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TODS COTTAGE WINS DASH AT TAMPA Is GoodLooking Juvenile and Highly Tried Reduc ¬ tion Made in Purse Values Tampa Fla January 20 Todays threatening weather was resixjnsible for keeping the attendance at the Tampa Bay track down to Kinall proitortions Those on hand wore speculatively inclined however tnd they gave the layers another drubbing The feature of the afternoon came in the opener with the introduction of Tods Cottage a goodIook ing juvenile by Toddington Cottage Girl owned by G It Bryson He had been heralded as a cracker jack on the strength of fast trials and was backed into favorittmi lint was forced to do his best to gain the victory over T 1 Hayes Sanctium The winner went alsout his work in masterly style ran straight and true over the d I 111 cult course and stood a gruelling lastsixteenth drive in game fashion Bannock Bob scored his eighth victory for this meet ¬ ing when he landed the fifth race in advance of Mrs Senall SenallSorrel Sorrel Top after many failures finally found con ¬ ditions to her liking and took the purse in the sec ¬ ond race The fast Carondolet displayed greater staying ability than in former efforts and held sway long enough to finish in advance of T M Irviu and the poorlyridden Temj er Dry Dollar showing improvement led for tho entire distance in the fourth race and Great Jubilee drew out in the stretch to beat the favorite Vaneu in the closing dash dashTom Tom Hatflflds string of racers consisting of Osorine HyixHon II Eva Tanguay Howdy Howdy ami Grenade were shipped this afternoon to Jackson ¬ ville where they will Iiu campaigned for the rest of the racing season in Florida Howdy Howdy is en ¬ tered for the Jacksonville Derby and will IK pointed for that event C D Chenaulfs Miltou B went along with the Ilatlield consignment and may also IM a starter in the Derby Jockey Glasncr who is under tonightA contract to Hatlield also departed tonight A serious accident occurred on the Tampa bridge when a street car heavily laden with racegoers jumped the track and crashed into the guard rail of the bridge Happy Jim Brown an owner and trainer had his legs squeezed between the rail and ear steps anil the use of a derrick was required be ¬ fore he could IK freed He was rushed to a hospitil and it is thought one of his legs may have to lti amputated Others on the car escaped with minor bruises bruisesPurse Purse values were reduced to 150 in several races today
