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NOSE FINISH INTIIE CAPITOL LADY IRMA WINS FEOM CHAELIE EASTMAN BY NARROWEST OF MARGINS Excellent Racine at Moncreif Park Despite Advent of Rain Mountain Gets License Over Op OpN Opposition N position of Brown and Murphy Jacksonville Kin January S Despite disagree ¬ able weather excellent racing was witnessed at Moiicrcif Park tliis afternoon Secretary McLennan provided one of the I test cards that had been offered li date and the feature race the Capitol Handicap resulted in i nose linisli between Lady Irma and Charlie Eastman in which the former just lasted Another close finish came with the running of the second race in which W P Btirchs Spellbound beat Chilla bv the narrowest of margins marginsFour Four favorites won the successful choices being Tallahassee Spellbound Lady Irma and Oberou Jockev Howard rode the first two and V Powers the lust two A drizzling rain which set iu after the opening race had little effect on the going and fast time was recorded Lady Irma established a new track record for sis furlongs iu the Capitol Handi ¬ cap when she ran the distance in 11245 11245Eyebrights Eyebrights poor showing in the fifth race for which lit was a wellbacked favorite was one of the disappointments of the day He lacked speed at all stages and finished last but one of his field beaten off Edward Trotter whoso Cowen finished second claimed Eyebright for 1525 1525There There were thirtythree layers in line at Moncreif this afternoon which was the record number for the meeting Among the uew ones that went on were William Beverley Tom Shaw and M Wolff WolffW W II Fizer arrived from Tampa this morning His mission here is to try and induce owners of some of the twoyearolds to ship to Tampa as there is a lack of young thoroughbreds at that course Jlr Fizer also interceded iu behalf of jockey George Mountain The license comuiltteii took the matter up and after a hot discussion Mountain was granted a probationary license with the proviso that his iflyrts iu the saddle shall be confined to thelion S owned or handled by his employer It is said that JI 1 Brown and Joseph A Murpuy were opposed to giving Mountain a license but were outvoted The Fixer horses it is understood will shortly be shipped to Moncreif MoncreifJockey Jockey Gilbert left for Tampa tonight tonightAmong Among the workouts at Moncreif Park this aft ¬ ernoon were the following followingCroups Croups Beckham Half mile in 51 51J J H Keed Half mile in S3 35 35Lois Lois Cavanagh Half mile iu 53 53The The King Threeeighths in 38 35 35Michael Michael Keck Tlireeeighths in 37 37The The Minks Half mile in 55 55Endyinion Endyinion Half mile iu 55 55Pocomoke Pocomoke Threequarters in 118 35 35Anavri Anavri Threequarters in 121 121George George W Lcbolt Half mile in 5425 5425Qiiagga Qiiagga Half mile iu 55 55froydon froydon Threequarters in 118 118Wostburv Wostburv Half mile in 55 25 25Gatien Gatien Lass Half mile in GO GOSummer Summer Night TlueceighthR in 38 35 35Mapleton Mapleton Threeeighths in 37 25 25Great Great Heavens Half mile in 57 57Fair Fair Laura Fiveeighths in 1O4 1O4St St Ilario Threequarters Jn 121 121Amyl Amyl Threequarters in 123 35 35Zacateias Zacateias Fiveeighths in 105 105Uoyal Uoyal Onyx Threeeighths in 40 40Belle Belle Scott Fiveeighths in 105 35
