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POOR DAY FOR FAVORITES PUBLIC CHOICES IN TEMPORARY ECLIPSE AT JACKSONVILLE TRACK Milton B Only First Choice to Score and His Victory VictoryIs Is of Fluky Sort Abolition of Valets ValetsAccomplished Accomplished Jacksonville Fla February 4 Keen contests were the order at Moncreif Park this afternoon Milton is was the only winning favorite and his viitory was of the Iluky sort Sagcr which fin ¬ ished MMond to him was easily the best horse in the race and lost only because he was the victim of a bungling riue Jockey Roseoe Troxler was in good form lie rode three winners and two of them were Hot the best horses in their races racesThe The breeding bureau added another racer to Its collection of thoroughbreds when the Dr Hasbronck mare Tilekilns won the opener which was what is known s a breeders purse Homer purseHomer Selby furnished tlie winner of the twoyear old raw In Kentucky Rose which beat Uendaga a head after a smelling stretch drive driveThe The professional valets were abolished today and In their stead ten lioys picked by Captain Duhaiu of the Iinkorton service wore employed by the association to look after the wants of the jockeys Everything ran smoothly and it looks as if the uew arrangement may be successful successfulF F J Pons purchased Tunicoat this morning and lie ran in his name and interest iu the third race Ibis afternoon afternoonW W Carrntbers of Montreal was a visitor at Mon orcif Park this aftenioon He will leave next week for Palm 15each 15eachJudge Judge I Dunne the presiding official of the Tampa meeting arrived this morning lie accom ¬ panied J U Strode whose mission is to induce horsemen to ship to Tampa TampaI I T Cliinn has sold Amanda Lee to S A Clop Ion
