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TAMPAS HUBBLE BACE FABCICAL Tampa Fla January 22 Several features includ ¬ ing a hurdle race at i mile and an eighth con ¬ tributed to attract the banner crowd of the present meeting to the Tampa Bay track today The hurdle race as a spectacle was farcical Good Friar the winner was the medium of a betting coup of con ¬ siderable proportions His opening odds of 8 to 1 was hammered down to to 1 by post time lie ap ¬ peared this best schooled of the horses that started sind won with ease Iluerfano landing second place The others all lost their riders but Al Itusch was re ¬ mounted and finished within the time limit for third money moneyInteresting Interesting sport developed in most of the races and genuine enthusiasm was manifested by the spectators The failure of several heavily supported choices enabled the bookmakers to get the better of the speculative tilt Their losses In the jumping raw was offset by the downfalls of Nettie Carita and Ormuz The latter and John iarncr were plunged on steadily in the closing dash which Ucbcl Queen won wonThe The opener in which a smart hand of juveniles contested resulted in a handy victory for Klla Uryson over Haiictinni The Uryson filly is evidently a hit above the ordinary Gilberts ride on the Schreiber Jilly Kathryne Gardner should have earned him a suspension He had her under sharp restraint for nearly the entire distance distanceAfter After the third race Boca Grande and Eye While were brought out under colors with Mountain on the former and Lovell on the latter They were given a mile and an eighth canter and thp last quarter was run at a little better than a twominute clip Both Its appeared in splendid condition The entire Fizcr contingent will be sent to Jacksonville tomor ¬ row Jockeys Mountain and Lovell will go along with the stable stableThe The management is arranging for a flag day at the track the proceeds to go to charitable institutions of the city
