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ROBERT POWELL HOT TIP AT TAMPA Tampa Fla January 0 The layers today again reaped a rich harvest as the backed choices with the exception of Robert Powell were taken into camp Six layers again operated and they had plenty of business on all the races excepting the Juvenile lash which opened the sport The favor ¬ ite Louise It was beaten by Lady Lewis which running straight today won like a smart youngster Tlie bestbacked horse of the meeting to make good was Robert Powell The tip on him was contagious and the amount of money for him shown at the start of betting throw the bookmakers intQ a panic An ¬ other stampede came in the last race when every ¬ one tried to place money on Morpeth The persist ¬ ent hacking on him set afloat all sorts of rumors Stromeland stayed close to him in the early stages and dashing into a long lead on the stretcli turn could have won off by himself but that Jackson his rider Itcgaii easing with the result that Mor ¬ peth almost overtook him Had Stromeland been beaten It is almost a certainty that Jackson would have been disciplined and he was lucky to escape a fine E T Shipp continued in his winning form and added another purse to his already lengthy list here when he cantered in front of his opposition in the second race Warner Griswell showed sud ¬ den improvement by taking second place from Au ¬ tumn Girl Lottie Darr and Bonnie Bee both fast noilstayers held on long enough to get home by small margins in their respective races racesThe The management was disappointed from the fact that no new bookmakers showed a disposition to go on today They had hoped that at least eight would be doing business this afternoon and thus heln to bring about a speedy raise in purses Jockey pursesJockey Jackson was fined 25 by the starter for disobedience at the post and for a similar offense Ormes daysA was set down for ten days A It Kline a wellknown bookmaker was among1 todays arrivals Beginning with next week the pnrsos will nrobablv be raised 5 and 50 If con ¬ ditions justify another increase will follow speedily
