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ALL THE TAMPA FAVORITES BEATEN Tampa Fla January 1 Favorites were bowled over in every race at the Tampa Bay track this aft ¬ ernoon but their defeats did not prove especially costly t the public because the stingy prices quoted were not sufficiently tempting On the contrary the short odds laid against the favorites forced backing for supposed contenders and resulted in financial benefit to the public Ellaiiettc a shapely filly by AllanaDale out of Foundling owned by W II Fizer was ridden to defeat in the opener by jockey Mountain who recenty obtained a license from the Southern Jockey Club to ride the Fizer liorses EI lanette opened at 2 to 1 but persistent backing forced the odds down to 1 to 2 She was prominent throughout but failed to beat Golden Ruby which won in commanding fashion Another firsttime starter at oddsnin to go down to defeat was Eliza ¬ bethan which Necklet led to the Unisli in the second race Ormuz making his first start since his break ¬ down at Latonia cantered away with the purse in the third for which Fleming was held at prohibitive odds The onetime crack made a show of his op ¬ ponents and his connections profited well over his success Ho pulled up in good condition conditionThe The handicap at six furlongs which featured the iird held chief interest as it brought out some of the smartest sprinters here Mettle Boreauds par tlsins installed her the favorlte by steady backing and she would have been the winner had Lang been equal to the occasion hut he allowed her to swerve at a critical erlod and she was beaten by a scant margin by the much improved Warner Griswell The iisapi olntments of the race were Judge Cahinlss nd Miltou I lK th of which landed outside of the money moneyThe The closing race was the l est betting medium in a long time four of the starters being hacked for mild killings Rrlxl Queen brought home the purse with Grace Klmhall just in advance of Alice for second money moneyTodays Todays holiday attendance was nliout the largest that has been seen at the course since the opening C openingC D Chilian Its Milton B will be sent to Jack ¬ sonville tomorrow tomorrowFormer Former jockey M Preston Is expecting an addition to his stable in a few days 1 T Cliinn contem ¬ plate sending him several horses now racing at Jacksonville
