if either will be raced here again this winter The Investigation into the run ¬ ning of Ofroriue when beaten by K T Shiin lms been dropped the owners statement that the filly had acceptedPerfect trained off being accepted Perfect weather and a recordbreaking crowd fea ¬ tured todays racing The sport was fairly interest Ing but was marred by frequent upsets The harvest reaped by the bookmakers was a rich one the play during the afternoon running exceptionally high The running of the handicap was attended by a dis ¬ qualification Kerchcral being tlie offender and his backers the sufferers The former crack showed a Hash of his oldtime form and dixjwscd of his o twnents in handy fashion but Jacksons incompe tency caused him to l ear over on Hans and E T Ship at a critical period and the interference they suffered was deemed sufficient to justify Kerchevals disqualification Hans was given first money E T Suipp second and The Clown third There were ru ¬ mors of a ringer in the opening race wlicn sharp backing developed for Dr Crook but if he was other than thc horsu he was identified as his connections made a poor substitution for he failed to get a place in the slowest race run at the meeting Acolln was the only pronounced choice to lead his opponents to the finish One of the main upsets of the afternoon came in the closing race when Lillic Turner backed to t to o trailed her company throughout Great Jubilee winning from Alice with Keidmoore in third place The latter was best but Langs tactics on the winner brought about Reid moores defeat The claim of foul lodged against the winner was not considered by the judges
