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FAIN RIDES FOUR WINNERS THEN FALLS ILL Tampa Fla February 21 Favorites made a clean sweep this afternoon to the gratification and profit of a large and enthusiastic attendance Ideal weather again prevailed and served to make todays racing the best that has been seen in these parts this season Jockey Fain the promising apprentice midercontract to K F Carman was much in the limelight during the afternoon After piloting four winners in succession he caused soaie anxiety by falling so ill that he was forced to cancel tho re ¬ mainder of his riding engagements His ailment is not serious and was brought on by exhaustion due to strenuous reducing A short rest will restore him to good condition He inaugurated his series ol victories in the opener astride Mr Carmans flashy youngster Stepfather Incidentally it marked tho successful debut of tbe Carman colors here The diminutive rider then successfully rode Oreenlawn Tallow Dip and Alencon In succession On Tallow Dip ho was called upon to display especial skill to land the purse purseThe The best finish of the afternoon came in the fea ¬ ture race won by Warner Grisweli from Elizabethan and Pirate Diana noses separating the trio at the end lu the closing dash Tamar repeated ill clever fashion and won all the way wayFains Fains sudden illness and failure to get a light boy as substitute for him on Flashing led to the with ¬ drawal of that horse and necessitated the declaring off of bits and making of a new book in the fifth race Bets were also declared off in the third race because of the withdrawal of Nellie Burgess BurgessAngus Angus Johnson a wellknown steeplechase rider died vesterday as a result of contracting a cold while Hiding Okcnito his illness finally developing into pneumonia The Intdy was shipped to Woodstock Out his former home homeW W II Bickers who is promoting the contemplated race meeting at Pcnsacola Fla was among todays arrivals lie announced that work on the track is Hearing completion and that everything would be in readiness for opening about March 20 He left to ¬ night for Jacksonville to make formal application for dates to the Southern Jockey Club Mr Bickers announced that the meeting would be of thirty days duration and that the betting ring would he open to all reputable layers If dates are secured many of tho horsemen here will ship to tho east coast city and fill in some of the time intervening before the opening of the Kentucky tracks tracksThe The purse won by Merry Gift Saturday was awarded to tJIbrpeth as it was found that the Wil ¬ liams candidate was ineligible to start in the nice niceJockey Jockey Glasner returned to the saddR this after ¬ noon but had to quit riding after the second race on account of weakness weaknessProfiting Profiting by this seasons experienced mistakes there will be no effort made to open racing here next winter Jiefore January 1 when the regular sea ¬ son for tourists begins It is probable that the racing season may In preceded by a state or county fair of a weeks duration with thoroughbreds as the stellar attraction There is also some rumor of a division of dates witli Jacksonville next season The matter will it is said lie settled definitely be ¬ fore the expiration of the present Forlda racing soa son Friendly relations have existed between the Jacksonville managementsII and local managements II F Carman will race his horses hero to the end of the meeting and will then ship to Bclmont Park
