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MEADOW IN SENSATIONAL PERFORMANCE Kl Paso Tex February 8 Eddie Diigan the fa ¬ mous Bclmont jockey rode Meadow lirilliantlv and vanquished a fast lot with tin beautiful daughter if I Olildr Dolly Ilaymaii in the feature affair at Torrazan Pirk todiy It was ladles dav and a throng of five thousand persons cheered the shapely lilly to victory Tim winner was unruly at tins past but whirled in the right direction just in time to Vrevent being left at the post Dugan made up his round gradually rapidly overhauled the flving pacc naker on the last turn then drew out commanding ly and held sway the remainder of the jmrncv under a pull It was such a splendid achievement on the part of lx th horse euid rider that the spectators arose en masse and voiced its approval From sen ¬ timental reasons nearly everyone had a liet on the Texasbred filly and therefore the finish was marked by more enthusiasm than usual Under more favor sible conditions Meadow probably would have estab ¬ lished a niw record for the mile as tin form she disnlnyed on this occasion was sensational sensationalThe The Emperor of Norfolk lilly LSI Dextra was jumped upon rejieatedly during the running and was badly cut down Topland the other threeyearold contestant in the race retired precipitately at the end of j ix furlongs of fast pactmaking pactmakingDugan Dugan will ride here for the remainder of the veek and then leave for New York His contract ivith Mr Belmotit for next season calls for a 120OO jetainer and additloftaj fees for losing and winning mounts mountsThe The stewards began an Investigation into the some ¬ what erratic running of the horse Pedro after he i id d scored a ridiculously easy victory in the second ice this afternoon The owner and stable stand gu Ituded landing the inquiry
