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IDA D EASY WINNER AT MONCREIF Plungers Rightly Considered She Had Fourth Race at Her Mercy Three Favorites Successful Jacksonville Fla February 1 Ida D looked to have the fourth rait at Moncreif Park at her mercy today and all of the shrewd division wagered on her with confidence She rewarded the faithful ones bv leading her opponents from start to finish and winning with ease from C W Burt Ida D was one of three winning favorites the other successful first choices l eiiig Stringency and Paradise Queen Tockev Fain r Mie two winners Polly Ixe and Para illse Queen Large fields went to the post in a majority of the races and most of tlie winners were put to liard drives to wJn by small margins Tlie horses were called to the post in the first race at 230 this afternoon and for the remainder of the miiting this will be post time for the opening race raceTom Tom Shaw confirmed the story sent out that ho Jiad purchased tlie ring privileges at Tampa and Gene Austin will bo his representative Tlie latter left for Tampa tonight and will immediately take takeBeginning Beginning tomorrow tlie unplaced horses will be unsaddled in the paddock and their riders will 1 e weighed in by tlie assistant clerk of the scales scalesj j Bartlett lure disposed of the twoyearold Dixie Blue by Sir Dixon Blue Mass to J H Hern don donJack Jack Lagan I Cohen and Fred King were the new layers that cut in at Moncrelf Park this afternoon In all thirtytwo layers did business businessTUary TUary F was cut down during the running of the fifth race and pulled up quite lame lameJockey Jockey Grand will leave for New York shortly to join the stable of George Odom to whom he is under contract for the coining season seasonAnnouncement Announcement lias already been made that the value of the Derby to be run here next year will be 5OOO This is an increase of 15K over the amount hung jnp this spring Manager Brown hopes ibat liv doing tills lie will attract entries from own ¬ ers of the stamp of S C Hildreth When I announced that we would give two stakes a week here this winter some people laughid at me and said that I was lilting off more than I could chew said Brown The success of the meet in has shown that my policy was the rislit one I Intend to lie even more lilieral with the horsemen next winter It Is my ambition to make the meet In s at Moncnif Park the greatest ever given at a whiter track In America Our plans call for many minor Improvements to the plant during the summer ml bv tin addition of rows of palms and numerous Mower l eds I hope to make this place as picturesque and as pretty as any race course iu the country
